So, this is my story…
When I started setting my tanks back up, a couple years ago, I was excited about putting fish back into my tanks, that had sat empty for 20-25 years… in my time out of the hobby, lots of things changed, including the closing of all the local fish suppliers… I visited a semi local pet shop… I bought a couple fish… that was a mistake, I rarely buy “fish” from them anymore, without quarantine…
But the on a whim, I bought 2 Flying Foxes… they were sold as algae eaters… ( I knew I didn’t want common Plecos again ) these fish are more than any, the reason I research fish before I buy, and try really hard to resist those impulse buys… they are not mass murderers, which could always be euthanized… but just were kinda cute when I bought them, but grew up to be just plain grey fish, that aren’t very interesting, and don’t really eat algae… there are so many more interesting fish, that are similar… and of course lots of the original pet store fish died, but the “Foxes” are thriving… they are currently in my Hillstream tank, and don’t seem to bother anyone, but don’t really belong in that tank either, as it developed…
I guess my message, is do your research, and try to resist impulse buying… I’m sure there are others out there with worse stories… but I’m sitting here watching a fish, that I certainly wish was something more interesting
When I started setting my tanks back up, a couple years ago, I was excited about putting fish back into my tanks, that had sat empty for 20-25 years… in my time out of the hobby, lots of things changed, including the closing of all the local fish suppliers… I visited a semi local pet shop… I bought a couple fish… that was a mistake, I rarely buy “fish” from them anymore, without quarantine…
But the on a whim, I bought 2 Flying Foxes… they were sold as algae eaters… ( I knew I didn’t want common Plecos again ) these fish are more than any, the reason I research fish before I buy, and try really hard to resist those impulse buys… they are not mass murderers, which could always be euthanized… but just were kinda cute when I bought them, but grew up to be just plain grey fish, that aren’t very interesting, and don’t really eat algae… there are so many more interesting fish, that are similar… and of course lots of the original pet store fish died, but the “Foxes” are thriving… they are currently in my Hillstream tank, and don’t seem to bother anyone, but don’t really belong in that tank either, as it developed…
I guess my message, is do your research, and try to resist impulse buying… I’m sure there are others out there with worse stories… but I’m sitting here watching a fish, that I certainly wish was something more interesting
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