I've seen everything now

[Magnum Man]

https://www.dansfish.com/product.detail/7446/Other-Live-Fish-Other-Live-Fish-Assorted-Aquarium-Fish-(Could-Be-Anything)

 

[gwand]

A grab bag. Lol.

 

[Magnum Man]

$10.00 for fish you don't know if it will go in any of your tanks ???

should be a grab bag, by family of fish, at least

 

[gwand]

I agree. Gary disagrees with me but I think Dan believes fish can thrive in any level of water hardness.

 

[MaloK]

"Assorted". So a least you know they all live in water.

 

[MattW]

I understand the need to get rid of a few remaining fish in a holding tank from a business point of view, but selling them as a mystery bag is not the right way to go about it IMO.
I'll take a mystery plant bag, however

Is Dan's fish visitable? Could they not just do an in-person sale? Then they save on delivery and packaging.

 

[gwand]

I think Dan only does mail order.

 

[MaloK]

I'm a little with Gary on that point tho... Guppies don't start to melt when put in softer water... And tetra wont calcify by swirling in harder water during transit even if it takes months...

The only places I saw holding the "good water". Was breeders... And the most hard core have both system for softer and harder water on demand.

Not a small investment... But this guy was breeding anything.

He was breeding angel in bare bottom tanks and they would lay eggs all over the glass.

Good water good food.

 

[MaloK]

The more I think about it, with advertised chemistry... A surprise bag, has great chance to be.

A dozen of bloated hard water livebearers moms ready to explode.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I am not sure how many fish one is getting for $9.99. It looks like 20 figures in some way? But the more common variety of fish like tetras, rasboras, corys etc. should be more like $3 - $5 not $9.99 each. And I doubt many zebra plecos, or similar, ever go out. I would bet that, if there is one zebra in the assorted tank, who gets it is not random nor even close to that.

Assorted Aquarium Fish

Current Price: $9.99
Stock Level: 20

Quantity:

Does the above mean you get 20 fish for $9.99 or that there are 20 fish available for $9.99 each?

Assume the pricing above means the cost is $9.99/fish. Dan shows 22 different Tetras for sale on the site. 10 are priced at under $9.99. But of the remaining 12, 9 are priced higher than $9.99 and 3 are $9.99. So when it comes to Tetras you would be paying up for 45.5%, no discount for 13.6% and getting a savings on 40.9% of those species. This looks like it is a better deal for for Dan than for a buyer overall???

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring WC Fields,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Give_a_Sucker_an_Even_Break

 

[anewbie]

I am not sure how many fish one is getting for $9.99. It looks like 20 figures in some way? But the more common variety of fish like tetras, rasboras, corys etc. should be more like $3 - $5 not $9.99 each. And I doubt many zebra plecos, or similar, ever go out. I would bet that, if there is one zebra in the assorted tank, who gets it is not random nor even close to that.

Assorted Aquarium Fish

Current Price: $9.99
Stock Level: 20

Quantity:

Does the above mean you get 20 fish for $9.99 or that there are 20 fish available for $9.99 each?

Assume the pricing above means the cost is $9.99/fish. Dan shows 22 different Tetras for sale on the site. 10 are priced at under $9.99. But of the remaining 12, 9 are priced higher than $9.99 and 3 are $9.99. So when it comes to Tetras you would be paying up for 45.5%, no discount for 13.6% and getting a savings on 40.9% of those species. This looks like it is a better deal for for Dan than for a buyer overall???


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Give_a_Sucker_an_Even_Break

Horrible deal if you care about the specific speices you will receive to provide proper care. Some tetra need large aquariums others are happy in small aquarium some require warm water other cooler water some warmer water and some are snacks for their tank-mates others 'companion'; having said that to me it is $9.99 per fish with 20 available.

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Who received a Zebra Pleco for $9.99?
Nobody ever.
Doesn't this go hand in hand with Dan's statement about their water parameters?
Your mystery fish that you're totally unprepared for does fine in our hard water so it should do fine in your water. It has to because you won't know till you get it what kind of water it prefers.

 

[Back in the fold]

I agree. Gary disagrees with me but I think Dan believes fish can thrive in any level of water hardness.

@jaylach could give us the numbers . Dan is in Sheridan Wyoming and the water he uses comes from a creek that originates in the Bighorn Mountains . It is alkaline from flowing over and through limestone but , similar to the Yellowstone River where I get my water , it can be any level of hardness depending on the time of year as it is mostly melting snowpack runoff . Dan seems to have no problem keeping any fish in his water and I’m inclined to think that fish don’t mind too much .

 

[anewbie]

@jaylach could give us the numbers . Dan is in Sheridan Wyoming and the water he uses comes from a creek that originates in the Bighorn Mountains . It is alkaline from flowing over and through limestone but , similar to the Yellowstone River where I get my water , it can be any level of hardness depending on the time of year as it is mostly melting snowpack runoff . Dan seems to have no problem keeping any fish in his water and I’m inclined to think that fish don’t mind too much .

Dan (at least the store Dan) doesn't keep fishes in hardwater; he temporarily holds them in hardwater until he sells them. Lets see if those cardinals are still alive after 10 years - anyway the average hobbyist cycles through fishes or drops in and out of the hobby in a matter of a few years or less (no statistics just what i believe is the case); very few actually keeps fishes their entire life cycle.

Btw i'm no better than the average hobbyist after all i'm a-newbie but i'm learning !

 

[jaylach]

While Dan's is mail order you can pick up and avoid shipping if local. Pick up has to be arranged so they know when to bag. Even if picked up they still package one fish per bag.

You can arrange for a tour of Dan's but you can't just walk in and wander around.

I believe the average PH of Little Goose Creak is around 8.

Not sure how the in stock number relates to the grab bag but normally it means how many of the specific species is currently available.