Feel terrible about impulse buy. Ugh.. Newbies take a read.

Skimmerking · #1 08-29-2006, 10:59 PM

thanks

And for the Record Ryan you should know I can't read...

and i called you last night about shipping of ricordia...

OCDP · #2 08-30-2006, 12:20 AM

Contacted the LFS. Mr. Sweetlips goes back either this evening or the next.

Coderad · #3 08-30-2006, 01:06 AM

I made the same impulse buy probable from the same place about 3 months ago. He took it back no problem. But he did still try and convince me it would be fine in my 30gal.

They sure are a cool looking fish though! (when they are young & small)

OCDP · #4 08-30-2006, 01:07 AM

They are very cool fish... very friendly and not timid at all.. at least mine is not at the moment. I can pretty much cradle him in my hand already... he's big ol' teddy bear.

untamed · #5 08-30-2006, 11:50 PM

Yes....they aren't even attractive when they get big. Then again...if they are good eating maybe I should consider getting a couple of them and raising them up! Pretty expensive seafood, but it would be fresh. Food for thought....

revgeoff · #6 08-31-2006, 03:29 AM

I know I have wasted hundreds of dollars on impulse buys waaaay back when I started this hobby (hopefully my wife doesn't see this). Last weekend I almost bought a Majestic angel. I had never seen one and thought "wow, look at that amazing colour...and it is swimming with corals". Luckily I looked it up when I got home. Seems like it would probably beat the tar out of my poor juvie Emperor and gobble up what little corals my beginning reef has.

My problem (ok...one of them anyway) is whenever I go into a store I feel the need to bring something home. Luckily there are people like Wendel of OA who stops me from spending my money on things that I can't keep.

Xtasia · #7 08-31-2006, 03:42 PM

almost 2 years membership to canreef and still doing impulse buys...

Public service announcement or not... let's hope you never do this again.