I don't think I've bought any SW fish from Big Al's (just some CUC and a coral) I wonder if they prophylactically treat their FO tanks? Some places do, especially with tangs.

I've been lucky so far (knock on wood) and only had 2 fish come down with ich.

Yeah I don't know but I am sure lots of people have bought fish from there with ich. I don't think there are many stores here in Vancouver that QT fish coming in. My LFS when I lived in Florida or places LiveAquaria I know QT fish before selling them.

I think those places must have the luxury of having tonnes of space and deal in higher volumes than most canadian places.


I woyuld Really love to be able to visit one of those SW wholesalers, it must be so neat.

I agree. The place I used to go in Miami was a big warehouse type place. They had these enormous holding tanks outside for LR! Very shallow but their LR was incredible with all the growth from being in the sun. I don't know how they QT'd fish but I do know they QT'd all fish before they went into the tanks where they were sold. I remember an employee being screamed at once for putting an un-QT'd fish in one of the tanks :neutral: I think someone had brought it back for credit and he just put it in the for sale tanks.

I wish shops here did this. Doesn't mean there is no disease but it cuts it down so much.

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