Petco

[Joshifer]

I want to scream. I literally just argued with the manager about this he said "oh it's okay" Jesus...

 

 

 

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[DCReefer1964]

It's PETCO Bro.

 

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[Joshifer]

It's PETCO Bro.

 

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I know but still. Theirs animals in there. I wouldn't wanna live in muck. What is that anyway? Cyano? Dino?

[Joshifer]

What causes this? I want to avoid it at all costs

[GOSKN5]

It's cyano and it won't harm fish.. can smother corals tho.. nutrients and low flow typically are the causes

[Joshifer]

It's cyano and it won't harm fish.. can smother corals tho.. nutrients and low flow typically are the causes

Too much nutrients?

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Its bacteria build up. Usually feeding on detritus and stuff laying around from low flow.

 

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[Joshifer]

Its bacteria build up. Usually feeding on detritus and stuff laying around from low flow.

 

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I never wanna get that. I'm gonna double my husbandry. Earlier I saw some diatoms on the glass and panicked and bought 2 Mexican turbos lol.

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Lolol how often do you feed?

 

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[Joshifer]

Lolol how often do you feed?

 

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I skip a day. Like I fed today so I'll feed again Monday.

I alternate between frozen brine. Seachem flakes. And omega color enhancing pellets. I let l uneaten food sit on the sand for an hour or two. If none of the CUC eat it. I remove it.

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Hmm yeah wow lolol that's pretty clean

 

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[Joshifer]

Hmm yeah wow lolol that's pretty clean

 

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Algaes terrify me. Especially hair and this red goop. So I clean the tank a lot. But not to the point where it's sterile I know corals need some dirt.

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Haha I mean.. idk I never had a bad algae problem. And I overfeed pretty hard

 

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[madweazl]

I skip a day. Like I fed today so I'll feed again Monday.

I alternate between frozen brine. Seachem flakes. And omega color enhancing pellets. I let l uneaten food sit on the sand for an hour or two. If none of the CUC eat

 

Haha I mean.. idk I never had a bad algae problem. And I overfeed pretty hard

 

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When I set this tank up it was for fish first and inverts second. I've done my best to work out nutrient export and so far, so good. I feed the fish well (three times daily) and when I'm not home, my wife feeds them like it's their last meal.

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Yeah my CUC is pretty intense and I had a ton of chaeto in the fuge growth so :D

 

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[davelin315]

Everyone gets cyano at some point in time, it's all part of a new tank cycle.  It will eventually go away as the bacteria culture catches up to where it needs to be.  If you don't see it, doesn't mean it's not there, it's just waiting to come out for the right opportunity...

[zygote2k]

I thought I heard you say that you didn't like shopping at Petco....

[Joshifer]

I thought I heard you say that you didn't like shopping at Petco....

For animals and aquatic dry goods I boycot them.

 

My daughters new bunny needed supplies petsmart and Walmart didn't carry. To be specific. A lava stone ring to wear it's teeth down.

Edited September 26, 2016 by Joshifer

[treesprite]

You need fish that will eat out of your hand, so food doesn't go flying around the tank. My clowns eat from my hand, and I don't even need a net to catch them, they swim right into my palm.

[Joshifer]

You need fish that will eat out of your hand, so food doesn't go flying around the tank. My clowns eat from my hand, and I don't even need a net to catch them, they swim right into my palm.

Same. They even cuddle against my forehand. Cute little buggers. I let food hit the floor for the cuc. Let it sit an hour then clean it if they don't eat it.

[treesprite]

Since my little tank is so crammed with rock, I can't get to my star to target feed it, so I have to let food go all over, which causes problems. Cyano isn't a problem in the tank I put the food in, but In the little tank it's plumbed together with, I think because there is nothing in there to eat the stuff that gets into the shared sump's shared return pump to be put into that tank (I should probably have some shrimps in that tank).

[Joshifer]

Since my little tank is so crammed with rock, I can't get to my star to target feed it, so I have to let food go all over, which causes problems. Cyano isn't a problem in the tank I put the food in, but In the little tank it's plumbed together with, I think because there is nothing in there to eat the stuff that gets into the shared sump's shared return pump to be put into that tank (I should probably have some shrimps in that tank).

This coral banded cleans everything. I thought he was eating my corals then I noticed he's picking junk off their skeletons. He cleans the sand bed. Rocks. Sometimes they clean fish but I doubt he'll do that. He doesn't bother the fish unless they come by his cave then he lunges to scare them away.

 

As for that whole "they eat sleeping fish" my clowns sleep on the sand flat on their sides he doesn't go near them he minds his own buisness. And isn't shy he's always out. But I think he's looking for a new cave. The Royal gramma stole his over hang. And he's afraid of the RG cus he doesn't back down when the CB lunges lol.

 

I hear skunk cleaners are more social. But I didn't wanna give $40 on a shrimp lol.

Edited September 27, 2016 by Joshifer

[treesprite]

I bet That PetCo branch does not have a specific aquatics specialist. When I was one at a Petco about 17 years ago, I spent every day cleaning tanks, changing or rinsing filter pads, and getting soaked from having to do it for the top row of tanks while standing on a little ladder. Before I worked there, the tanks could not even be seen into, and were absolutely horrifying.

 

Unfortunately, having clean and tidy tanks did nothing about the shipments of sick or DOA livestock. If you see sick fish at a PetCo, it is most likely that they came in that way. I'm surprised they don't have higher prices to make up for all the losses.

 

Didn't Petco affiliate itself with Live Aquaria this past year? If so, I'd like to know what is happening, because there have been no obvious differences in what I see in the store tanks.

Edited September 27, 2016 by treesprite

[treesprite]

OK I found the info. Petco actually owns DFS including Live Aquaria. So when you order from Live Aquaria, you are getting the quality of livestock dictated by PetCo, from suppliers approved by Petco. Should I assume that the suppliers for PetCo in-store purchases are the same as those for items bought through Live Aquaria website? And are the prices about the same?

[Joshifer]

OK I found the info. Petco actually owns DFS including Live Aquaria. So when you order from Live Aquaria, you are getting the quality of livestock dictated by PetCo, from suppliers approved by Petco. Should I assume that the suppliers for PetCo in-store purchases are the same as those for items bought through Live Aquaria website? And are the prices about the same?

No idea but I refuse to buy anything out of their tanks. Once I did. And it was floating in the bag. New shipment. And it was marked Xenia but sold me a flower pot :/ I think they need to stop dealing in aquatics because their horrible at it.