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zenzence
05/21/2009, 08:58 PM
I ordered two lemon peels from saltwaterfish.com and both of them have died. I have a 34 gallon reef tank has been set up for over 6 months with refugium and excellent water quality. Are these fish difficult? I drip acclimated them both for over 3 hours what the heck is going on?? Any help would be appreciated.

Chad
AuroraDrvr
05/21/2009, 09:04 PM
Stop ordering from SWF. ;)
zenzence
05/21/2009, 09:08 PM
Hey Todd,
Ya I guess so but dang two lemon peels in less than a month! Wow what the heck I just ****es me off so much. What a waste of such a bueatiful fish

Chad
AuroraDrvr
05/21/2009, 09:10 PM
If you order from a reputable place (LA, RHS, BZA, etc.) they'll surely last for many years to come .
zenzence
05/21/2009, 09:20 PM
todd help me out LA, RSH, BZA

Thanks
kenqc
05/21/2009, 09:23 PM
liveaquaria, reef hot spot and blue zoo aquatics. add ny aquatic to the list
Gary Majchrzak
05/21/2009, 09:25 PM
swf.com = notoriously bad (do a search!)

Lemonpeel Angel = notorious reef wrecker (do a search!)
zenzence
05/21/2009, 09:31 PM
Alright then lesson learned
Going to look into above online fish suppliers thanks
HOBrien
05/22/2009, 10:36 AM
I have ordered from SWF and have gotten healthy specimens which the last order was a Lamark Angel and a Neon Wrasse which was about 2 weeks ago and they both are doing extremely well. I have ordered from BLZ as well and only have 2 fish from a order of 5 that are still alive and had lost some Angels before from them as well.

To me it is just a miss or hit with any of the online retailers as to shipment quality that they get.
sevendigitcake
05/22/2009, 06:21 PM
lemonpeel angels are notorious for being caught using cyanide. Do you think that may be the problem?
zemuron114
05/23/2009, 12:14 AM
lemonpeels are not notoriously caught with cyanide. they are caught from Christmas Island, Vanuatu, Fiji, Marshalls mainly, all of which have excellent collecting practices. Lemonpeels in general are tough to keep, mainly due to diet requirements and they seem to break down easy (discoloring, red dorsal fins etc) I dont like dealing with them!
sevendigitcake
05/23/2009, 06:33 AM
oops, sorry, i seen a picture of one caught with cyanide in an issue on pygmy angels in rk magazine and i guess i put two and two together. my bad
zemuron114
05/24/2009, 12:02 AM
no worries, its good to spread correct information :) They are found in many many locations, so they could possibly be using cyanide in a select spot, but the majority of them are from those locations.
wrott
05/24/2009, 12:14 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15055554#post15055554 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zenzence
I ordered two lemon peels from saltwaterfish.com and both of them have died. I have a 34 gallon reef tank has been set up for over 6 months with refugium and excellent water quality. Are these fish difficult? I drip acclimated them both for over 3 hours what the heck is going on?? Any help would be appreciated.

Chad
Personally, I would never acclimate a fish longer than 45min.
Unless you put a powerhead in or an airstone the O2 deficit could be enough to kill an already stressed fish.
Sorry for your loss, Lemonpeels are one of the most beautiful fish.
BTW, are you sure 2 in a 34g tank is OK?