It Finally Happened - Local Chain Fs Wiped Out

[tmh0921]

One of the big chain fs near me had almost their entire stock decimated by illness. I went in as they were cleaning out ALL of the tanks.

I'm not surprised - one big common 'filter' system and no quarantine. I've complained to the manager several times about sick/dead fish but they didn't care. Looks like it really cost them this time.

Poor fish....

 

[creeker]

All the big stores here have common systems and lots of sick fish. I'm surprised the big die offs don't happen more often. The employees at some don't seem well versed in disease symptoms. I don't understand why they don't walk the tanks each morning, look for sick fish, pull out the dead, shut the tanks off from the system, and treat the ones that need it. Seems basic to me.

 

[HayzH]

in one of mine i saw a whole tank of orange swordtails with White spot...with 3 dead in the bottom..a member of staff was going round with a black bag and a net (just one net) and taking out all the dead ones from several tanks..i told her there were 3 dead in that tank, she said yes i know. it said the tank was quarentined..but lord knows how?