Dont Have A Cow Man

tellycoleman · 05-31-2007, 09:29 PM

OK I am dissapointed with my LFS.
they got a huge shipment of long horn cowfish in today.
and they were selling them to everybody telling them they wont hurt your reef. the are just bottom feeders. these wont grow more that 6 inches.

am i mistaken but arnt these things reef hazards. if they die or get harrassed wont they give off a toxin that will wipe you out?
and wont they eat your coral? dont they grow to like 12 inches.
wow bad business practice.
i think ima stick to online shopping

but they were unusual blue ones yellow ones spotted and stripped ones.

Doug1 · 05-31-2007, 09:39 PM

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/mari...rs/cowfish.php

thekid55 · 05-31-2007, 09:40 PM

yes, even thought they look great. cowfish may or may not eat coral its a hit or miss thing. An if a cowfish dies it does give off toxins that can kill everything in the tank.

thats not a good way to do business.

icebear · 05-31-2007, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tellycoleman

they were selling them to everybody telling them they wont hurt your reef.

was there a huge crowd lining up to buy them?