300 Dead Pygmy Corydoras in One of our Worst Nano Fish Orders
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- When high hopes turn into pure disappointment, it's never a good thing. We received a nano fish order that we have been preparing for it for over 6 months. Unfortunately, our high hopes were destroyed when we received this order. Luckily, the company has promised to work through this issue and we hope second chances prove to yield better results. Losing live animals is one of the hardest parts about running a fish store... it breaks our hearts every time things like this happen!
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Check out what happened with the company and how the fish are doing 2 weeks later: ruclips.net/video/l_CFCKmFoqI/видео.html
first reply! It was really sad to see all these corydoras dying :( hope that it does good in your next shipment!
Aww man, poor little fish. That’s so sad.
It’s been really cool the past few years watching you guys and seeing Flip Aquatics grow! All the best always!
Wow, this is super sad... You can literally see one of the fish die at 6:58
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Well if that was the case, wouldn’t all Cory dora orders be bad??
The fact that you care that much about fish most people wouldn’t bat an eye about, really shows how big of a heart you have. And it’s easy to see it has nothing to do with the monetary value. Don’t get me wrong, I love several fish RUclipsrs, but you are definitely my favorite! Amanda is a lucky woman for sure.
Sorry to hear, such a shame about all the dead fishes. I hope it was just a bad experience and not a bad supplier.
Thanks so much for checking out the video! Even though it's sad, I hope you enjoyed it. If you're looking to get some nano fish, consider us next time: flipaquatics.com/collections/all-nano-fish
hey Flip Aquatics you should get and sell okefenokee pygmy sunfish
" consider us next time: "
its Kinda hard when you are constantly sold out of Most of your Shrimp/fish . No offence but I don't really like the "Drop Culture" while it's clear you are popular, and I check your store Daily. I Cant ever Find your Shrimp in stock. (Seriously, look at your stock online, 90% of your listings are sold out) yet my Local petco has stock of Red Cherries, Pumpkins, and the occasional blue bolt ... so what gives?
@@Xyphren it's just lack of space. Since we do a 30 day quarantine, we run out. We are getting ready to add on an expansion to fix the issue. We will have shrimp in stock this weekend
At the beginning you said that this was a new supplier, would you order from them again? Also since it was only the corys that were bad, do you think that is evidence of cory cats do release some type of toxin or something?
BTW, the Boraras Merah, merah is actually red in Malay and Indonesian.
Nothing worse than recieving dead fish, especially that many.
That makes me so sad. It is obvious that they crammed way too many fish in each bag. I hope future orders go better for you.
People remember he’s doing this to get these fish and shrimp into the hobby for you, it’s what the non chain, mom and pop stores used to do I’m surprised the barbs are stunted and made it... thanks flip aquatics
That’s rough, I’m sorry! Hopefully all is well next time!
Change Vendor...terrible order...sad 😢
it happens .
bxkid7, well then you can support that retarded vendor
This can happen to any vendor. This is how all vendors send fish. If they send fewer fish per bag, the cost of the fish would double since the shipping cost is the biggest cost to the retailer.
Drats, I was waiting for you to get pygmies in stock. I'm glad you guys care about the fish and not looking 100% perfect. Dead fish will make me sad even when I expect some casualties. I HATE getting injured ones because no one likes putting them down.
Do you think it could be the Corydoras Toxin? I heard usually for big shipments you either loose a few, or almost all. You don't really get something like 70% survival.
I was thinking the same. That many frightened corys in one bag would be a major problem.
That's a whole bunch of dead fish :( And the odd body shapes of the barbs...time to find another supplier imo. Seems just like the experience you'd get with a backyard overbreeding all for profit dog breeding place but for fish. You'll figure it all out Rob. You always try to make things right for both the tiny living creatures and us humans. Trial and error!
That's rough man, so sorry you guys had such a terrible shipment with the corydoras. It's only up from here!
I am glad the seller did right by you, but the amount of dead fish was really sad. Thanks for keeping it real.
is sad but it does happens.
What a waste of some beautiful fish.... the fact that you care so much about the fish really shows through.... hope the next shipment is better....
Y see the ammonia burning on the corydoras's gills. It happens with sudden changes of environment, you should look more into this
This is not the case. While the bag is sealed co2 can not escape, and also the fish themselves produce co2.
