When LFS go bad- NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!

[clarkiiclo]

Fair warning! This has got to be the worst LFS anywhere.
I went on a covert ops mission today to get some pictures of one of my LFS. I DONT SHOP HERE. EVER.
First of all when you open the door it is soooo humid you feel like you stepped into a jungle. No kidding. The door is soo wet it looks like it rained inside.
These are pics of the saltwater tanks only. The fresh look ok. But dear lord!!!!
THERE ARE NO SKIMMERS- CYANO and some Green slime that I dont even know what it is. There are some fish in there too!
Please sit down before you look at these you may fall down.

 

[clarkiiclo]

OK- first off we have tons of dead look coral with a nice coating of Cyano over crushed coral.
Note the poor Raccoon and Yellow Longnose.....

 

[clarkiiclo]

Ok- I didnt know there was such a thing as green slime algae but this must be it.
No fish in here that I could see....

 

[clarkiiclo]

A shot of the top quality lighting......

 

[clarkiiclo]

These were the cleanest of the tanks. The top tank has a few damsels. Isnt that a GREAT HOB?????

 

[clarkiiclo]

A beautiful cyano rock.

 

[clarkiiclo]

Does anyone know what makes are rock this color of green????

 

[clarkiiclo]

Another shot of the super green.....stuff

 

[fishcake]

Those are some beautifully covered rocks. I have got to order 50lbs from them

 

[clarkiiclo]

 

[joker_ca]

yeah that is pretty f__king nasty, there's a guy out here in cali who has a shop that has been around forever and his tanks look as bad as that and hes still in business
but the best thing he has is 6 full grown pacus and tiger oscars (freshwater fish) around 18" long and 7"wide in a 70g tank they can barely move and the SWF all have ich but there are always people in there buying fish, i go to show my friends the huge oscars and pacus

 

[clarkiiclo]

Thats nuts.
Yeah I tried ONE time to save a baby clarkii. It died within 5 mins of getting him home.

 

[malounsbury]

Wow. That's pretty sick. Wish there was a way you could get a place shut down for that type of neglect. I mean, if you go into a regular pet store, they have laws about how dogs, cats and birds can be kept and handled. Wish there was some way to do that with fish.
On a note about LFS, there's this LFS that moved from one place to another (never was in their old store), but their new store is immaculate. Very clean tanks, hardly any LR in their "sale" tanks, most of them have LS, and all of their fish are very healthy. All live rock is in the back of the store, being cured in big old plastic tubs. I go there every weekend.

 

[snipe]

You think they would get shut down for treating there animals in such a bad way. Start a protest and close them down then do this to them

!

 

[clarkiiclo]

Yeah they have been there FOREVER. I think he was the first shop in town.
The other 2 stores we have are great. Clean tidy and with REAL SW tanks.
He is really old and needs to shut down anyways.

 

[dvs]

Ewwwww.
:nope:

 

[clarkiiclo]

I really want to go back and snag a sample of the water and test it!!
I can just imagine what is in there!

 

[malounsbury]

I don't think you WANT to know what's in there.

 

[snipe]

Take you a pop or water bottle "pref a water bottle" have it in your pocket like a drink then when there not in the room have someone on the look out and sink her in and get a sample. Or just ask them for one. Tell them you are wanting to buy fish from them but would like to test there water first "if they really want to make a sell they wouldnt care"

 

[007]

There was a post in the aquarium on how to make a report to PETA about ***** . . . I think that this place is definitely in violation of animal rights and resale laws. You need to file a report with them as well as the local authorities.