I’m so upset.. I bought a Duncan $12.99 and a $21.99 pin urchin and they both passed on today.. I bout them 2 days ago.. I won’t be going back to petco cuz I bought a sand sifting star 3 days ago and it’s happy going around the tank and everything. But I got my star from a different store.
I was so excited to have a Duncan as they are one of my favorite corals as well as an urchin… I know I shouldn’t give up, but i believe my water parameters are all normal. And everything else seems to be thriving..
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@David497
1y
Could be worse, my emperor angel jumped out today because my kids were messing with the tank and tried to cover it up
@Jaz187
1y
Sorry that happened to you, but these were things I was super excited for and it couldn’t be much worse for me. I found out I’m dealing with bryopsis on top of it.
@Joe619
1y
Sorry to hear that happen it really stinks when we get something and in a day it’s dead . I personally only use 1 LFS and 3 people online that I can say have been 100 % on everything I get
@PassionateReefer
1y
Sorry to hear this…don’t buy livestock from petco, their fish are always sick and they still sell them. Find a local saltwater reef store in your area who actually cares about their live stock. Recently I was at pecto and I seen an anemone that was sick. A week later that same anemone melted inside the aquarium.
@Jaz187
1y
Not all petcos are the same. As said before I gave them the benefit of the doubt. You’ll never know unless you try. The closest I have is a 45min drive.
@Jaz187
1y
But no, they don’t have the right equipment by no means.
@Mason655
1y
This, go to a real LFS at least for buying livestock. Find one that wants you to succeed, petco literally want you to go back and buy more sick fish. Plus you think it sucks when the things you just bought die? Wait till you buy a sick coral or fish that then get your happy, and healthy tank mates sick, and they die too. I know it sounds like I’m fear mongering but it’s the truth.
@Gregrock68
1y
Duncan's are generally easy to keep, something in your parameters must be off. What is your dkh, nitrate, phos and salinity ?
@Jaz187
1y
You can see my tank parameters under my profile.
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Have you checked you parameters on the tank.
Yes, everything was fine.