Where I live we have very little in the way of a good LFS. Today I was browsing at PETCO, and they were floating bags of fish. I overheard the sales person trying to sell a green mandarin with a sunken belly and a flasher wrasse with a chopped up tail. The customer made the comment that she should buy the fish and sell them back to our only reputable LFS because of his prices. I chimed in and said, "He quarantines all his fish for a minimum of 2 weeks, whereas this guy is selling you a starved mandarin and wrasse with a chopped up tail." I get so ****ed off when I am at a store and I see this crap happen. So here is my question...When do responsible reef/fish keepers step in and inform the customer, because we are not in it for the sale?
I have been sold trash for many years before I did my own research. This is yet another reason why it is hard to support LFS's that only care about the money and not the livestock.
I have been sold trash for many years before I did my own research. This is yet another reason why it is hard to support LFS's that only care about the money and not the livestock.