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Aquarium Advice Freak
I picked up 6 Pristella Tetra's yesterday - at the time I thought I was taking the last of their stock. However, on the way out the door I realized that there were 2 more on display in a small Eclipse by the register. They were closing, and had other customers to deal with, so I decided to go back today and get those 2.
Today, I told the "fish boy" (small mom&pop shop) I wanted the Pristellas, and then struck up a conversation with the guy who does the ordering (I need corys). The fish were bagged by the time I got to them, and I just paid and left.
Well, upon getting home I found that they had incredibly shrunken bellies. Looked like ethiopian fish. I knew that it could be something other than starvation, but they appeared in good shape otherwise (as good as possible under the circumstances). I think that they were kind of forgotten up in the front of the store, and weren't getting fed properly.
I obviously was concerned about adding them in with the others, but I don't have a QT yet. While I was acclimating them, I also threw in some freeze-dried bloodworms just to see if they would eat - they did, voraciously. So I took the chance.
They are in with the community. I fed everyone some FD brine shrimp (which they absolutely loved) just to try to get some more food in them. They are active and sociable, but I'm still concerned.
I couldn't take them back tonight, because the store would have been closed. Did I just blow it, or was it worth taking the chance?
Today, I told the "fish boy" (small mom&pop shop) I wanted the Pristellas, and then struck up a conversation with the guy who does the ordering (I need corys). The fish were bagged by the time I got to them, and I just paid and left.
Well, upon getting home I found that they had incredibly shrunken bellies. Looked like ethiopian fish. I knew that it could be something other than starvation, but they appeared in good shape otherwise (as good as possible under the circumstances). I think that they were kind of forgotten up in the front of the store, and weren't getting fed properly.
I obviously was concerned about adding them in with the others, but I don't have a QT yet. While I was acclimating them, I also threw in some freeze-dried bloodworms just to see if they would eat - they did, voraciously. So I took the chance.
They are in with the community. I fed everyone some FD brine shrimp (which they absolutely loved) just to try to get some more food in them. They are active and sociable, but I'm still concerned.
I couldn't take them back tonight, because the store would have been closed. Did I just blow it, or was it worth taking the chance?