daniel19831123
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i've recently purchased some otocinclus and RCS for my CRS shrimp tank. Bought it from maidenhead aquatic in Stockport. Looking at how the guy handled the fish, I wasn't pleased at all. Not only he picked some really deformed otos to put in the bag, he even bagged me a fish that looks half dead (after he bagged it without double checking). The way he was trying to catch the fish was brutal. If you were looking from behind and didn't realised that it was a tank of otos, you probably think that he was fighting a dragon or an eel 4 metre long. Needless to say, I was very careful in acclimatising the fish, took me 2 hours to replace the water totally and release the fish into my tank. Came back 2 hours later to find all fish dead. The dead fish must have produced quite a lot of ammonia, killing off some of my newly acquired deep red red cherry shrimp and 2 high grade (Double hinomura) crystal red shrimp. Had to perform a 30% water change immediately and probably more later tonight when the temperature of the water equilibrate.
I normally support LFS for various thing but I have to say this is the second time they let me down in the last 3 months. Think from now on, I'll steer clear from the LFS. Sometimes it does make me wonder, why start a business about fish keeping when the person selling them obviously haven't got a clue about their own product? AS if situation are not bad enough, the owner then hire someone to brutally severe the fish that is already stress out in their tank...
I normally support LFS for various thing but I have to say this is the second time they let me down in the last 3 months. Think from now on, I'll steer clear from the LFS. Sometimes it does make me wonder, why start a business about fish keeping when the person selling them obviously haven't got a clue about their own product? AS if situation are not bad enough, the owner then hire someone to brutally severe the fish that is already stress out in their tank...