DEAD AND DYING FISH...........Pasadena Tropical Fish

saltyESQ · 11/14/2006, 12:55 AM

I have been there several times and the fish never look good, but today takes the cake. All of the fish looked terrible and they all looked like they were on their death bed. It is such a shame!

818 · 11/14/2006, 01:00 AM

Mike you are gonna get beaten up one day... Always ranting out LFS's

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cthetoy · 11/14/2006, 01:37 AM

I was there on Friday and was able to get a healthy small Blueface. Still healthy today in my Q-tank. While I was there some fish were ok and some were not. The huge almost foot long Australian Harlequin Tusk looked super stressed and the Regal Angel which I saw on Friday was not there the next day. Im sure it died as well since it didnt look so good.

I talked to the owner because I havent been to his store in 15 years (he and his wife still remember my name when he had a smaller store next to Fedco). I didnt mention his sick, dying fish but he did say that he was going to expand his saltwater section to another 2 rows. Just hope he will improve the quality of the fish.

ezcompany · 11/14/2006, 02:01 AM

their owner wouldn't let me use the bathroom. (the dude)
then i asked the lady and she was very kind and showed me to it. their acans and blastos cost an arm and a leg as well. their only good point is they have piscine mysis and other hard to find frozen food.

Bebo77 · 11/14/2006, 02:14 AM

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Originally posted by My F1sh R D34D!
Mike you are gonna get beaten up one day... Always ranting out LFS's ...

lol

818 · 11/14/2006, 02:15 AM

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Originally posted by ezcompany
their owner wouldn't let me use the bathroom. (the dude)
then i asked the lady and she was very kind and showed me to it

U've got to be the 1st to go number 2 at a LFS...lol

GTR · 11/14/2006, 08:58 AM

Show me a LFS that NEVER has problems with saltwater fish and I'll show you a LFS that NEVER carries saltwater fish. One new shipment can wipe out a whole system in a very short time. I don't know of any stores that have the ability to Q every new fish and keep it away from the rest of the system. Great idea for sure but if they did do it you'd have to pay way more for those fish and the complaints would then just be directed at the pricing.

SteveU

gcarroll · 11/14/2006, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by gtrestoration
Show me a LFS that NEVER has problems with saltwater fish and I'll show you a LFS that NEVER carries saltwater fish.

Hey Steve, I'm going to Blac Coral Hawaii on Friday before the SCMAS meeting. Wanna tag along?

GTR · 11/14/2006, 09:57 AM

No thanks Greg, I know the perfect store only exists in my dreams. If they never have fish die they should sell that secret to the 100's of other stores and they'd never have to work another day (or night) again.

Where to these perfect fish come from... "The Sea of Perfection"?

SteveU

ezcompany · 11/14/2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by My F1sh R D34D!
U've got to be the 1st to go number 2 at a LFS...lol

she was asking if it was a number 1 or 2 lol
but it was a number 1

energy_crisis · 11/14/2006, 02:48 PM

you should have told her it was a #1.5 coming out of the #2

cthetoy · 11/14/2006, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by energy_crisis
you should have told her it was a #1.5 coming out of the #2

Just say its #3 (#1 + #2). Who goes #2 without going #1 at the same time?

rykwong · 11/14/2006, 04:11 PM

Since you're an attorney, can't you just sue them?

saltyESQ · 11/14/2006, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by rykwong
Since you're an attorney, can't you just sue them?

for what??? buying a lot of fish and killing most of them??

rockindacheeks · 11/14/2006, 05:39 PM

i went #2 at tongs once...

cthetoy · 11/14/2006, 06:03 PM

We should start a thread on bathrooms of our LFS. One bathroom I went had a goldfish feeder tank in it and another had a live brine shrimp tank.

fish @ chips 29 · 11/14/2006, 06:36 PM

i had to use the john one time at this lfs. the guy tell me it's in the back so i go find it , walk in and they had some stuff cooking in there on one of those plug in warmers . I was like, it smells good in here!!!

golfish · 11/14/2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by gcarroll
Hey Steve, I'm going to Blac Coral Hawaii on Friday before the SCMAS meeting. Wanna tag alone?

Greg, I guess they've improved over the years..I was there in 1999. It wasn't all that back then. They had the right idea just no talent....atleast that's how I saw it.

