Dead Fish In Lfs ... ?

[DiscusAngel]

Why do people rate an Lfs down because of seeing a few dead fish in the whole tank. for all you know they could have just come in from a shipment etc. i go to my lfs which are great and if i see a dead fish i let them know only one staff works there a day with about 50 tanks. he/she cant do everthing so i jus help them out sometimes elp them with getting fish out from a shipment if im there when it comes in. i just want your reasons....

 

[mommyof2bettas]

For me, it doesn't reall matter to me if there are a couple of dead fish in the tanks. What really matters is why they are dead. The fish shop which I se all the dead fish in has abou 3/4 dead fish. The reast are sick with bad cases o fungus, ich, or other diseases Or when the staff des nothing about it even when you tell them.

 

[DiscusAngel]

For me, it doesn't reall matter to me if there are a couple of dead fish in the tanks. What really matters is why they are dead. The fish shop which I se all the dead fish in has abou 3/4 dead fish. The reast are sick with bad cases o fungus, ich, or other diseases Or when the staff des nothing about it even when you tell them.

Ya, if ever theres a dead fish with a bad symptom they treat the tank imidietly and put a sign on the tank saying fish not for sale.

 

[three-fingers]

Fish die every day at the LFS for lots of reasons beyond the shops control, how to tell a good lfs is if they are still selling ill fish, let them know there's a problem in one of the tanks and they should remove the price label and later they will treat the tank.
Some places don't do this though....

 

[tmack]

I think most of us expect to see a dead fish here & there, but when there are dead fish in numerous tanks, and the rest of the fish show signs of disease or ill health it's a real turnoff. A few dead fish is one thing, but when it's obvious the place has a major problem with their tanks & fishkeeping problems it's time to leave without buying any fish. I always look every fish over in a tank with the type I'm interested in - if I even see one in the tank that has ich, clamped fins, or some other sign I don't buy. It's not the dead ones that concern me as much as the shape that the remaining ones are in.

 

[kpintheshed]

it doesn't bother me. most of the time they come dead in the shipment. its not there fault. and if ur unlucky and get a dead one in ur tank they are always happy to replace it

 

[mlawson]

If there are many dead fish then you should be worried or if the fish look sick in numerous tanks.
I normally would not buy fish from a tank which has a few dead fish and/or seriously unhealthy looking fish.
Dead fish are not normally the fault of the shop but the shipment.

 

[DiscusAngel]

i can understand now! why so many people are always sayig about hating fish shops cuzza dead fish. i think its because all 3 of my local lfs are great! i think everyones helped me udnerstand why people do get so annoyed with some fish shops.

 

[idlefingers]

At a fish shop near me, I found a fish that looked like it'd been dead for a number of days if not longer and looked absolutely discusing. When I told them, they didn't seem fussed. When it's like that, I think it's bad.