CO2 forms carbonic acid in water which drives the pH down. With a pH substantially lower than that of normal, all the ammonia the fish produces during shipping ionizes, or turns into ammonium, which is substantially less toxic, at least during the short time during shipping. Once the bag is opened however, the ph will rise and ammonia will spike rapidly. This is why fish that have been shipped are not acclimatised and are dumped straight from bag as soon as opened into aquarium. These Corys literally poisoned themselves. All Corys have a defence mechanism when stressed where the fish releases toxins as a defence mechanism. This works great in nature but is lethal to the fish in a confined space where the group of stressed fish all release the poison. It is not uncommon for people to get home after buying Corys and find they are all dead in the bag and this is the reason.The Corys in video should of been far less per bag in large a quantity as possible of water to minimise this possibility. Read of the phenomena here in this very interesting article on Corys www.ratemyfishtank.com/blog/self-poisoning-a-damaging-defense-mechanism
ada205mi wow
Sorry about the loss. Surprised the Borneo suckers made it and cories didn’t. The other bags looked really good.
Bonsai!!! Glad I will be at Aquashella Fri.
So sorry for the bad experience.
That’s a hard one, at least they made it right. Thanks for showing us what actually goes on👍
It's really sad I've yet to find a really healthy supply of Pygmy Corys. They don't ship well.
I had pygmy cories breed in one of my tanks I was tearing down.
I split the group in into two tanks (moved the substrate and filters to one tank, other was established).
Long story short, all but 2 pygmy cories died in the second tank.
I bought 10 at my LFS and lost one a day till I only had two. I was so upset . But the two that lived had 3 more and one turned out to be another female. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Now you need to say "what's going on shrimp AND fish keepers" 😂 sad to see so much dead fish :(
That bonsai driftwood is so cool!
They are putting to many fish in each bag. Not enough oxygen for that many in one bag.
naa, the bags are additionally filled with pure Oxygen, usually enough for 2-3 days.
Cory's can produce a toxin. They probably killed themselves.
Plenty of oxygen if they used pure oxygen. Problem is ammonia and pH swings.
@@victorfox9623 Tbh.. could as well beeing an accient while transporting.. Fish can litterally drop dead when to stressed. Maybe the Bag got swung around or something like that.
I live in Brazil and have been in a store ( I dont know the name in english but it is the store who sells to the stores :p) with literally thouands of dwarf cory ( hastatus, not pygmaeus), unfortunatelly these corys are too fragile, the owner said to me that to be possible for him to sell 1 fish, 6 have died (just at his shop, not counting the ones that died between being captured and sold to him), they dont go well with long travels and tend to die very easy in the first days... so guys, try to not buy wild fish if possible, pigmy and dwarf corys are easely breed in aquarium.
you know imma grab me one of those bonsais to work with!
Aww. What fish farm did you order from?
Its weird to me how many fish I’ve been seeing in pet stores lately that look “underfed” or stunted.
Coreys just don’t ship well apparently they release a toxin into the water when stressed. So one fish in that bag could’ve taken out all of them. I know it’s a possible in these numbers but I always try to bag separately because of this very issue
Really sad. I love pgymy corydoras. I got 6 total. When i first introduced them in my tank, i havent seen half of it. Now i got 2 remaining. This hurts so much.
So excited to see you carrying nano fish. Now I can one stop shop when purchasing shrimp and fish.
Maaaaan.....that stinks big time. Super tough break.
Can't wait for the nano fish to be rocking and rolling full force!
Hey Rob, sorry to see that your nano fish order didn't go so well. Do the best you can with it and move on. If this fish supplier is selling fish to the public online, then you owe it us RUclipsrs to disclose their name so that we don't buy from them. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Lumpydog I agree!
I don't think they sell to the public. Most wholesalers will only sell to retailers.
it happens fish don't make it.
Wow. That many fish dead and that then died. Something is rotten at the supplier. Then the deformed fish issue. Time to switch to a reputable reliable supplier that isn't overcrowding and shipping sick fish. The big read notice on the boxes that Peces Vivos? is a member of the Ornamental Aquaculture Association of South Florida, is unusual.