I used to go to Pasadena TF back in the 80's and 90's. They used to have a smaller store on Colorado closer to Rosemead Blvd. I think the owners name is Steve? I hate to say it but his store is as good as any.....I think Steve pretty much hit it.

xtm · 11/14/2006, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by rykwong
Since you're an attorney, can't you just sue them?

If attorneys want to sue, do they hire another attorney or they use themselves as an attorney? Also, is there a difference between a lawyer and an attorney?

saltyESQ · 11/14/2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by xtm
If attorneys want to sue, do they hire another attorney or they use themselves as an attorney? Also, is there a difference between a lawyer and an attorney?

Depends on the issue. I am or will be a criminal law attorney (when I get a full time job) and I could handle simple issues. If the issues were more complex I have tons of friends to call. (While I could learn the subject, there is no point because that is not what i want to practice.)

According to the dictionary, a lawyer is someone who practices law, while an attorney is someone who represents a client in the practice of law. Although the dictionary makes this distinction, there is no real distinction

glaudds · 11/14/2006, 09:53 PM

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Originally posted by saltyESQ
Although the dictionary makes this distinction, there is no real distinction

Spoken like a true attorney.......or is it lawyer?

11/14/2006, 02:01 AM	#4
ezcompany Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,640	their owner wouldn't let me use the bathroom. (the dude) then i asked the lady and she was very kind and showed me to it. their acans and blastos cost an arm and a leg as well. their only good point is they have piscine mysis and other hard to find frozen food. __________________ Jin Have a nice day! Current Tank Info: IM40

11/14/2006, 08:58 AM	#7
GTR Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Twin Falls, ID Posts: 7,152	Show me a LFS that NEVER has problems with saltwater fish and I'll show you a LFS that NEVER carries saltwater fish. One new shipment can wipe out a whole system in a very short time. I don't know of any stores that have the ability to Q every new fish and keep it away from the rest of the system. Great idea for sure but if they did do it you'd have to pay way more for those fish and the complaints would then just be directed at the pricing. SteveU __________________ AKA, Riff

11/14/2006, 09:57 AM	#9
GTR Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Twin Falls, ID Posts: 7,152	No thanks Greg, I know the perfect store only exists in my dreams. If they never have fish die they should sell that secret to the 100's of other stores and they'd never have to work another day (or night) again. Where to these perfect fish come from... "The Sea of Perfection"? SteveU __________________ AKA, Riff

11/14/2006, 05:39 PM	#15
rockindacheeks Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Corona, California Posts: 2,072	i went #2 at tongs once... __________________ My name is Dan, and I'm a closet reefer... Current Tank Info: 28g nanocube

11/14/2006, 12:55 AM	#1
saltyESQ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 4,462	DEAD AND DYING FISH...........Pasadena Tropical Fish I have been there several times and the fish never look good, but today takes the cake. All of the fish looked terrible and they all looked like they were on their death bed. It is such a shame!

11/14/2006, 01:00 AM	#2
818 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,759	Mike you are gonna get beaten up one day... Always ranting out LFS's ... __________________ I'll be back.

11/14/2006, 01:37 AM	#3
cthetoy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,891	I was there on Friday and was able to get a healthy small Blueface. Still healthy today in my Q-tank. While I was there some fish were ok and some were not. The huge almost foot long Australian Harlequin Tusk looked super stressed and the Regal Angel which I saw on Friday was not there the next day. Im sure it died as well since it didnt look so good. I talked to the owner because I havent been to his store in 15 years (he and his wife still remember my name when he had a smaller store next to Fedco). I didnt mention his sick, dying fish but he did say that he was going to expand his saltwater section to another 2 rows. Just hope he will improve the quality of the fish.

11/14/2006, 02:48 PM	#11
energy_crisis Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: OC Posts: 391	you should have told her it was a #1.5 coming out of the #2

11/14/2006, 04:11 PM	#13
rykwong Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Irvine Posts: 1,029	Since you're an attorney, can't you just sue them?

11/14/2006, 06:03 PM	#16
cthetoy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,891	We should start a thread on bathrooms of our LFS. One bathroom I went had a goldfish feeder tank in it and another had a live brine shrimp tank.

11/14/2006, 06:36 PM	#17
fish @ chips 29 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Whittier Posts: 1,886	i had to use the john one time at this lfs. the guy tell me it's in the back so i go find it , walk in and they had some stuff cooking in there on one of those plug in warmers . I was like, it smells good in here!!!