Purple tang Petco

[Gabe]

Just came back from union square in the city, I stopped briefly by Petco and they 3 purple tangs mark at $85. One of 'em was about 5" big. Not bad right....

 

[jcdeng]

take one home and treat it for ich before you put it in main tank.

 

[Gabe]

I didn't get it. I just went to visit a great guy I just met here at MR, bbb, cool guy. I was in a rush plus my other tangs wouldn't be please with a purple one as a new guy.

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

They will definitely have ICH or diseased to hell. Plus don't support PETCO.

 

[Dre]

Any fish coming out of that place need to be quarantined for months.

 

[Exotic Reef]

Never understood it if they have ich why dont they die there at the store or is visible with white spots then you take it home and you see all possible sighs of ich ?

 

[smoq]

Unfortunately, it's all true. Every time I visit PETCO on Union Square I see those poor fish with ich in every tank. Sometimes they have really nice fish, but they are always covered in ich.

 

[dubs]

Gave brother I see u been on a hunt lately I know the feeling the adiction goes long and far don't take this wrong way but bro u have slow down and take a look @ things u will be more happier in the long run bro ..one of those fish from that petco or even the one on 86st and will surely have ich so don't let that 85 price tag trick u

 

[kenconnect]

Any fish coming out of that place need to be quarantined for months.

+1 .. If you can make the trip up to maximum reef in Yonkers prices are about the same on the purple tang and a bigger selection of other fish and ur sure to get a healthier fish.

 

[Gabe]

Wow, cool, thanks guys I didn't know that Petco was that bad.... I saw an article on the daily news about 3 years ago about people protesting on the miss handled of dogs cats and birds. Thanks guys. So glad I joined. You guys are the best. Really.

 

[e.muehlbauer]

It's one thing if a fish has ich in a store, or comes down with it within hours after you buy it. But other than that, I find that ich doesn not occur in established systems. In the first year or two with my tank, ich was common on new fish...they would get it is about 2-4 days. inevitable in tangs, especially hippo tangs. Since then, never again. My tank is about 16 years old now, so i haven't seen ih in 14 years. Not even on hippo tangs. I no longer keep hippos, but not because of ich. They just aren't suited to my tank. (They will grow for a brief period of time, then stop growing. Even when they live for over a year, no growth. Full bellies...they just don't thrive.)

 

[Buck0land]

They run there systems at a specific gravity of 1.015 to 1.018.

Never understood it if they have ich why dont they die there at the store or is visible with white spots then you take it home and you see all possible sighs of ich ?

 

[Dre]

I can deal with ich sometimes but petco have something much worse, something that doesn't show up immediately that go inside/or come out the fish that kills. I called them a few times, i guess they don't care...

 

[Gabe]

Yeah, I love Petco too!!

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

I see my comment got deleted I guess that was considered unacceptable lol woopssss

 

[duke62]

If you have a good eye in this hobby and your patient with the livestock you can find great scores at petco. Sure you really dont want to do business with them because there are more negative results with there livestock which is a shame because your taking these beautiful creatures out of the ocean and they just end up dying but if you know what your doing you can save the animals life.

 

[CoralMeister]

If you have a good eye in this hobby and your patient with the livestock you can find great scores at petco. Sure you really dont want to do business with them because there are more negative results with there livestock which is a shame because your taking these beautiful creatures out of the ocean and they just end up dying but if you know what your doing you can save the animals life.

I was just waiting for someone to say this...Everyone just concentrates on how bad Petco as a company really is, but seriously for a good price and some patience, you can really find a great deal sometimes.

Like with this whole purple tang situation, someone with a spacious tank can buy it, qt it for a long time, do what you are supposed to do and boom.....healthy fish in your healthy tank system

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Yea but most people either don't have a qt set up or don't want to be bothered w/ qt'ing and would rather just buy a fish who's healthy in the first place instead of one who is sick. What if you buy that fish qt it for weeks then the ich gets so bad it dies? Then you're out almost 100 bucks for NOTHING and there's no refund or return because it has been weeks and they offer what? 24? 48? hour guarantee? Sorry but not worth the risk.

 

[magicalmets]

whats wrong with supporting Petco

 

[albano]

there's no refund or return because it has been weeks and they offer what? 24? 48? hour guarantee?

the Petcos in my area have NO guarantee, no returns, no refunds!
HOWEVER...certain fish are priced very low, and are definitely worth it, if you know what you're doing, and QT!