need advice guys:)

[StirCrazy]

and thats the point I am trying to make, Naesco you are so fanatical that you come across as more worried about putting stores out of buisness instead of helping people.. you know when people screw up and make buys they shouldent of.. 99% of the stores will not let you return a fish because you didn't take the time to learn about it befor you bought it.. so why don't we try to help people create a enviorment in which this species "Might" be able to survive instead of just telling him to take it back.. True it shoulden't have been sold or bought, but the store isn't the only one at fault in this purchase, there must be a demand for them (wether it is right or not) or else it would not have been ordered.

Steve

[kgb]

thanks for all the advice guys. and i agree you are being a tald bit fanatical. second off it was my girlfriend who bought it ( this is not a cop out). i pretty much decided i will keep it. the only thing i am worried about is if it dies will it wreck havock on my 20 gal tank? any ways it seems to be doing fiune and i do 1 20% water change a week and have been feeding my corals and clam with phytoplankton so it should have tons of food.

[naesco]

When a knowledgeable LFS sells a newbie's girlfriend a critter that the world knows is impossible to keep, I will back the reefer 100% of the time.

The only way they will learn is to suffer the loss and then they wont import them again.

[kgb]

hahaha first off i aint saying where i got it but i will say this. lfs dont give a ****. sorry for the swear word but they dont. when i was trying to sell louhan stock here in calgary i had to meet most of the owners of the lfs and they dont care . they will do what they want because people just wont back a cause. so in 2 weeks when the smoke clears and every one forgets this they will just start shopping there again.

[Quinn]

it's such a dissapointment to see an LFS lowering their standards... most of us refuse to buy at petcetera and some of us have issues with big al's, why aren't we boycotting our preferred shops for their crimes. the great lie of capitalism is that consumers have a collective voice, but i think in this case it might almost be true. *some* LFS owners respect their client (i hope), i know LFS X responded reasonably favourably when a certain individual wrote them about their stocking powder blue tangs, if we really have a problem with it, we do have the power to do something about it.

perhaps the easiest thing we can do is ensure other reefers educate themselves before they buy, and tell our girlfriends and boyfriends not to buy us livestock

sorry if that sounded really disjointed, it's past my bedtime and i'm struggling with a paper.

[sumpfinfishe]

Only one small comment from me- research before buying

We should all take the time to learn how to properply care for the animals we keep, and not purchase animals or corals just because they look beautiful. Animals need respect- it's not like buying a new screwdriver or a pair of new shoes.

Rich