125 - Took Forever But Here It is!

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

Petco has sold yellow belly regal tangs the same price as the regular regals, they have sold red sea regal angelfish the same price as grey belly regals.

tbrown · Apr 4, 2023

Goaway said:
The only petco that has a saltwater section is 1 hour 30 minutes from me. I am sure my husband is very thankful.

I have 3 on my way home from work and a fourth about 3 miles past my house. Unfortunately most of them tend to have ich in half of their tanks so I have two "favorite" stores and it seems like their selection is lacking but healthy.

tbrown · Apr 4, 2023

They had a Desjardini and a regular Sailfin yesterday both marked the same. I really wanted the DJ but he was so skinny...

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

tbrown3589 said:
They had a Desjardini and a regular Sailfin yesterday both marked the same. I really wanted the DJ but he was so skinny...

Skinny is too risky. Theres probably liver issues on that one.

sp1187 · Apr 4, 2023

no marine sales at local petco's.
they tried, but couldn't find staffing that had a clue how to take care of the livestock.

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

sp1187 said:
no marine sales at local petco's.
they tried, but couldn't find staffing that had a clue how to take care of the livestock.

No one in Springfield has much a clue in our shops either.

Waiting on weather... we're expecting more storms

steveschuerger · Apr 4, 2023

Out of two close PetCo , one has a decent marine section. All the fish I currently have came from there. Manager actually takes proper care.

Projects with Sam · Apr 4, 2023

Goaway said:
No one in Springfield has much a clue in our shops either.

Waiting on weather... we're expecting more storms

stay safe. good luck!

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

Projects with Sam said:
stay safe. good luck!

Im not sure if its coming to springfield, its just a watch right now. Expected tomorrow.

WestMI-Reefer · Apr 4, 2023

steveschuerger said:
Out of two close PetCo , one has a decent marine section. All the fish I currently have came from there. Manager actually takes proper care.

One of the petco’s near me has a really nice marine section with a friendly and knowledgeable manager as well. Not deserving of the bad reputation it has on the forums.

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

WestMI-Reefer said:
One of the petco’s near me has a really nice marine section with a friendly and knowledgeable manager as well. Not deserving of the bad reputation it has on the forums.

The reputation of "all fish from petco die" that isn't true at all.
And each store will vary due to the management.

Mschmidt · Apr 4, 2023

One of the better stocked Petco near me is on my black list after talking with the manager. His view was "I'll happily sell the retirement home folks saltwater fish. And when they forget to feed the fish and it dies in a week I'll happily sell them a replacement." Home skillet, old people are cool, on a fixed income, and just want something to care for. They deserve respect and so does your livestock. Bye.

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

Rlim going to enjoy my mottled mushroom while i can.
Figured, I'd share.

tbrown · Apr 4, 2023

Like I said, I've got two decent Petco's and 2 that can be ok. Probably 50% or more of my fish came from Petco. There is a fifth one that is around 10 miles from me that has really clean tanks but super low stock. I've purchased 2 or 3 from them including the Four Spot Halichoeres Wrasse.

I have 1 fish from online and then the rest came from the 3 or 4 LFS within an hour drive of my house.

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

I would love to be closer to a reefing petco. Sadly, I am stuck in sad town.

tbrown · Apr 4, 2023

Goaway said:
I would love to be closer to a reefing petco. Sadly, I am stuck in sad town.

That's the whole reason my parents left Chicago.

Well, ok, probably not. It was more for work reasons but we can definitely blame Petco.

Goaway · Apr 4, 2023

tbrown3589 said:
That's the whole reason my parents left Chicago.

Well, ok, probably not. It was more for work reasons but we can definitely blame Petco.

I always liked petco. I could find hidden gems in the reef tanks. Most of my coral from my old system came from petco.