I once visited petco and some of them were covered in ick, brokenalla, and urmena. They told me a sixline wrasse would be a good first fish.
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Honestly petco has upped their game and has been pretty solid for me. I have 3 specialty stores within 90 min but I still check them out, especially bc they have crazy good deals occasionally. Also: they will price match if you ask. I recently got some nano stream pumps for $15 there and have a few fish I've picked up as well.And just for clarity, I am lucky to have 5+ good saltwater reef specialty stores nearby too.
But petco (at least here) has had some good things. Not always super economical but when there is a sale, it is.
Purple fire fish. Long nose hawkish, triggers. Even maxima clams. All depends on the local steward of the fish program. They will even order things for you if they can.
Just my experience.
No I wouldn’t buy from petco. The standard of care is too low.Hi guys! I have been interested in a Yasha Goby, and noticed that Petco.com has one at a decent price. I'm not real impressed with the fish from my local Petco stores, and probably wouldn't buy anything expensive or saltwater from them, but I'm wondering how Petco.com might be. Has anyone ordered fish through Petco.com? Do you think they might be a little higher quality than the local stores?
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/yasha-goby
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your reply! I did end up getting the fish I needed from a local store, but I guess I didn't realize that Petco.com does a 50% off sale. I'll have to watch that for future purchases.Hey,
Yes, I took my “chance” and placed an order from petco.com when they had a 50% off sale. I purchased a clown goby, Midas, royal gramma, half-black tang, and the biggest gamble: a naso tang. They came in a Quality Marine box to my door, next day air, free shipping and no box charge. The bags were triple bagged, full of air, but none had that black covering which LiveAquaria uses. Everything else was typical: packing peanuts and Korean newspapers. All had labels with the name of the fish inside on the bags.
Since I QT everything, I was not concerned with diseases. I dropped all the fish into 2.0 copper and they all ate right away. They all looked healthy and similar to what I see from reef beauties or LiveAquaria. I mostly buy online, easier to find the selection I want and price. 5 months later, all the fish are doing great, and in my DT. Getting a naso tang for 35 bucks, he was about 4 inches, was a great deal. I actually regret not getting a purple tang and more fish on that order. Been waiting for that deal again.
I do plan on ordering again from them. I was actually trying to figure out who supplies the clams for them when I saw your post.