They should be alright since they've grown accustomed to living in crappy conditions. Look at it this way: if they live, you have new fish that you rescued from an oven. If they die, you have dinner.
NYC China Town
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They carry various species of live fish year round. I used to live in NYC (Staten Island specifically), but go to school at Notre Dame. I was last in the city the week after Christmas. I saw eels, carp, tilapia, hybrid striped bass, turtles (only RES I think), and frogs. You could try your luck- you have to walk into the store fronts to see what they have in the tanks. Oh and have them net a fish out of the tank for you. The ones they take out to display flop around a bit and look lively, but being out of water for even a minute will decrease its odds of survival since you need to transport back to Queens.
I actually purchased a high quality FH from the aquarium on the corner of Mott and Broome a few years back. I went in there the other day, and the condition of the tanks were horrendous. I felt soo bad for fish. The owner seems like a bit of a pain! He just sits there smoking cigarettes with his legs crossed, then gives u an attitude whenever u ask him for a price on specific fish. He has 2 huge tanks in the window. One is rediculously overstocked with about (no exxageration) about 500 parrot fish, and the other has a combination of FH's and central/south american cichlids. There was this one orange/white midas that was in the big tank. It was very nice with a big head. I asked the owner how much, and he had the nerve to tell me $800! I told him "why so much, its just a midas cichlid" He told me it was a midas/flower horn. I have owned several Fh's and i currently own a 11" midas. I know the difference. I just walked out shaking my head. Be carefull if u go there. He tends overprice his fish.
There are 2 aquarium shops that i go to frequently in NYC. On is on Delancey between Allen and Eldridge, and the other is called New World Aquarium, located on 38th street between 2nd and 3rd Ave. Both carry a wide variety of products and fish.
deevel79;1468998; said:
Indeed i felt so bad for those parrot fish. he had 2 parrots that you could get on aquabid for like 100-200 and he was selling them for 1,300. He had some quality flowerhorns but way over priced. Even the tank a 75 gallon tank for 432
while at petland they go for around 100. They had 3 bonsai green terrors and i asked him how much and he said 400 and the tanks seemed clean except for a few of the flowerhorn tanks. Poor parrots there were like 500 of them in a 55 gallon.