Lobster Story

[Dave]

I Recently found a new Fish shop near me. When went for a look the first time it looked ok. My Partner saw some blue lobsters that looked pretty cool.
I was going to get one but they were all reserved. So I Phoned the following week and they said they have one. When I went to get it they scooped him out of the Plant tank where I thought they had just put it for my reservation. But When I got him home and put him in the Tank I saw he only had 1 Claw left and he couldn't even use it. IT WAS COVERED IN A WHITE FUNGUS So I quickly got him out of the tank and back to the shop. I complained to the manager who admitted he didn't know much about fish and I discovered that they keep all sorts of fish in the Plant Tanks Tetras, CatFish and cichlids The fish couldn't even move.

I got my money back and £10 compensation and he assured me they would move the fish. I will check up on this but don't plan to buy from there again.

Does anyone know what this Fungus could have been? And has anyone seen shops where fish are kept in these densly plant populated Tanks?

 

[carey]

I kept a crayfish in my tank for a few weeks until it climbed out. It was caught from a stream, we caught it. So you could try your luck.

 

[Dave]

I'm not sure about just catching one from a stream What about pollution or something? Hows yours doin' and what fish do you have with it?