Need some advice about this one ...
I get home last night to find that my wife and kids had bought new fish and put them in the tank as a valentine's gift
One banggai cardinal, one pajama cardinal and a royal gramma
My kids (6, 4, and 2) were very excited and have already "named" the fish
I must say that this kind of thing makes me feel like a grinch
My tank is a 58 RR with four fish already - two clowns, a yellow tang and a chromis
It is fairly well established so I think it can probably handle the bioload - but it certainly limits my ability to think about new fish!
Then there is the quarantine issue ... I am pretty sure that the fish were not acclimated just thrown in the tank. In fact the LFS told my wife not to put the LFS water in my tank because of the medications, so my wife just reached her hand in the bag and threw them in
Now the fish may grow on me but right now I think they are ugly!!!! I tried to be excited because I know they meant well and my wife really doesn't like the time I spend on the tank anyway
I am a little disappointed in the LFS - wouldn't a gift certificate be better then buying a fish out of the blue for someone who has a marine aquarium????
What do you think? One option is to keep the fish. A second option is to ask the LFS to return the fish for fish I actually want or store credit. A third option is to donate them to the Clayton Center which has a marine aquarium.
Finally, how does one tactfully rmind one's valentine that putting ugly new fish in a marine aquarium is not a good idea?????
Thanks in advance
Will
I get home last night to find that my wife and kids had bought new fish and put them in the tank as a valentine's gift
One banggai cardinal, one pajama cardinal and a royal gramma
My kids (6, 4, and 2) were very excited and have already "named" the fish
I must say that this kind of thing makes me feel like a grinch
My tank is a 58 RR with four fish already - two clowns, a yellow tang and a chromis
It is fairly well established so I think it can probably handle the bioload - but it certainly limits my ability to think about new fish!
Then there is the quarantine issue ... I am pretty sure that the fish were not acclimated just thrown in the tank. In fact the LFS told my wife not to put the LFS water in my tank because of the medications, so my wife just reached her hand in the bag and threw them in
Now the fish may grow on me but right now I think they are ugly!!!! I tried to be excited because I know they meant well and my wife really doesn't like the time I spend on the tank anyway
I am a little disappointed in the LFS - wouldn't a gift certificate be better then buying a fish out of the blue for someone who has a marine aquarium????
What do you think? One option is to keep the fish. A second option is to ask the LFS to return the fish for fish I actually want or store credit. A third option is to donate them to the Clayton Center which has a marine aquarium.
Finally, how does one tactfully rmind one's valentine that putting ugly new fish in a marine aquarium is not a good idea?????
Thanks in advance
Will