Most disappointing Livestock Purchase?

[dsaundry]

Copper Band Butterfly, after having one for years in a previous tank I have purchased 2 others only to sadly watch them starve. Never a store bought one again.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by chandigz

i got a local shop to special ordere in a black longnose tang from a well known mac certified wholesaler out of la, got a good prepay/pickup on arrival price.(landed cost plus 10%,$400) it said 'small', but i wasn't expecting it to show up with the body the size of a quarter. It was maybe an inch and a half from the tip of the nose to end of tail and it also had some deformities to its fins. Poor little guy died two weeks later and lived in my freezer for months so i could look at him everytime i fed the tank frozen food. Makes me think twice about ever ordering in my dream fish, a gem tang.

"ouch!!!"

[Atomikk]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

In time, say after a year or so, IME almost all yuma die. They are not ideal for the home aquarium, despite being eautiful. That is why I never sell them on the site...anthias are nice but generally just the squampinis, and sometimes the bartletts survive long term. Pricey and they do not live long-term, a combination to AVOID.

Dave, it all depends who you ask. I have yuma colonies that I have had for years. Some for 3, some for 5.

You really have to know how to care for them.

[daniella3d]

Like what? how do you care for them?

Mine are doing ok but he got me worried so I would like to know what is the "care for them" instructions?

Originally Posted by Atomikk

You really have to know how to care for them.