Found beautiful fish, bought fish, already knew I could pick up the fish from the local to me trans shipper. Pick up fish - perfect plan...
Discuss payment method with seller - had weird response from seller's email to use a 3rd party ID verifyer which was to involve me to load a new program and allow it to take control of my emails and, etc. NO!
Told the seller NO, I could wait for the delays in communication. He agreed it was annoying and it was not a problem.
Had a good communication exchange.
Wait...
Emailed the trans shipper.
There were a couple issues which ended up meaning instead of like a 5 miles extra drive to pick up fish from the trans shipper it would be about 50 min. to 1:15 min. drive each way. Understandable for the particular personal circumstances.
The fish was to arrive Dec. 2 at least that was my understanding. Trans shipper corrected me it was to arrive 3rd.
Then called the trans shipper about the probable time to pick up the fish. I was told I would be contacted.
At the end of the evening Dec. 4th, got a contacted/ text about the fish arrival. It was too late to go get the fish I worked the next day all day. So arranged to pick him up after work the next night.
Got all the info on pick up and got the fish. He was packed in new water with Prime and IAL extract. In a box as if it was going to be shipped and a heat pack to keep him warm. I was told he was looking pretty good getting better color. A solid specimen.
The trans shipper gets a shipping label and the fish. So the TS doesn't really know what the fish should look like.
I realized it didn't look like the fish I bought and discussed this with the guy had picked him up from. He offered to assist and contact the seller about the wrong fish. I told him I would let him know after the next days work.
So here is the fish I got. It was a very different looking fish than the purchased fish.
After a bit of time in the QT, he started to get a bit of color in the rim of his tail. Bluish sort of.
Then I noticed a mark on his head which seems similar to the purchased fish.
So I email the guy I picked up the fish and told him the similar places, which could be the same fish. Or maybe it's brother????
After a couple hours it seemed his body color was transitioning a bit more towards light blue.
This morning his body was light pale blue. Dec.6
This evening his body was a bit more light to medium blue. Fins still super reddish.
It is a dragonscale body - white base in the metallic scales.
So I am waiting on how the fish recovers. He seems pretty curious and is swimming around. There is moss and a plant. I added Epsom salts as well.
Worried for his health either way if he is the same fish or not.
Discuss payment method with seller - had weird response from seller's email to use a 3rd party ID verifyer which was to involve me to load a new program and allow it to take control of my emails and, etc. NO!
Told the seller NO, I could wait for the delays in communication. He agreed it was annoying and it was not a problem.
Had a good communication exchange.
Wait...
Emailed the trans shipper.
There were a couple issues which ended up meaning instead of like a 5 miles extra drive to pick up fish from the trans shipper it would be about 50 min. to 1:15 min. drive each way. Understandable for the particular personal circumstances.
The fish was to arrive Dec. 2 at least that was my understanding. Trans shipper corrected me it was to arrive 3rd.
Then called the trans shipper about the probable time to pick up the fish. I was told I would be contacted.
At the end of the evening Dec. 4th, got a contacted/ text about the fish arrival. It was too late to go get the fish I worked the next day all day. So arranged to pick him up after work the next night.
Got all the info on pick up and got the fish. He was packed in new water with Prime and IAL extract. In a box as if it was going to be shipped and a heat pack to keep him warm. I was told he was looking pretty good getting better color. A solid specimen.
The trans shipper gets a shipping label and the fish. So the TS doesn't really know what the fish should look like.
I realized it didn't look like the fish I bought and discussed this with the guy had picked him up from. He offered to assist and contact the seller about the wrong fish. I told him I would let him know after the next days work.
So here is the fish I got. It was a very different looking fish than the purchased fish.
After a bit of time in the QT, he started to get a bit of color in the rim of his tail. Bluish sort of.
Then I noticed a mark on his head which seems similar to the purchased fish.
So I email the guy I picked up the fish and told him the similar places, which could be the same fish. Or maybe it's brother????
After a couple hours it seemed his body color was transitioning a bit more towards light blue.
This morning his body was light pale blue. Dec.6
This evening his body was a bit more light to medium blue. Fins still super reddish.
It is a dragonscale body - white base in the metallic scales.
So I am waiting on how the fish recovers. He seems pretty curious and is swimming around. There is moss and a plant. I added Epsom salts as well.
Worried for his health either way if he is the same fish or not.
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