is it just me??

[kien]

Originally Posted by jorjef

I would rather buy from a local reefer. I think the fish are more stable and 'should' have a higher rate of success when I acclimate to my tank. There have been times when I was on the fence about re-homing a fish and to see an ad wanting that particular fish would be a bonus.

I'm with this guy on this one. I have a couple of fish in my tank that I'm not thrilled about but don't really want to put the effort into fishing out and sumping in the hopes of finding a buyer. I didn't buy the fish, I adopted both of them. Now they are just freeloaders in my tank and if someone came along and said, "hey, I'm looking for a pajama cardinal if anyone happens to have one", I'd be more than happy to offer him up. But again, I can't be bothered to be proactive about it and remove him.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by kien

I'm with this guy on this one. I have a couple of fish in my tank that I'm not thrilled about but don't really want to put the effort into fishing out and sumping in the hopes of finding a buyer. I didn't buy the fish, I adopted both of them. Now they are just freeloaders in my tank and if someone came along and said, "hey, I'm looking for a pajama cardinal if anyone happens to have one", I'd be more than happy to offer him up. But again, I can't be bothered to be proactive about it and remove him.

Hey, I'm looking for a tailspot blenny if anyone happens to have one.

[kien]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Hey, I'm looking for a tailspot blenny if anyone happens to have one.

He comes with the Pajama Cardinal. They're a package deal. Let me know.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Here is a stores point of view.

I find no big requests on my desk daily, but I try to bring in a few hard to find things all the time. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=90850

I think most of the time it is just someone that is new, or someone that is trying to save a buck or 2.

Brian, I have a beatiful purple tang in the store right now, over 3 months in our system.

I agree it is safer buying from a reefer than a LFS sometimes, as mortality rate can be tough on some species. I have a pair of Blue Throuts for sale in our tanks for months, with no takers. A pair like this is hard to come by at the best of times.

I just giggle when I see people asking for CUC

Just my thoughts,

Ken