Golden Dwarf Help

Myka · #1 07-06-2010, 04:25 AM

Aw, that's sad to hear. When I read that he has been there for 3 weeks without eating my heart sank. I was hoping he was a new arrival. The best bet with fish like these that are difficult to get eating is to get them as soon as they hit the tarmac so to say.

Levi, now that it is after the fact, I would suggest that your 65 gallon tank is too small to really give this fish a chance. But they are so cryptic that they are hardly seen in a larger tank. It is lose, lose for this fish. Beautiful no doubt though.

Coleus · #2 07-06-2010, 04:07 PM

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But they are so cryptic that they are hardly seen in a larger tank. It is lose, lose for this fish. Beautiful no doubt though.

True, but everytime I see mine swimming out, it is like a special treat :-). He is much cuter than my flame angel with his very special rounded eyes

Anyway, I don't encourage LFS to bring them in tho because the dying rate for this fish is very high, even Denis at Gold admits it

Zoaelite · #3 07-06-2010, 07:10 PM

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True, but everytime I see mine swimming out, it is like a special treat :-). He is much cuter than my flame angel with his very special rounded eyes

Anyway, I don't encourage LFS to bring them in tho because the dying rate for this fish is very high, even Denis at Gold admits it

Out of 3, 2 of them died on him, the third one is still sitting there on hold. I really hope someone brings him home to avoid a similar fate to mine.

Coleus · #4 07-06-2010, 07:18 PM

There were 3 of them? yesterday i visited the store and didn't see any.

Zoaelite · #5 07-06-2010, 07:42 PM

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There were 3 of them? yesterday i visited the store and didn't see any.

Yup he got a total of 3 in, 2 died and there is still one small guy on the far right quarantine tank.

Myka · #6 07-07-2010, 03:49 AM

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Out of 3, 2 of them died on him, the third one is still sitting there on hold. I really hope someone brings him home to avoid a similar fate to mine.

I find this really sad. Not only does the retailer lose money on a pricey fish, but the fish (which originated in our oceans) is dead, and the fish wasn't given its best fighting chance. I really do think retailers should get fish like these out the door as fast as possible and put a guarantee on them instead. It will give the fish a better chance at survival, and the vendor a better chance at making money off it.