I wouldn't quite say "for free". He's been trialing better shipping practices and adding extras for the more sensitive fish to help with getting alive arrivals. I imagine once there's greater confidence in shipping survival, there will be fewer "insurance" fish shipped out.Ordered 4 tangs from Marine Collectors. 2 tangs in 2 purchases. First Naso died within days, so I tried again, and the second did the same thing. Both arrived acting like zombies and wouldn’t touch food. The other two tangs, a yellow and blue hippo, are thriving. Fwiw, not the remotest sign of ich from either of them.
Just received my anthias and mandarin goby from Dr Reef. He gave 2 additional anthias for free. All doing great! And much more affordable. I think that’s where I’ll be buying fish from from now on.