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Hoping to get some advice. I’m considering getting another fish for my 14gal tank (approx 50L), which is currently holding a pair of ocellaris clownfish and cleaner shrimp. Would a Royal gramma be suitable? I read that it may be a bit territorial but still considered reef-safe and compatible with clownfishes - as long as it is not housed with its own species. Also, does Royal grammas eat pellets?
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No issue. I'm housing 2 large angels and a basslet in a 100L. They are happily feeding as well. As for pallet feeding, yes they do feed on them.
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$700 premium
Iwarna do bring in such fishes at a way way lower cost.
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Yes u not wrong bukit timah sell 2500 they sell Achilles tang also 700dollar
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If not mistaken Interuptus $2500 also. Wonder if Anybody bought from them ??
maybe can give us some review if the fish is really healthy. For the fact There was a discussion someone bought an AT and died
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Last I heard from other hobbyist, Bukit Timah asking $2500
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That’s why it’s called personal experience hahaha. Never try, never know. Either you trust what others say completely or do it yourself heh 🤷🏻♂️
Unfortunately, before I didn't have the time and was naive to trust what the other party mentioned. There are more to this with their premium hardwares as well! Over promised and under delivered.
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Everyone will have fear in administering copper for the very first time. It is just very wise of seachem to aggressively market it as a safer compound. There are tons of articles whereby cupramine went wrong as wellPossibly. lol @ the jokes on premium LFS using cupramine hahahaha. And like you mentioned before, the main idea is to sell the fishes off as quickly as possible. It’s a fundamental business model for livestock like the fishes we get. That’s probably why they seem fine at first but who knows what they’ve been through in the process of getting to us. A few weeks down the line in another different environment and they might not look so good because of “unknown reasons”. This is why I believe in QT so much, at least you can observe them for an extended period instead of risking your entire DT Also IME I’ve treated fishes with copper with no issues. Fishes are more likely to die in QT due simply to stress, improper acclimation to copper-treated water or an uncycled QT that doesn’t receive water changes. The reason I mentioned cupramine is I know from personal experience that it does not kill the beneficial bacteria involved in cycling a tank. I haven’t tried too many brands of copper treatments but I know cupramine doesn’t destabilize my cycled QT so I continue to use it(and no I’m not a promoter of the brand just a humble consumer who has had success with the product lol)Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app
that particular "safe" statement caused consumer to use cupramine as their first choice. It worked for them and hence the continuation. One will never change their methodology if it all works well.. e.g if you started off with an unknown brand which comprise of copper , and if it works, you will stand by it! Hehehe maybe consumers should query if the premium LFS which carries cupramine uses it themselves. And perhaps they are using cupramine and hence the premium in prices Most will be very honest while I strongly believe a very small handful may not (eg just like how one recommended me more water changes to stabilise the situation ) On another note, theoretically if copper will destabilise bacterial growth, that being the case, good luck to those newly establish LFS as I will be very wary of them Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app
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By the way, I was once given a ridiculous advised. "More water chg to buy my safety". And "can't be liable for the fishes that they did not supply". Never once copper treatment was pushed forward to be introduced or even QT. After this incident, it was clear to me that in this manner, the only way to push their livestock was upon consumer expenses for livestock casualties. That's the marketing strategy of the company. They do carry cupramine, however my Guess was, it was never their intention to push the products as livestock will provide them with a greater margin. Please please chose your LFS very very wisely
be supportive to those who are genuinely to assist and earn a living and not reaping people who are new to this hobby. Pay a couple of visit to different LFS and ultimately, choose the LFS which you feel best to work with in the Long run. Hence to me, having paid premium prices don't justify the survivability of the livestock if we get such nonsensical responses and actions. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app
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Thankfully if you’ve read other forums and feedback on copper treatments, the market standard of cupramine is for now(and been for some time)less volatile than some of the older copper treatments that are more toxic to fish.
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Marketing gimmick! To me, Cupramine is just like any other copper treatment. Thks to their marketing dept, the brand is widely accepted
I really doubt any fish shop uses Cupramine in their system, even though they may be carrying seachem products can't Imagine LFS/farms spending countless amount of money just on Cupramine, while others will work as similar at a way much cheaper cost. Perhaps the more premium LFS uses cupramine hence livestock are more expensive. , that may be a possibility! If most LFS can keep their livestock alive by not using cupermine, why can't the consumer do likewise . After all, their priority is to keep the fish alive prior to sale.
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Thank you for enquires. Apologies for not able to reply to all. Fish was sold to the first enquirer.
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From my experience, not all fishes need to go through QT after buying from lfs. Big angel is a must....lol. Maybe u want to do good acclimatization. Whether u want to use copper, do read up more. For me, at times, the more you do, the faster the fish died on you... Not sure how many succeed in reviving a fish, all the medication etc are stress the fish further causing faster death. Learn how to buy stable fishes and increase chance of survival. Lastly, yr tank must be stable and season enough for fishes.
That's perhaps there's copper in the LFS, however there are risks involved when your luck runs out will you rather let your fish die of diseases or treat it periodically and Aim to stabilise your livestock after treatment.
I've known of a premium LFS which indicated to me before they've never practiced using copper. Sad to say, through observation, it's the opposite now. The reason why LFS will tend to sway away from recommending copper , sad but true to be said, consumer livestock survivability was never on their priority list. When you ask query them, there's a chance that some irresponsible LFS will just tell you not to add fishes for some time till it stabilised. With casualty, one can only refresh their livestock with them.
Given the multiple xchg of livestock before it reaches end users, there are bound to be copper at one stage!
