Help! Unexpected delivery incoming

[Alenya]

Two months ago I ordered a laboutei and lineatus fairy wrasse for my 55g tank and on advise cancelled this order as they were going to be too big for the tank.

Long story short for some reason when I arranged my leopard wrasse to ship here today, they processed the old order as well :O

I left them a message to call me ASAP before they ship but if it’s too late what the heck do I do, because my QT is 10g. I can’t have 4 wrasse in this tank (there is a flasher in there atm). Do I make another QT tonight.

 

[Brooke24]

Two months ago I ordered a laboutei and lineatus fairy wrasse for my 55g tank and on advise cancelled this order as they were going to be too big for the tank.

Long story short for some reason when I arranged my leopard wrasse to ship here today, they processed the old order as well :O

I left them a message to call me ASAP before they ship but if it’s too late what the heck do I do, because my QT is 10g. I can’t have 4 wrasse in this tank (there is a flasher in there atm). Do I make another QT tonight.

Hi! They will most likely see your message, but if not, I believe you can return them, or even if it’s not your fault it’s your job to get them to a safe home! Or a trusted local fish shop

 

[Alenya]

Hi! They will most likely see your message, but if not, I believe you can return them, or even if it’s not your fault it’s your job to get them to a safe home! Or a trusted local fish shop

Unfortunately they are coming from across the country and the time there right now is 4.30pm - it’s highly likely they’ve been picked up for transit. Hoping not though.

I don’t think they would cope with a trip back. If I sent them tomorrow it would be possible they don’t make it in before the weekend - logistics are super unreliable right now.

 

[Brooke24]

Unfortunately they are coming from across the country and the time there right now is 4.30pm - it’s highly likely they’ve been picked up for transit. Hoping not though.

I don’t think they would cope with a trip back. If I sent them tomorrow it would be possible they don’t make it in before the weekend - logistics are super unreliable right now.

Do you personally know anyone w a reef tank?

 

[Alenya]

Just got word they didn’t ship them just processed the invoice. Thank god. Sorry for the panic, I love my fishies

 

[Alenya]

Do you personally know anyone w a reef tank?

I am tight with my LFS but looks like all good now

 

[ichthyogeek]

If this happens again, what you can do is grab a few 5 gallon buckets and fill them halfway (with covers!) so you'll have at least some area to put the fish into.

 

[Tamberav]

I had a pair of fish come in at hyposalinity by accident so I could not add them to my DT. I set up a QT that same day with a sponge filter, biospira, and prime. It worked great. I just did an extra water change or two in the first week. My ammonia badge never detected anything though. I was glad I had spare RODI and mixed salt in storage. Just had to add more RODI to get the salinity to match for the QT and heat it up as fast as I could.

 

[CindyKz]

Two fish on my want list!

 

[vetteguy53081]

In a quarantine setting, they should be ok for a few weeks. Be sure to acclimate them well. Introduce under low light to keep them calm and slowly ramp up the whites