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Posted: February 27 2017 at 3:12am |
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So my Dad (a serious newbie) went to a store (I wont name which right now) and while there, found some cool "zoa like corals" that they had in a tank. Wellll without knowing, while looking for a new anemone for his tank, he bought a rock covered in majano anemones... or rather, he was sold a rock covered with majano anemones. Apparently the person at the store didn't know what they were and called the owner who DID know what they were and still sold them. Needless to say, he won't buy from that store again. Not cool, you don't knowingly sell someone aquarium pests unless you're as much a newbie as the person shopping... and in that case, maybe you should know more about what you're selling before opening a business.
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Posted: February 27 2017 at 6:48am |
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That's not a positive experience to build your business on. I hope that few dollars was worth what they lost by you and your dad not shopping there again. Seams like a very small short sighted gain if your ask me.
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Posted: February 27 2017 at 5:35pm |
Ya, that stinks! Truth be told, about 13 years ago give or take a year, some stores were selling majano anemones! I can't remember what they called them; the older folks in the club can help me here. It didn't take long before people started crying foul. I had one or two back then from some live rock I was given and thought it was kinda cool until I found out what it was. 
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Posted: February 27 2017 at 6:39pm |
 Buyer beware.
I walked into a LFS as a newbie and saw a golfball sized LR with eyes peering out of it. They said they would sell it to me for a buck. I was happy. A new animal for my tank for a buck. Some time later I found out that I had bought a green Mantis Shrimp. It lived in the tank for over a year. As is usual for Mantis Shrimp it clicked often and loud, just after lights out. Our LFS here in Utah are very decent. They will probably take back the LR towards credit on something else.
We called them Tulip Anemones. The ones we started seeing were as beautiful as the pic above. Dion Richins will never let me forget about 15 years ago I sold him this nice piece of LR with 10 or so Tulip Anemones. Later we found out how much trouble they are.
Scientifically I believe they are classified as colonial anemones, because of how they clone themselves and may eventually cover a rock. Fortunately, they don't always clone real fast and can be dug out or chipped off of any LR that we would rather keep.
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Posted: February 28 2017 at 2:55am |
Yea, not sure their thought process on it. Rock is in the garbage. I'm glad he text me about it before they had a chance to spread around. I just barely got rid of them in my tank after they hitch hiked on. Such a menace!
Thanks for posting the pic Mark, should help out anyone else that wasn't familiar. The often look like that but can be darker and also fluoresce in the blue like a zoa. If they weren't so ugly and popped up everywhere killing other corals, they probably wouldn't be too bad of an addition.
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Posted: March 02 2017 at 7:37pm |
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IMO, you should name the store after they have a chance to fix the issue. If they fix it, it shows good customer service. If they don't, we know to avoid.
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Posted: March 03 2017 at 8:36am |
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WOW that is just horrible! lol i would be so incredibly embarrassed as a store owner if i had manjano in my tanks. I mean i know stuff happens and 1 or 2 may sneak by the eye when dealing with live rock but to get sold a rock covered in them in plain site to the eye? not acceptable. Sorry your dad had that experience at whatever store it was at. He should really call that store and see if the owner will credit him back. Your dads new and new hobbyists need to be protected and not taken advantage of just for a few bucks.
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Posted: March 15 2017 at 8:31pm |
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Yes mark. 15 years or so later Im still fighting with the little buggers ;)
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Posted: March 19 2017 at 3:45pm |
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I was able to get rid of them using a filefish! It also has eaten more zoos than my rabbitfish did. But zoos are easy to replace.
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