Blue Ring Sting
06/19/2014, 01:33 PM
Hi guys & girls
As the title says, what do you think about purchasing from stores on the other side of the country? How do you trust what the store is saying? How accurate on the pictures that is posted and that is sent? Do you believe the common " yes it is eating everything like a pig "?
I recently did my first individual fish purchase from a well known store in my country, it had good reviews so I thought it should be safe to purchase from them. I ended up purchasing a Venustus Angel that they had, now I know that the Venustus Angel is one of those angels that are obtained by poor collection methods (cyanide) so when talking to the sales rep and owner I was assured that the fish was healthy and " eating like a pig ". The picture that they sent me was also a very shady one. Hardly able to see how the fish is doing and what condition it is in, but the store is a well known store always talking about great promotions and great stock and is generally know as a reliable supplier. So all the signs were there....
Please see pictures of the Venustus Angel that I purchased from the store.... Now is this the fish that was eating like a pig? Was this the same one that was so healthy? This fish came in laying on its side lifeless, when it took him out the bag you could clearly see that he was ill, now the time it took to get from the store to me was less than 5 hours.
I have brought this to the attention of the store but he is adamant that the fish was healthy and it was in QT and eating happily and gave me a long story.
So how do you know when a store is telling you the truth? What measures do you take to ensure that you get healthy fish? This ordeal has left me with a bitter taste in my mouth now because the store where you are buying from is your eyes and they have mislead me. It would be interesting to hear your comments.
As the title says, what do you think about purchasing from stores on the other side of the country? How do you trust what the store is saying? How accurate on the pictures that is posted and that is sent? Do you believe the common " yes it is eating everything like a pig "?
I recently did my first individual fish purchase from a well known store in my country, it had good reviews so I thought it should be safe to purchase from them. I ended up purchasing a Venustus Angel that they had, now I know that the Venustus Angel is one of those angels that are obtained by poor collection methods (cyanide) so when talking to the sales rep and owner I was assured that the fish was healthy and " eating like a pig ". The picture that they sent me was also a very shady one. Hardly able to see how the fish is doing and what condition it is in, but the store is a well known store always talking about great promotions and great stock and is generally know as a reliable supplier. So all the signs were there....
Please see pictures of the Venustus Angel that I purchased from the store.... Now is this the fish that was eating like a pig? Was this the same one that was so healthy? This fish came in laying on its side lifeless, when it took him out the bag you could clearly see that he was ill, now the time it took to get from the store to me was less than 5 hours.
I have brought this to the attention of the store but he is adamant that the fish was healthy and it was in QT and eating happily and gave me a long story.
So how do you know when a store is telling you the truth? What measures do you take to ensure that you get healthy fish? This ordeal has left me with a bitter taste in my mouth now because the store where you are buying from is your eyes and they have mislead me. It would be interesting to hear your comments.