did a bad thing yesterday

[ppanthrah75]

went to the lfs to get a diamond goby and a hippo tang so im looking around and i c this cool looking fish they called it a hotlips clownfish so i talk to the kid about it and i get it well i just found out they are called spotted sweetlips and they change form when they mature to about 2 feet. so dont know what to do now and just offering a piece of advice do ur research before buying fish

 

[puffer32]

Yeah, cute now, but get an ugly brown when they get bigger. Can't you take it back now for a full refund?

 

[ppanthrah75]

went there tonight they say they cant take back but one of there guys say that its goin to take a long time before it starts the change lets hope so

 

[cadillac swang]

yea it will, dont even worry, and if your making buys like that, hail you might get lucky and get something to eat it before it even grows, hehhee jk good luck

 

[rbrockm1]

everybody does the impulse non-research buys. i have done it. i wish i hadn't but owell. hopefully you'll figure something out

 

[lion_crazz]

Unfortunately, spotted sweetlips are very difficult to keep as it is, as most do not live longer than 6 to 8 months in captivity.
If you ever have a doubt and are not sure, check this list and make sure the fish is not on the list before you buy it.

 

[ppanthrah75]

thanx got him eating lastnight bought mysid he was happier than a kid in a candy store

 

[sjimmyh]

Extremely difficult fish to keep. Your problem most likely won't be a problem for long. When I ran a LPS fish dept. we used to get them in because I loved the way they swam (like a big clownfish almost)... didn't take long to figure out that they are extremely sensitive fish and even the littlest things can set them on a downhill slide to death. Back then there wasn't much documentation on heartiness of fishes like there is now. Reading about them, it didn't surprise me at all that most everyone had the same experiences with this fish that I had.

 

[goober_hunter]

i did the same thing 2 months ago. even posted the same thing, i alked to my lfs and they to bring it back after it starts to out grow my tank for store credit.. i thought it was a good idea, untill it died two days later.. if you plan on keeping it, hope things work out well for you....

 

[ppanthrah75]

yah im goin to try and see how he makes out definately a lesson learned

 

[petjunkie]

I wouldn't shop at that lfs anymore if they didn't give you the info on that fish and then refused to take it back, that's not a good fish store, buy yourself a copy of Scott Micheals pocketguide to Marine Fish and carry it around at fish stores, I would also recommend asking them to hold the fish until you can do some more research on it.