Last Fish Transaction - Not so good.....

[Carpsalmon]

I was thinking ammonia burn during transport possibly, maybe PH issues, IDK.

He just told me the Niger is dead and the other two Azul's are at the top of the water but the big Kelberi is fine so far.

What kind of a dick keeps letting u know about dead fish? Straight up tell him to deal with it, u buy a fish it's like marriage for good or bad it his provlem


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[knifegill]

It's a difference in water parameters or quality. Either your or his tank have large differences in hardness or quality. It doesn't matter which tank is which, one of them is higher in TDS than the other and the osmotic stress is too much. You can take a fish from a disgusting, never changed tank and put into a healthy tank and the shock will kill it. It goes both ways.

 

[DDK]

Show him this thread and tell him hes got problems on his end. Fish were alive when he took them and died under his care. Simple as that his fault.

 

[DDK]

It's a difference in water parameters or quality. Either your or his tank have large differences in hardness or quality. It doesn't matter which tank is which, one of them is higher in TDS than the other and the osmotic stress is too much. You can take a fish from a disgusting, never changed tank and put into a healthy tank and the shock will kill it. It goes both ways.

Agreed black water fish could take weeks to adjust to regular tap water.

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

He's not that, he's a good guy, I can understand he is upset because he spent a lot of money. I was just curious to see if there was something on my end that I missed/didn't do, could have done better, etc. I will text him tomorrow to ask about his fish. This bothered me so much that I was up most of the night which is why I posted this early in the morning.

 

[krichardson]

It's like this - once you buy a fish, it's up to you to keep it healthy - and even so, sometimes they die. It sucks, but it's got nothing to do with you.
He saw them, liked them, and bought them. They were not dying while you had them. It's on him.

...end of story.

 

[tanyaelec11]

its clear as day . His tank is not cycled and putting all of those big fish at once caused an ammonia spike.

 

[tanyaelec11]

Red sores = ammonia spike. His bioload could not handle all of those fish !

 

[DDK]

He's not that, he's a good guy, I can understand he is upset because he spent a lot of money. I was just curious to see if there was something on my end that I missed/didn't do, could have done better, etc. I will text him tomorrow to ask about his fish. This bothered me so much that I was up most of the night which is why I posted this early in the morning.

I can tell you're a good man. There's nothing wrong on your part and you should explain to him that ***** happens. Not particularly his fault nor yours. If hes a decent person he would understand and quit bugging you about the lost fish. I'm sure he played a big role in the death though but nothing you can really say or do.

 

[Blkpiranha]

That's the chance you take when transporting fish. Once they are out the door it's now in the owners hands to make sure they have transported them the best way they could have to reduce stress. If you don't come prepared for everything then how is that the sellers fault. If a person has a long road trip then be prepared to change some water along the way,use a bubbler and maybe even add some prime. If you don't come prepared then expect problems. He got to look at them before he bought them so if you don't like what you see then don't buy them. Sounds like water problems during transport and then again in the owners tank. I know of a few people that have gone on long road trips,spent big bucks for expensive fish and in the end weren't prepared for everything and guess what happend!!