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I actually gotten the quote from them to setup a complete 5x2x2 tank which is 9 to 12k....
really too premium for me... haha...
but they do provide good pre-sales services...
Wow! That's indeed extremely very dirt cheap!!!! Having said that, its the after sales services which you should be considering and not the pre sales
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Scientific Name : Zebrasoma gemmatum
Common Name : Gem Tang
An opportunity to own a rare Gem Tang which is rarely see in trade.
3 cm and feeding very well on seaweed and pallets.
Able to provide actual video upon request. Self Collection Only.
Reason for sale: Due to its small size, unfortunately she is incompatible with my other tangs.
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Thx for the advice given bros...
Will go to Iwarna and fish channel to take a look...
Do understand that as reefer I need to do my due diligent to QT the fish but i just afraid that due QT i will kill the fishes because of my inexperience. Hence, wanted to look for a stable LFS...
Seem like SAS is quite a hot topic among reefer... haha...
If the fish is not going to survive QT, chances that it will not survive in DT. Personally, I rather it not making it in QT rather than DT. Yes previously, there was a discussion about their livestock.
They do also carry premium hardwares, however, no one yet to chime in. Still waiting for services for hardware Feedback
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I went to a few of the LFS to check out the fishes and so far I feel that SAS and Sea life aquarium their fish look quite healthy and "promising"
Once my cycle is done I going to kick start the tank with 3 to 5 fishes so will like to know is there any decent LFS I can get my fishes?
I'm a newbies so wanted to find a more stable LFS to start with else I scare my mortality rate will be super high...
My experiences, Try Iwarna/the fish channel for more premium fishes. They may be more straight forward in prices and may assist if questions are promoted to them. As for SAS, shall not comment much myself. It's for one to judge. There's enough discussion on their premium livestock by couple of members.
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Depends on the type of fishes you're chasing. From my observation, there are only 2 LFS which cater to the premium market and, they are Iwarna and SAS. Having said that, it's your duty to observe the fishes and most importantly go QT them yourself be it cheap or expensive. If you look back, There's was a brief discussion by members on last week on premium LFS livestocks.
My thoughts, Please don't rely on LFS to QT the fishes! Also let us be realistic, no matter which premium LFS you patronise, they will not provide a quarantine period for any livestocks, not at least if they've collected adv payments from the customer, correct me if I'm wrong. Quarantine process takes a Long time and there are risks involved. Livestock being perishable, any LFS main priority is to make the sale as quickly as possible. Just a simple thought, if LFS do practice Quarantine processes, does that suggest that the livestock will be cheaper on the day of arrival, and can only increase in prices after the quarantine periods are over? Put it bluntly, the so- called quarantine fishes are livestock that they are unable to sell fast enough. So hence, to sound attractive, they will just indicate to you the livestock are being quarantined. During this period where the livestock are waiting to be sold off, they are fed and monitored healthy, hence the so-called quarantine process. To me this is just a gimmick!!! Anyone can let us know, which LFS can provide Quarantine without payment in adv, and I Guess members will gladly patronise the shop paying a premium. Ultimately it's the buyer due diligence to quarantine the livestock.
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The lfs has to justify their strategy. Still remember there was a lfs selling good stuff and premium price. When ppl feedback, they will reply can export. A mistake will just make the shop history. Anyway, willing buyer and seller.
I Guess other genuine LFS will be laughing their hearts out !! For the benefit of the community, Glad to hear that was history.
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The lfs has to justify their strategy. Still remember there was a lfs selling good stuff and premium price. When ppl feedback, they will reply can export. A mistake will just make the shop history. Anyway, willing buyer and seller.
Indeed willingly seller and buyer. However, Will be interesting to hear fellow members with Positive feedbacks , if any, with Specialised Aquatic Solution other then livestocks as they do carry a wide range of products as well.
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They wanted to sell me 600 too ex for me i can get for 400 but if u like the service they give then u can buy from them if the fish they sell is with them more then a month then u pay for 20-30% is fine but if u pay 20-30% more anf the fish is only at their for 1-2days then i dont think is rrally usefull pay what u think u are ok with
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Wow! Where else is selling it at 400? That's if you're kind enough to share If you're willingly to spend on livestocks, any LFS will give you their upmost best CS , especially when one is paying a premium. just choose them wisely and buy what's you're comfortable with.
Wonder how about after sales for equipments?
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My flame hawk is from them.. And its very fat and healthy .. Had the lil guy for a few months alrdy. Happiest purchase ever.. And staff are very friendly.
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No doubt, it was because it's a flame hawk
they are generally hardy. I'm sure any LFS will provide their upmost presentable best CS prior to purchase. But the question is will any premium justify to these? I've purchased a couple of livestocks from Specialised Aquatic Solutions in different times. The second purchase, being the similar fish and size with the first purchased, I was quoted a hefty 25% increase in fish. I wonder why? Perhaps a spur of moment where I wanted the fish . Bearing in mind they are in excess of the hundreds for the particular fish. Ultimately it's my choice though clearly their business model that fishes prices ain't as fixed as it seems to be. (May even be the case for blue tangs) These are just my experiences and choice. As for equipments and after sales, I'll wait for others to chime in, if any Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app
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The AT i bought from them at $494 died and they gave me a $100 discount tho i rejected as it is still too expensive
Will that be $100 discount for the next purchase? At the very least you did have some sort of compensation
by the way, any reason why your AT did not survive?
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Red Sea (Xanthosis Angel) Special Price
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$498. Super special price due to shifting house and freeing QT. ich free fluke free. Always hungry for pallets. Your opportunity to own a xanthosis angel. Not the normal indian cream angel.
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