5:10 FISH OUTTA WATER IN THE BAG WTF
pretty common for those types of loaches and many types of loaches do this
They can climb the sides if they want to. Perfectly normal for these types.
omigod 😂😂😂😂😂😂
got the heat pack... thats good---- every you tuber lmfao
Between the deaths, the malformed specimens, the rank water, the deflated bags - you need another supplier.
Poor fish 😥 and so sad for you... I hope your next unboxing is better!
they got really bad amonia burn on gill the cory, they also air breath but very fragile fish sadly
You need to tell people that in shipping there is a possibility of dead fish that is why you don't buy 1 fish you buy extra just in case.like you said they are working out something that is a good supplier.
Poor little cories. I thought those were hillstream loaches. Either way, very cool
Maybe time for a new supplier? Or am I just blowing smoke? really like those bonsai, awesome!
He said they were just testing the supplier out
So do you get your money back when that much died?
This would have been prevented if you didnt order so many at a time and made sure to split the group and group them in several separate bags.
My fish keep dying! A few are active and seemingly happy but then there a are a few that turn white, listless, then die! My water parameters are good and I feed them a variety of frozen brine shrimp, catfish pellets, and shrimp pellets. Anyone have any idea why they are dying?
I actually cried over the poor cories 😭😭😭
Some cool nano fish are Badis Badis (Chameleon fish) and its cousin Dario Dario (Red Chameleon fish)
Oh noo sorry for the loss hopefully next time the pgymy cories make it .love those bonsai driftwood very beautiful too.
I hope so too :) we have another order coming in Thursday so I hope they can fix the issue. Thanks for watching!
We have to get this guys out rigth away!! and then he keeps filming ...
poor little cories :(
Cory cats don't tend to ship well since they release toxins when stressed... Sucks a lot
I’m glad they made it right. It’s sad that a new vender would even think shipping that low of quality of fish to a new customer......I don’t get it. But glad they did the right thing.
Ah man it sucks so much getting in a big order full of DOA’s :( sorry to see it, I know how it feels
That really sucks :(
You can literally see them dying...
Oh that’s not good :(
so you use vinegar for nets cool info.
Sorry for all your losses. Hope to see you at aquashella!
Deformed fish are no better than dead fish.
Not always. I bought a peppered cory with no pectoral fins. It had been in a tank with aggressive fish. It's almost 2 now and that fish is active and healthy and swims as good as the rest of them. Update: She has a bunch of babies. They are healthy and happy.
@@amandawitherspoon3988 I think what OP meant is for a pet store. Deformed fish can't be bred most of the time because they can pass on deformities. I say that as someone who will happily take any runts with deformities, but I do understand where they're coming from.
That's sad hope the next order works out better
Sooooo sad to see expired fish...I have 6 Pygmy Corys.... ...that are so cute.
Wow, I can't believe you lost that many and had such issues with that company, so sad. As for your camera I think it was trying to focus on the water spots on the outside of the tanks.
Man that sucks. Pygmy are one of my favorites
Corys died from toxin see you tube shipping corys teds fishroom and O'Leary.
Why did you delete the follow up
The videos wasn't loading for people. I'm reuploading it and releasing it tonight.
My Pygmy Cory’s aren’t doing so hot. Started with 10 now I have 4.5. (One is probably dying today smh). All the other animals in my tank are doing good. (As can be seen on my channel) someone let me know if they notice something off. The water parameters and everything has tested out fine. Perplexed!?
why the fuck would anyone think to put 400 fish in a bag? even if they are small....
Rough... I really want some Cory’s and it sucks to see so many dead :(
It seems pygmy corys never ship well. My LFS has gotten similar large orders full of purely dead pygmys. Probably one of those fish that needs to be ordered in small quantities. Are they wild caught?
it’s really sad to see all the dead fish. and honestly giving a second order to this company would really not be smart. just my opinion!
Hey Rob I was just wondering what kind of Moss was in your 480 thanks in advance!
I give you a thumbs up at start of every video just cause you have helped me out a ton with my tank. Thanks Rob and team.
Where do you guys sell your fish? If not on your website?Love your channel!
Love your vids keep it up!
poor cherry barbs... would the deformed ones usually be culled? was this a case of a company trying to sell off every little pice to get max turnover and if they get caught then they know to not do it to you again? im glad they made it right to you but how many other customers that got deformed fish...
