I've seen everything now

[Jinx_]

Money

 

[Panda_Monium]

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

Whoah! I wouldn't do it!! Hahaha!

 

[jaylach]

Whoah! I wouldn't do it!! Hahaha!

I MIGHT do it if I had both soft and hard water tanks that were under-stocked. First I'd talk to Jonny at Dan's Fish to see if he would let me know what fish were involved. He may or may not tell but we seem to get along OK at least to the point that he knows who I am.

 

[gwand]

I have several tanks with a GH of 110 ppm and several with a GH of 250 ppm. But there is no room at the Inn.

 

[GaryE]

I understand business desperation, but if I were in the US, Dan's would be off my list of sellers with that. I wouldn't buy from him after that.
Believing all fish handle all water is convenient thinking - it isn't analytical thinking with the welfare of the fish in mind. Believing a 'fish is just a fish", which would underly an idea like grab bag fish isn't what I'd expect from a dealer in rare fish. It's Walmart thinking. I won't be suggesting his place as one to check to American posters after seeing that.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I can tell you that at least one person on this site received 4 zebra plecos at no charge. i had 4 left after selling all of my stock besides them. Two were mature fish pushing 20 years +/- and two were offspring left after selling the rest. I wanted somebody who would take the two older ones and be their retirement home until the died of old age and the other two would have needed a tank just for them.

So I bagged them up and shipped them across the country. I even paid for the shipping. The person who took them off my hands (so to speak) is an experienced fish keeper whom I knew would give them a good home. This was the most important factor in my decision to be able to shut down the zebra tank or to be able to repurpose it should I need to do so.

I can also tell folks this. When I was breeding zebras in decent numbers and selling them, people who bought -0 or more received an extra fish. I sent out a box before I went away to visit friends for the weekend. But. I wanted to know that the fish arrived alive and in good condition. When I called the buyer he confirmed that the fish had arrived in great condition.

He said nothing about receiving the extra fish. Maybe he felt I could not count to 10 and had made a mistake and, if he acknowledged it, that I might want him to pay me for it. I explained that I had included an extra fish. He was glad to say thank me at that point in the conversation. As far as I can tell I am the only seller who will put an extra zebra in the box. But, I do not charge Dan's prices either.

 

[anewbie]

I understand business desperation, but if I were in the US, Dan's would be off my list of sellers with that. I wouldn't buy from him after that.
Believing all fish handle all water is convenient thinking - it isn't analytical thinking with the welfare of the fish in mind. Believing a 'fish is just a fish", which would underly an idea like grab bag fish isn't what I'd expect from a dealer in rare fish. It's Walmart thinking. I won't be suggesting his place as one to check to American posters after seeing that.

I don't disagree with what you are saying and I think Dan could handle it better (not addressing the hardwater thing but the grab bag); he has a few fish left over that he wants to dump them but of course no experience fish keeper should buy a random fish without any idea of species and that is the catch and why it is so inappropriate. If it is a tetra it is likely a species that should be in a group if it is a cichild it might have special requirements and yada yada yada it is just wrong and dan should know that but he is more interested in dumping the remaining stock that he can't hope to sell as a lonesome fish.

 

[Innesfan]

For me what is so foreign to my thinking is buying fish of unknown species. The randomness of it, the buying blind, is odd to me. I look for specific species that suit the care I can provide. I just don't want any fish. My tank space, especially now that I've downsized a bit (probably not enough) is precious. When I have room for new additions, I look for fish I REALLY want. Don't most people?