Shipment looks great so far!

[FishhyRen]

Received my first LA/DFS shipment this morning-
Ordered:
two gobies (mandarin & psychedelic)
two pepperment shrimp
two scarlet skunk cleaners
two sexy anemone shrimp
one porcelain crab

and three frags:
a "30,000 Leagues" Lokani
a "Leng Sy" style purple rim cap
and a Roscoe's Blue Acropora

The shipments looked in good condition, the heat packs were still warm and the bags were for the most part in perfect shape (did find a couple small holes while acclimating) I moved them to a small floating bowl I have instead- and took extra time to aclimate the shrimp as I've found shrimp to be especially sensitive.

The salinity was identical to my own which was very helpful! Glad to find it wasn't shipped with hypo-salinity!

Acclimation went well- everyone seemed happy, one of the cleaner shrimp and one of the peppermints molted in their bags (scared me at first)

the psychedelic goby acted a little strange when first added (was kinda trying to pin himself between the front glass and a small rock)

The corals looked good, the 30,000 leagues probably the most impressive! The cap was a little faded looking but hopefully it'll color up nicely soon, and the Roscoe was a little smaller (I figured the 30,000 leagues would have been the smallest).

Overall very happy so far with the order!

 

[DFS/LA1]

FishhyRen,

Thank you very much for posting! It's great to hear you are pleased with every aspect of your new order. Drs Foster & Smith Live Aquaria is dedicated to taking every step possible to ensure your customer experience with us will be an excellent one. We are delighted to have had the opportunity to serve you.

Yes, it is a bit scary, however normal, for shrimp to molt during shipping! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns we can help you with.

Donna
LiveAquaria Supervisors
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[FishhyRen]

Just a follow up:

My Lokani is looking good, the fish are good, and the shrimp are good.

I lost two shrimp in the beginning and LA was very quick in issuing credit for the next order! Thanks again for that!

The Roscoe never came around- you can see from my first post I thought it looked a bit small compared to the pics, but it's never gotten better.

Here are some pics of things-

Here is the "Roscoe"

(it's the little nub in the middle....)
Here's the picture of a "Roscoe" from the site for comparison...

So... basically they look nothing alike?

The Lokani came very pale, but has since colored up nicely- here's a pic of it:

 

[dfs/la2]

FishhyRen,

We are happy to hear that the fish, shrimp, and Lokani are doing well in your aquarium. If you could PM us your customer or order information we will be happy to compensate you for the Roscoe's Blue Acropora.

You are a valued customer and we look forward to hearing from you.

Joyce F.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[FishhyRen]

I PMd my order number-
You guys are great! I wasn't expecting that!