Most disappointing Livestock Purchase? - Page 3

Leah · #21 08-14-2009, 04:27 PM

Hands down it would be frags, 2nd a Bicolor angel, 3rd a killer Tomato clown.

Coincidentally · #22 08-14-2009, 04:41 PM

Bought a gorgeous purple and green plate coral and tissue started receeding on the way home!!! i was so careful with it too.

lobsterboy · #23 08-14-2009, 04:47 PM

When I first started out reefing, I was so impressed with feather dusters, so I went to a LFS and bought one. When I got home I waited for it to open, and waited and waited, still it wasnt opening.
So i called a different LFS as I was kinda of embarresd to why the duster wouldnt open.
The better LFS, said it should have opened within a few mintues, check to see if there the worm is still inside the tube.
I held the tube up to a light, and there was NOTHING. I was sold an empty tube.
So my theory was that When the dealer took the worm out, he pulled to much and left the worm naked.

anyways, I havent been back to that LFS.

Eb0la11 · #24 08-14-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lobsterboy

When I first started out reefing, I was so impressed with feather dusters, so I went to a LFS and bought one. When I got home I waited for it to open, and waited and waited, still it wasnt opening.
So i called a different LFS as I was kinda of embarresd to why the duster wouldnt open.
The better LFS, said it should have opened within a few mintues, check to see if there the worm is still inside the tube.
I held the tube up to a light, and there was NOTHING. I was sold an empty tube.
So my theory was that When the dealer took the worm out, he pulled to much and left the worm naked.

anyways, I havent been back to that LFS.

hahaha thats brutal lol. I actually love feather dusters too, I wanna get 4-5 in my tank but I dont know much about them so I'll have to see first if my tank is compatible!

whatcaneyedo · #25 08-14-2009, 06:12 PM

I was a bit disappointed with the 1/4" $30 aptasia eating nudibranch that I bought. It simply disappeared after 2 days never to be seen again. However I should have set it up in a QT tank with some aptasia covered rock and allowed it to grow to a more realistic size before adding it to my display. Actually I should have bought and did that with several but the little things were pretty expensive and I didnt think they would solve my problem anyways.

Atomikk · #26 08-14-2009, 06:28 PM

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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.

AHHope · #27 08-14-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

It sounds like a common theme is, "when I first got into the hobby.. " hehe, and on that thread.. yes, when I first got into this hobby, I thought them peacock mantis shrimp were the coolest things ever! Just had to have one. Didn't bother to ask questions about it, and for some reason the LFS store never bothered to tell me anything about them. Got him home and threw him in my "reef" tank at the time. Well, I'm sure you can imagine how the rest of this story goes. Let's just say it wasn't pretty..

well for a mantis lover like me that would have been an amazing show!

fishoholic · #28 08-14-2009, 09:56 PM

For me the most disappointing would be the new fish we bought (a few months ago) that died shortly after we bought it and to make matters worse that fish ended up killing 3/4 of the rest of my fish.

Atomikk · #29 08-14-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic

For me the most disapointing would be the new fish we bought (a few months ago) that died shortly after we bought it and that fish ended up killing 3/4 of the rest of my fish.

Thats the velvet incident right?

JDigital · #30 08-14-2009, 10:46 PM

My Singapore Angel was one of my most disappointing purchases. they are such a timid fish, that they do not acclimate well IMO, they scare easy (easier than Foxfaces), and from what I have seen very prone to Ich... I never did get to enjoy mine because he was hiding all the time.. which meant he wasn't eating, which made the ich got worse, and then dead.