Just curious; @ my LFS all fish have labels on the tanks both in latin and common as well as a brief description for care and color. The reciepts they give us have both latin and common names on them - hell they even label the bag. Is this not common?
I don't usually buy from Pet Smart but do have 2 locally and I know they are the same as above - labeled. Granted I have seen assorted Africans
labled but they don't usually look pure of strain, mostly hybrids.
Right now with juvi Protomelas, (Empress, Steveni,Tawain Reef) fireline mloto, xmas fulu, hippo point salmon, bicolor 500, and a redshoulder,
I'd be pulling my hair out trying to figure out whats whats and the odds of someone ID'ing all those juvi's appropriately from an in tank picture are slim to none. I'm not saying it's not possible just improbable.These fish are an inch long.
Granted I've been a South American fish person for many years and it wasn't until the last 3 years I started getting into the African Rift lake fish. The enormity of this class of fish is staggering both in species and apperience. Usually what I do is walk thru the fish store; write down the species names and google them before I buy them. This way I have some kinda idea whats in my tank and what kinda care the fish will require.
After I choose the fish I save the reciept because my memories just not good enough to remember things like joanjohnsonae or polystigma or tropheops right from the store. Then I write down which fish went into which tank and re-read my notes til' I'm comfortable knowing which fish is which.
One of my friends has no-clue. He's like the hunter from Jurassic Park calling his species Elvis or Fryer Tuck. He buy's fish at random and usually fish that change color from yellow to blue or visa versa then calls me and says whats wrong with fryer tuck he went from yellow white and black to all black. Well he isn't a he - She is a female Auratus being moody. I don't even want to get into Elvis and Crew cut. Not sure why after years as an aquarist he's still like that.
Honestly tho; I'm yet to buy a fish that was marked inappropriately by our LFS but I do know if they screw up I can take it back. I'm not trying to bust anybodies chops or be-little anyone for buying unIdentified fish , I'm just curious how this happens and perhaps how it can be rectified.
I don't usually buy from Pet Smart but do have 2 locally and I know they are the same as above - labeled. Granted I have seen assorted Africans
labled but they don't usually look pure of strain, mostly hybrids.
Right now with juvi Protomelas, (Empress, Steveni,Tawain Reef) fireline mloto, xmas fulu, hippo point salmon, bicolor 500, and a redshoulder,
I'd be pulling my hair out trying to figure out whats whats and the odds of someone ID'ing all those juvi's appropriately from an in tank picture are slim to none. I'm not saying it's not possible just improbable.These fish are an inch long.
Granted I've been a South American fish person for many years and it wasn't until the last 3 years I started getting into the African Rift lake fish. The enormity of this class of fish is staggering both in species and apperience. Usually what I do is walk thru the fish store; write down the species names and google them before I buy them. This way I have some kinda idea whats in my tank and what kinda care the fish will require.
After I choose the fish I save the reciept because my memories just not good enough to remember things like joanjohnsonae or polystigma or tropheops right from the store. Then I write down which fish went into which tank and re-read my notes til' I'm comfortable knowing which fish is which.
One of my friends has no-clue. He's like the hunter from Jurassic Park calling his species Elvis or Fryer Tuck. He buy's fish at random and usually fish that change color from yellow to blue or visa versa then calls me and says whats wrong with fryer tuck he went from yellow white and black to all black. Well he isn't a he - She is a female Auratus being moody. I don't even want to get into Elvis and Crew cut. Not sure why after years as an aquarist he's still like that.
Honestly tho; I'm yet to buy a fish that was marked inappropriately by our LFS but I do know if they screw up I can take it back. I'm not trying to bust anybodies chops or be-little anyone for buying unIdentified fish , I'm just curious how this happens and perhaps how it can be rectified.
