not getting what you ordered

[Shazmo2013]

Hi folks. I have 2 female and 1 male cacatuoides. He's beautifully coloured but has a big wart on his caudal fin. Anyway, I notice a lot of posts across various fish keeping forums about folk getting a different variety than they ordered. I had this issue with some emperor tetras I purchased. One was a male nematobrycon palmeri and the other five were all inpaicthys kerri. There were marked differences i.e shape of caudal fin and a small adipose fin on the kerri which the palmeri doesn't have. The odd one was very aggressive so I took him back to the lfs where I got him and yes... they did swap him for the correct fish but when I told the owner about the differences and the mislabelled tank she argued with me that they were the same species. Shame she's so stubborn. The shop is great but makes you wonder about the people who own these places. My best purchases come from a site called tropco in the UK. I don't know if they ship to Europe but it's worth asking. Their stock is always healthy and they use a special delivery service for livestock. They even put bags with hot water and heat packs in. They have a good selection and their gallery shows a stunning warehouse with hundreds of spotless tanks. Amazing place and my go to for online livestock.

 

[anewbie]

Hi folks. I have 2 female and 1 male cacatuoides. He's beautifully coloured but has a big wart on his caudal fin. Anyway, I notice a lot of posts across various fish keeping forums about folk getting a different variety than they ordered. I had this issue with some emperor tetras I purchased. One was a male nematobrycon palmeri and the other five were all inpaicthys kerri. There were marked differences i.e shape of caudal fin and a small adipose fin on the kerri which the palmeri doesn't have. The odd one was very aggressive so I took him back to the lfs where I got him and yes... they did swap him for the correct fish but when I told the owner about the differences and the mislabelled tank she argued with me that they were the same species. Shame she's so stubborn. The shop is great but makes you wonder about the people who own these places. My best purchases come from a site called tropco in the UK. I don't know if they ship to Europe but it's worth asking. Their stock is always healthy and they use a special delivery service for livestock. They even put bags with hot water and heat packs in. They have a good selection and their gallery shows a stunning warehouse with hundreds of spotless tanks. Amazing place and my go to for online livestock.

sounds more like an ad for Tropco; but i will note on my first search they have several species mislabeled.
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Description for nijsseni

Ideal Number to Keep - It’s thus preferable to keep a group consisting of several males with up to three times as many females in a larger set-up.

Feeding - In the aquarium live and frozen foods such as Artemia, Daphnia, Moina and chironomid larvae (bloodworm) should be offered regularly although most species will also learn to accept dried alternatives with pelleted products generally preferred to flake.



Please note – Some images used are library photos and will show the colour potential at a fully mature size, as our fish are juvenilles they may vary.


We always aim to supply the fish as close to the purchase size as possible. However if this is not possible, we will always contact you to discuss.

The fish are selected at random however you are welcome to make a note on the order and the fish manager will do his best for you. This is dependent on current stock at the time of your order.
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They also note they are compatible with pleco and similar.

 

[MacZ]

sounds more like an ad for Tropco; but i will note on my first search they have several species mislabeled.

I agree and the post misses the topic of this thread. I've reported the post for evaluation and possibly movement to a deparate thread.