Fish Sizes? Help! (LiveAquaria)

[LagginPotato]

Hi, i'm new to the whole fish thing and i'll soon be getting my first tank. It's going to be a 120 gallon reef tank. And I have a question about buying fish. So, on Live Aquaria you know how you can choose between different fish sizes right? I'm wondering how big the fish would grow depending on the size fish you get. For example: an Ocellaris Clownfish max size is 3.5". If i ordered a small one, how big would it grow to be? It says approx purchase size "3/4" to 1-1/4". Is that how big the fish will get? Or is that just the size you'll get when the fish comes and it'll grow bigger?

 

[SDguy]

That's the size you will receive... it will grow, which is why they also list a max size.

 

[danimallaminad]

On live aquaria where it has the little info section, it says max size (which is the size of an adult occellaris). The purchases size can vary and are located at the bottom of the page

 

[hessfish125]

I really like LiveAquaria. They stand by their guarantee. Just remember, watch your bioload when adding fish. You want to add maybe 2-4 fish at a time to your DT. Plus, all fish should be "held" in your QT for at least 2 weeks, preferably 3 weeks, to watch for disease and to help get them to eat easier.

 

[Deinonych]

Plus, all fish should be "held" in your QT for at least 2 weeks, preferably 3 weeks, to watch for disease and to help get them to eat easier.

2-3 weeks really isn't enough time, especially for observation only. Cryptocaryon has a life cycle of up to 28 days, so you wouldn't catch it with a 3 week quarantine. I personally quarantine for a minimum of 6 weeks, and it usually stretches longer than that. I proactively treat with Prazipro and either Cupramine or chloroquine phosphate.

 

[woodnaquanut]

Not to derail but...

Deinonych, where do you get Chloroquine phosphate?

And now back to our regularly scheduled program...

 

[Dmorty217]

Not to derail but...

Deinonych, where do you get Chloroquine phosphate?

And now back to our regularly scheduled program...

There are some on eBay selling some CP that isn't 100%, spectrum chemical out of California sells CP and chloroquine Diphosphate which from what I can tell and have been told are the same.

 

[Deinonych]

Not to derail but...

Deinonych, where do you get Chloroquine phosphate?

And now back to our regularly scheduled program...

Initially I was able to get my vet to write a prescription, which was filled at a local compounding pharmacy. Subsequently, I have been able to order it from Alfa Aesar (http://www.alfa.com/en/GP100W.pgm?dsstk=J64459), a chemical supply company. They have it in 25g and 100g quantities.

Also, this fish specialty shop carries it as well: http://www.kmaintl.com I've exchanged messages with the owner over on Advanced Aquarist. He's a big advocate of CP.

 

[woodnaquanut]

Thanks to both 'D' dudes. Kmaintl is almost local to me. I'll contact him.