What variety of cryptocoryne are these?
they must have put already dead ones in the bag to get a shipment as bad as that
I take it that a floater is worse than a sinker?
when corys get stressed they release a toxin froma ouch in thier cheak only toxic to other corys
They can, but they rarely do. The bag being overstocked and ammonia poisoning was the problem here though. See some of the cories that died and ones struggling had red marks internally? Classic sign of ammonia poisoning. The water in the bag was yellow, you could see it. Ammonia built because the bag was overfilled, some fish died, produced more ammonia, and it snowballed.
Cory’s are my favourite breed! Man that makes me sad lol.
Sorry about your loss I to had ordered fish from a online store and it was just horrible i lost about150.00 now I'm really skeptical about ordering fish from online my local fish stores are pet smart and petco no goog mom and pop stores 😑hope that person re reimburse you for them as for me I just chalked it up as i woun do it again🤔
Nadja Graves agreed. I’ll take the 45 min/ hour drive than buy from box store, I’m about 75 % fail for mail order too. Only found one breeder I would reorder from.
So so happy...then sad
my 5 out of 6 albino cory just die by swim in a filter and stuck to dead last night.
Uhh nice, black neons 💚 always wanted some
Try a bag of 50 apple snails and 49 are dead. Bad enough to gag people miles away.
That really bites :( I hope you figured out the wood shipping costs, as I ordered a great wholesale price on Zoo-med wood, each "small" piece was over a pound, grrr. It would have cost me more to ship than what I would have charged, business lesson #120 learned!
Hi.Need your help. Can I keep tiger shrimps and cherry shrimps together?Will they interbreed?
No, they will not. Caridina and Neocaridina will not interbreed
Photo booths can be helpful. However, customized lighting for the product (using shadows), helps to define the shape and texture.
I absolutely LOVE my cory cats. I'd be super sad too! They are such an amazing little fish.
Shipping isnt legal in Switzerland.
Interesting. I'd like to here where everyone gets their fish :P Because shipping is in fact legal under particular circumstances. The importation / breeding of deformed fish (e.g., telescope eyed goldfish or deformed "bubble head" goldfish) is in fact not legal. Moreover, shrimp are not covered by these requirements in the EU. "2
In the case of farmed fish and ornamental fish, it shall be ensured that the gastrointestinal tract of the animals is as empty as possible before transport." (2011, Animal Welfare Ordinance)
@@LastRaven215 Yes i know what you mean. I have to explain better what I mean. The fishstore can import fish (not all) but its not legal to ship living animals privat. A local fishstore said to me if you coud buy fish online they woud not make enough money. What do you think...
@@menschenfischer Frankly, I think that they do not have a good product to sell.
In the US, shippers should be fasting their fish before sending them out to ensure that there are low amounts of waste in the bag. Most people are unaware of the issue and do not do this. Secondly, once educated many in fact do (see: Greg Sage from selectaquatics.com and his youtube videos or Dan from GetGills.com and his videos). Thirdly, most people in the US do overnight shipping or (if they are very close) priority shipping. Just like everything, there are people who do it wrong (see the video for improper shipping of Corydoras). The EU / Swiss import rules would NOT have done anything to save these fish. You need to ship Coreys in small groups due to their toxins.
I will say that this is only "profitable" for fish breeders and hobbyists. The margins are slim and with fish deaths and costs of raising / maintaining fish, the expenses can be high. Also, a loss of a shipment can be an issue.
However, I will say, if you are putting out a really great product, people will pay for it.
That literally stinks that all of those Corys died.
Maybe if you don't through the water out so quickly into the bucket ! It must be so stressful and alot of water pressure on their little bodies !
Nah the ammonia spikes really bad once you open the bags so you could do that but if they've been in there a while it can kill em
I'm in west palm beach FL trying to get to Dallas if Factor x Latino allows me -Lucy
Bummer about the shipment. But that’s the nature of this business
Infj you rock!
Wow thise drift wood look awesome & so many fishes I'm those shrimps 😍
Have you ever thought about breeding your own fishes.? This way you know what your getting.
My favorite shrimp fish, CHILI RASBORAS, first out of the bag! Excellent! Best fish in the world with shrimp. What a shame about the pygmy cories. I'm told they're a bit more delicate in shipping.
Their gills look red like ammonia burn
Fix the fish please