Fintique SW quality good or bad?

[corkyGramma]

I'm checking the general public oppinion to see if you all see a difference in quality of Fintique's livestock and that of other LFS (ex. AD, B&B or any chain co-petco), AND why there is a difference. I know the names of the discount wholesalers fintique goes through- I'm wondering how the shift in appearance occurs! I am not in any way putting down this LFS, I only want to learn the cause.

"You get what you pay for" is a common generality... I first noticed this with their freshwater fish. (FW) hobbists would boast about how cheap they would purchase 3 or more cichlids, and then want other petstores with better colored specimens to match Fintique's price.

Now, where my query is leading is this, are Fintique's SW low prices and quality (acceptable or not) due to the fact they are wild caught as opposed to captive breed? What accounts for the difference in quality (coloration/vitality)? It is my understanding that not all sw fish can be captive breed anyway. Or is it due to the conditions of the distributor's facility-perhaps the manner in which they where caught/handled from sea & then shipped?

Hope someone can come up with a better explaination.

[Gseclipse02]

some people hate Fintique with a passion but i and many others here love them. There is no other LFS that will touch there prices most are generally 25%+ more in cost.

with that being said i have never had an issue with there fish all have lived ( my powder blue and naso tang both caught ick but it was due to an anemone falling apart which resulted in death for them not a quality factor from there part)

i also do buy there fish on thursday mornings at 10 in the bags

[Gseclipse02]

another thing about there customer service.... i bought a powder blue and he was nipping at all my corals and clams i called them told them and they told me just to bring it back and they will swap it out

[corkyGramma]

some people hate Fintique with a passion but i and many others here love them. There is no other LFS that will touch there prices most are generally 25%+ more in cost.

with that being said i have never had an issue with there fish all have lived ( my powder blue and naso tang both caught ick but it was due to an anemone falling apart which resulted in death for them not a quality factor from there part)

i also do buy there fish on thursday mornings at 10 in the bags

Yeah I've probably seen you there lol!

[Gseclipse02]

Yeah I've probably seen you there lol!

by chance do you drive the jag ??

[moe]

I love fintique, sometimes I just go there to see what they have. All anemones that I got there, "seabe" are probably the best that I ever own, nevertheless they were still in the bag.

I think really it probably where they order plus there old system setup. It still stuck in the 80's.

However if a fish could survive there tank for more than 2 week then I know it could survive mine. (not that my is setup as there's lol)

[moe]

by chance do you drive the jag ??

you in a jag yeeeeeaaaaaaah right.

[Gseclipse02]

the people i usually see there at that time is Joe (joe31) Ruben (jrsatx) Andrew (sinner) and the jag lady

[Gseclipse02]

However if a fish could survive there tank for more than 2 week then I know it could survive mine. (not that my is setup as there's lol)

that's what i think at times also lol


if they have tangs/angels in there tanks its because they were stressed out when they got there (i personally wouldn't buy them)

[corkyGramma]

by chance do you drive the jag ??

Actually, I used to have a champagne one, but not recently.