shaywood Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Tualatin Petco has had this blue tang for a while. Now 50% off at $65. Not bad for this size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 If you have the quarantine tank setup to fully medicate this fish and sanitize it, then go for it I guess, but.... If you don't, let it die. They'll just get another one to kill if you buy it. The longer it "lives" in their tanks, the longer it takes untill they order a new dead-fish-swimming. Petco is absolutely gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 I've heard others say the same, but some of the best - longest living fish I've had came from Petco in Tualatin! If I were to really look, I'd say as many from Petco have survived as from LFS's. Just my 2 cents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce00 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I’ve had good luck at petco. It all depends on what store and who takes care of the pets there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parzifal Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 While in school I became the aquatics manager at the petco in Davis California (at the time called aquatics specialist). I will second Micah’s opinion on the average petco. Unless you have someone who is highly invested in learning the complexities and requirements of each species, those fish die quickly. If your local petco has a good lead…they can be a great resource with excellent fish. Like everything around us…it depends on who you have working for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarger16 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 My local petco is remodeling their entire aquatics section. I got my clowns and firefish from them. Plus a really nice zoa colony fwiw the aquatics person there seems to actually care and asks good questions when inquiring about fish such as tank length whats your current salinity age of tank etc etc. They werent going to even let me buy a featherduster unless I could feed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I picked up a sailfin from my local petco years ago........... it was the size of a quarter and went from a 20 gallon to a 40 gallon then a 100 gallon before I sold it to a memeber on the forum........... the fish was probably 4" when I sold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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