Most disappointing Livestock Purchase?

simplycoral · #1 08-13-2009, 11:55 PM

Hi,

Mine was a cool looking algae that i was told would be beneficial to the tank!

I couldn't understand why it would retract when i touched it?

Turned out that it was a colony of the hydroid "Pom Pom"......

Needles to say i flushed it and then had a few stern words with the LFS.....

Regards, Simon.

Abbyreefer · #2 08-14-2009, 12:00 AM

Mine was a Majestic Angel. Just bought him put him into the tank and he got spooked and ended up right in my previous large carpet anemone. I eventually got him out but then had to QT him with some medication due to all the tenticles stuck to him. Unfortunatly he didnt survive.

bigmac · #3 08-14-2009, 12:29 AM

I bought a clam waaaayyyyyy too early in my tanks lifetime. I've kept the shell in my tank as a constant reminder to slow down and take my time. The shell is being used now as a home for one of my damsels, so at least it's being used.

wickedfrags · #4 08-14-2009, 12:54 AM

ricordea yuma and any anthias (except squampini) - after many many years both I and the wife have given up on both

Ryan · #5 08-14-2009, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

ricordea yuma and any anthias (except squampini) - after many many years both I and the wife have given up on both

I have troubles keeping both as well. I have 1 yuma that does good and wont be buying another.

wickedfrags · #6 08-14-2009, 01:21 AM

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.

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Originally Posted by Ryan

I have troubles keeping both as well. I have 1 yuma that does good and wont be buying another.

Lance · #7 08-14-2009, 02:49 AM

(Regal Tang) One of the first fish I had. The SOB was so mean, it even attacked me when I put my hand in the tank! Harrassed the other fish non-stop. It also liked to snap off pieces of coral and swim around with them in its mouth. It got so nasty with the other fish I finally placed it in the QT for a couple of weeks hoping this would calm it down. While in QT, the cheapo glass heater failed one night and I found the Regal dead the next morning in 97 degree water. Never had the slightest desire to own another one, and I've never cheaped out on heaters since.

chandigz · #8 08-14-2009, 02:57 AM

I Got a local shop to special ordere in a black longnose tang from a well known Mac certified wholesaler out of LA, got a good prepay/pickup on arrival price.(Landed cost plus 10%,$400) It said 'small', but I wasn't expecting it to show up with the body the size of a quarter. It was maybe an inch and a half from the tip of the nose to end of tail and it also had some deformities to its fins. Poor little guy died two weeks later and lived in my freezer for months so I could look at him everytime I fed the tank frozen food. Makes me think twice about ever ordering in my dream fish, a gem tang.

Atomikk · #9 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.

globaldesigns · #10 11-27-2010, 07:42 PM

Wow, I have many. Here they are:

1.) $40 for a purple clawed lobster - I have had it for over 2 years, never see it, but once in awhile I peer into the rocks and see it, so it is still alive. And sometimes I get a skeleton shed, proving it is still there. Waste of money, as I never see it.

2.) SPS corals that don't last the night - RTN

3.) Several small fish, that jumped within a day or two

4.) Maroon Clown Fish - Beautiful fish, but dumb as dirt, and wants to host to anything. It is kinda like a dog that will hump anyones leg. This thing sweeps anything and everything to clean around it, thus keeping my water hazy much of the time. I WANNA KILL THIS THING, but that is the only time he is smart, as he stays away from me.

5.) having a clam die in a day. LFS tore the foot off, I didn't know any better, and it didn't make it.

There is more, but just a taste of what I have.