New Fish Shop Scotland

DIVEPHOTO

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Hi Guys .. just back from Dobies new shop in Livingston.. Apart from the parking being a nightmare .I was impressed with the variety of marine fish. Not a lot of stock but i did manage to buy a powder blue tang £27.99 a royal blue tang £22.99 and a cleaner shrimp £17.99 . Prices are comparable with the other shops but as its less that 2 miles from my house .. quids in for travel and time ..
They didn't have a lot of polys and that but as it was only there second day open and absolutly manic and thier stock was dwindling .. it will settle down in the coming weeks .. the young staff are a bit in-experieced but they make up with this by being eager and very enthusiastic .. (that in itself a bit of a novelty).
I did have a quick look at the tropical .. nothing jumped out .. mostly your neon , platys sword etc..

overall i was very happy and nominate this as my LFS
 
Sounds good!......shame I'm in brum!

Don't fancy a 200 mile 6hr drive! Lol!
 
Sounds good!......shame I'm in brum!

Don't fancy a 200 mile 6hr drive! Lol!


yeh it is a bit far .. I'm just so happy it's only 2 mile for me .. can go before backshifts .. SUPERB

My lfs is around 10 mile away but it only takes about 10 min to get there as were both 2 min away from the M6 junctions.

By the time i get on the motorway, its time to come off again! lol!

I actually have 4 lfs within 2 mile of me but they only do tropical and coldwater fish.

They don't know what they're missing! :lol: :lol: :lol:
.............FOOLS! [followed by evil laugh!]
 
Sounds good!......shame I'm in brum!

Don't fancy a 200 mile 6hr drive! Lol!


yeh it is a bit far .. I'm just so happy it's only 2 mile for me .. can go before backshifts .. SUPERB

My lfs is around 10 mile away but it only takes about 10 min to get there as were both 2 min away from the M6 junctions.

By the time i get on the motorway, its time to come off again! lol!

I actually have 4 lfs within 2 mile of me but they only do tropical and coldwater fish.

They don't know what they're missing! :lol: :lol: :lol:
.............FOOLS! [followed by evil laugh!]


for some reason marine shops a hard to come by in Scotland ... Maybe they think that the cold wet rian will affect them .. my nearest was a half hour drive down the motorway So dobbies is brill.. Had my cleaner shrimp die a couple of hour ago .. but they give a replacement guarantee ... so a short stroll to the shop tomorrow for a replacement .. sweet..

i did like the evil laugh
 
Sounds good!......shame I'm in brum!

Don't fancy a 200 mile 6hr drive! Lol!


yeh it is a bit far .. I'm just so happy it's only 2 mile for me .. can go before backshifts .. SUPERB

My lfs is around 10 mile away but it only takes about 10 min to get there as were both 2 min away from the M6 junctions.

By the time i get on the motorway, its time to come off again! lol!

I actually have 4 lfs within 2 mile of me but they only do tropical and coldwater fish.

They don't know what they're missing! :lol: :lol: :lol:
.............FOOLS! [followed by evil laugh!]


for some reason marine shops a hard to come by in Scotland ... Maybe they think that the cold wet rian will affect them .. my nearest was a half hour drive down the motorway So dobbies is brill.. Had my cleaner shrimp die a couple of hour ago .. but they give a replacement guarantee ... so a short stroll to the shop tomorrow for a replacement .. sweet..

i did like the evil laugh


I even put my little finger in the corner of my mouth when I laughed. Doctor evil style! :lol:
 
2 week after gettin my fish ALL MY NEW FISH ARE DEAD now started on killing off my original stock so far yelowtaied blue damsel and my smallest clown .. gutted.. all my water tests were and are fine .. I have sent a nasty to the Manager .. so now got a meeting to see what he has to say .. and he wants a water sample .. this works both ways and i will test his ..
so far death toll stands at

copperband butterfly fish
powderblue tang
royal tang
cleaner shrimp 2off

yelloetailed blue damsel
and my pride and joy my small clown (and yes i did shed a tear)

i don't usually lose any fish .. the odd one here and there , but this is un-real
 
Sounds like the new shop either dont look after their fish i.e poor maintenance on their tanks or they have a dodgy supplier.

Let us know what the manager says wont you.

If your stats are fine and he confirms that then stand your ground and tell him you want #105### loads in compensation [fish, coral etc] and YOU pick the supplier, he just foots the bill.

