Reply With Quotehmm...yishun...You mean they put in same tank. cardinals and neons together
Took a look at my dither cardinals that i bought just the other day at Yishun... and discovered that at least 5 of them were neons!!! no wonder they said cannot choose!!!
hmm...yishun...You mean they put in same tank. cardinals and neons together
Last edited by Justikanz; 12th Nov 2006 at 17:51. Reason: 'u' is a letter, not a word.
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Frankly, I wonder if the LFS knew. The supplier may have pulled a fast one on them. Suggest you go back to them and tell them about it. If the fishes are still there, point it out to them. See how they react. At the kind of margins that they make from these fishes, I don't think it's worth their while to cheat and risk losing customers and get a bad name.
But, you really should check everything you buy before you leave any shop. I go through every seam and button of any clothes I buy, even if it's branded.
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I guess you are right... it was a mixed tank clearly labeled as cardinals... It was written on the glass that you can't choose... so i got the uncle to catch them for me...
As for checking... the when they placed it into the bag and pumped in the air, they twirled the bag round several times.. the fishes all giddy by then liao and colours also gone... so it would be hard to verify...
Anyway they lost me... im not going back.. since i dont even live near em... just went to check out daphnia the other day...
To other bros... do check carefully... cheaper does not equal good value sometimes...
Last edited by Justikanz; 12th Nov 2006 at 17:52. Reason: 'em' is not the right word.
Definitely, but too 'expensive' doesn't mean extra value. I remebered going to a LFS in the east. They were selling pint sized clown killies at twice the normal cost and had ich. I told the saleperson they have white spots, he replied: "yes, thats right!" with a smile and ended with: "would you like to buy some?"
Originally Posted by Memnoch
I had it worse. One LFS in AMK even told me off that he would rather not earned my money if I insisted on catching the 20 cardinal myself when there are only about 30 inside!
I know most shops selling cardinals don't allow us to choose because they are kind of fragile fishes. Before they put them inside the plastic bags, we can always request to check when the fishes are still in the bucket.
Guess LFS sometimes just mixed up the fishes.
Last edited by Justikanz; 12th Nov 2006 at 17:53.
Sigh... the sight of the 5 neons (out of what was supposed to be 10 cardinals) make me sick...
some of these lfs are just plain ignorant, conservative and myopic.
these are the shops that won't do so well i guess.
too traditional.
some of them don't allow us to catch ourselves because sometimes when people catch the fish, the stir up too much 'shit' from the bottom and some of the fish that are left in the tank end up dying.
Last edited by Justikanz; 12th Nov 2006 at 17:58. Reason: 'Because' not 'becos' and 'people' not 'pple', thanks.
Hi Memonch,
Just curious, you got cardinals as dither for what fish?
I would like to think it is an honest mistake by the LFS, and there was a mix up of some sort, but I seriously don't think so. Else you would be finding cardinals in neon's tank on equal frequency. Responsible LFS owners shouldn't make this type of mistake, especially since the costs differs by a substantial margin.
Sigh... LFS selling sick fishes with a smile, and mixing up fishes, I wonder what's next and how long I can stay in this hobby.
- eric
I think maybe the shop sell large size neon as same price for their not so large cardinal in the same tank or assume they all same price range in their shop so they don't bother to separate.
I think they won't stoop so low as to earn little bucks that will also cost their reputation. No good for business...... maybe fake Altum angels, 'wild' discus, 'wild' rare apistos etc...
No.....! not dither fish for your APISTOS
Yeah they are dithers for my apistos....
Its not so much the money, afterall they are all 'cheaper' fishes... But I'm most irritated because i dont fancy neons much due to their relatively shorter lifespan amongst other thing...
Last edited by Justikanz; 13th Nov 2006 at 00:54. Reason: 'because', not 'coz'...
i reckon its a mistake. i've had good experiences with the fish shops in yishun (at least the two "major" ones).
i'd call them to tell them, so that they can be more careful in future since they reputation is at stake. one time i bought 6 otos and they died within 2 days. i made sure i told the uncle about it the next time i went and he spent time explaining to me how i should better acclimatize them.
sorry that you had a bad experience though.
barbara
Last edited by Justikanz; 13th Nov 2006 at 17:31.
There are quite a number of LFS in Yishun though.
Reminds one of the good old days when the LFS would sell you goldfish, tetra,mixed cichlid,tiger barb, fishtank and airpump all at one go if they had the chance. "Dun worry won't fight one!"
Last edited by Justikanz; 13th Nov 2006 at 17:32. Reason: 'won't', not 'wun'
Please advice how to differenciate neon and cardinal?
Thanks.
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Do a simple search on the Net. It's not too hard. Thanks.
I encounter 2 unhappy experience from 2 Famous and Reputable LFS. just to share......make sure you check and check and check before you pay.
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=194963
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=79369
my personal encounter with one LFS in Yishun - I was short-changed in the quantity of cardinals - 48 instead of 50. It may not be their fault, cos they were all pre-packed from the farm.
It's funny and I think the LFS is really dishonest. I don't think it's really packed in farm at all as claimed.
Pre-packed from farm normally includes a few more not less because to compensate for fish lossess.
Last edited by Justikanz; 19th Nov 2006 at 23:49. Reason: Removing immediate quotation
Resistance is futile, you will be administrated!
But seriously, if you've tried counting large numbers of small fishes, you'll know it's easy to get it wrong, and re-counting by re-netting will stress the fish.
Besides, how much can any LFS make from cheating by 2 cardinals for every 50?
I really don't think it makes sense for them to cheat in this way because the price of ill-repute is worse then the paltry sum they gain.
Vincent - AQ is for everyone, but not for 'u' and 'mi'.
Why use punctuation? See what a difference it makes:A woman, without her man, is nothing.
A woman: without her, man is nothing.
But perhaps there are some out there that are out to fleece this sort of little money.
my experience with another shop was with the lead weight used to tie the plants. The shop owner told me that the roll of lead weights are now more expensive due to the rise in the cost of lead. I had bought the same at a lower price from him another week before. Didn't buy from him but got it at another shop with the price before his so call "cost of lead have increased"
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