POLL: Have YOU ever had to return a FISH?

[Rmckoy]

A few fish yes .
Blue velvet damsel that was 6” long
Squirrel fish , and a spotted grouper I inherited from a friend closing his tank

also a extremely aggressive potters angelfish

12” snowflake eel that was eating new juv yellow belly tangs

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

12” snowflake eel that was eating new juv yellow belly tangs

You never know with those eels.

 

[Acros]

I have returned at least 20 fish. lol. Beginner mistakes, buying fish that it too big for my tank. I returned 5 fish for a planned 3 month vacation and move after that, which got ruined due to the pandemic.

Anyway, it more about coral for me than fish now.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Evening Crowd file on in… also happy Father’s Day

 

[Todd1white]

This beautiful guy had to go back to the lfs. Grew way too aggressive.

 

[Kevin_Mac]

Never new you could take a fish back I have never tried

 

[Gup]

Yes, a clown tang.

 

[Gup]

Never new you could take a fish back I have never tried

Same here

 

[Gup]

Your unfortunate experience saves me a lot of trouble. I was seriously considering purchasing a clown night. I did read that they had a somewhat aggressive attitude

 

[srobertb]

Never would return. That would spell death for them. I have rehomed fish. I rehomed a vlamingi tang because I didn’t do my own research and got the “yeah he’ll be fine in your tank bro” from the fish store. I try and be thorough and stalk anyone who I might donate/rehome a fish to.

 

[ASIN28]

When I first started this hobby I bought two yellow tangs. Boy did I learn quickly. They were friends for a few weeks but then it was WW3. Had to tear apart my whole aquascape to catch the bully and returned him back to the store

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

This beautiful guy had to go back to the lfs. Grew way too aggressive.

Yeah that’s another stunner!

Never new you could take a fish back I have never tried

Didn’t know you could either until I asked. From what I’m seeing from the poll, this is probably very common (returning fish) so fish stores have to adapt to that some way