If their a new shop then trust me they don't want any bad publicity at this stage as it will seriously #70### them over if you go public [make sure you tell him that if he tries to put the blame on you]

If your stats are good then you've got him by the short and hairy's!....
 
Sounds like the new shop either dont look after their fish i.e poor maintenance on their tanks or they have a dodgy supplier.

Let us know what the manager says wont you.

If your stats are fine and he confirms that then stand your ground and tell him you want #105### loads in compensation [fish, coral etc] and YOU pick the supplier, he just foots the bill.

If their a new shop then trust me they don't want any bad publicity at this stage as it will seriously #70### them over if you go public [make sure you tell him that if he tries to put the blame on you]

If your stats are good then you've got him by the short and hairy's!....
Hi Woody .. i will post everything that happens .. Really P*sed off my 2 clowns were hosting with my bubbletip now i have one swimming around looking lost .. My tank looks sad.. and its all thier fault
 
Sounds like the new shop either dont look after their fish i.e poor maintenance on their tanks or they have a dodgy supplier.

Let us know what the manager says wont you.

If your stats are fine and he confirms that then stand your ground and tell him you want #105### loads in compensation [fish, coral etc] and YOU pick the supplier, he just foots the bill.

If their a new shop then trust me they don't want any bad publicity at this stage as it will seriously #70### them over if you go public [make sure you tell him that if he tries to put the blame on you]

If your stats are good then you've got him by the short and hairy's!....
Hi Woody .. i will post everything that happens .. Really P*sed off my 2 clowns were hosting with my bubbletip now i have one swimming around looking lost .. My tank looks sad.. and its all thier fault

I'm gutted for ya mate really I am! Keep us posted won't ya!

Tell them your a member of a fish forum and you will be passing on any info to the rest of us!
 
HI WOODY..
Have been down to Dobbies and they tested my water .. all ok except my PH was at 8.0 my API test reads 8.3 so i'm happy .. The manager who was giving his decisions by telephone to his staff has kindly offered £50 restock option .. Not bad for over £100 worth of fish ..????
i have sent him a reply by email with my options either a total replace.. or as i do not have faith in his fish a £100 worth of corals .. now we wait and see .. but i will keep you posted .. cheers stevie
Oh and i have also lost another clown and an algea blennie .. down to 3 fish
 
HI WOODY..
Have been down to Dobbies and they tested my water .. all ok except my PH was at 8.0 my API test reads 8.3 so i'm happy .. The manager who was giving his decisions by telephone to his staff has kindly offered £50 restock option .. Not bad for over £100 worth of fish ..????
i have sent him a reply by email with my options either a total replace.. or as i do not have faith in his fish a £100 worth of corals .. now we wait and see .. but i will keep you posted .. cheers stevie
Oh and i have also lost another clown and an algea blennie .. down to 3 fish

Hi mate! £50 is a bloody insult! Thanks to them not only have they wasted your money but they've basically decimated your tank. Stand your ground mate. DEMAND they give you the value of ALL the fish you lost and make sure it's cash and not live stock as their fish obviously ain't very healthy.

I was gutted for ya but now Im bloody livid for ya! Wish I was closer as I would go with ya to see them and tell them what a pile of #105### their business is.
Keep us informed mate!
 
Mate, I was reading this and happy for you, Then carried on reading.

This is shocking, 50 quid is a p*** take mate, He's just trying to fob you off and get rid of you, If i were him id make it hell for him at the moment until he compensates PROPERLY and that is not possible as fish arent just ornaments they are companions in a way, and it is THERE fault that your tank has been ruined, and is now facing all sorts of issues and fatalities.

Keep your ground mate. Dont back down, do not give in.

Keep us posted.
 
Your gettin a small army now of pissed off reefers!

A few more please and then we'll all head up there and trash the guys shop! :good:
 
hahahaha :good: Good thinking :) In fairness though, I doubt that he did this on purpose he wants his business to thrive, and im sure it still can, but he needs to keep his customers happy, and if for example its a bad batch "He" has recieved. then he needs to sort this NOW and compensate properly.

But no LFS can expect to sell a load of dodgy crap and then when it kills peoples life hobbies expect them not to come back.

He needs to have a think about how he operates and where he gets his stock before he thinks about opening another shop :) i feel sorry for the DivePhoto he was so happy about this LFS and would have been a regular customer,

but instead this guy has played his cards terribly and drove him away.
 

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