found new lfs first time purchase and i got screwed!!!!!!!!

i found a lfs about 45 min from my house. they have a nice set up very big and clean. so i was talkn to the guy and he seemed to know his stuff i talked to him about cepholopods stomatopods and they had a nautalus (sp) there he said for ever. they had a coris wrasse and a pearlscale butterfly there and he gave me the 2 of them for cheap $25 for the 2.... we went over my entire set up with him its a reef tank including a ornamental shrimps and a clam. what do i do. i called him and he says hes sorry but he cannot accept returns.

 

Wow! What a class act he sounds like. Stand outside with a sign that says: WILL DESTROY YOUR TANK AND TAKE YOUR MONEY FOR DOING IT, until he takes them back. Then stand out there with your sign anyway.

Just to be sure I have this strait though, he knew you had a reef and sold you them anyway?

 

im pretty sure the pearlscale is definitely not reef safe. they have them at my lfs , and was told they wouldnt do good in my tank. i might be wrong . and it would be the last time i went to that lfs if they dont have good knowledge or wont accept bad purchases . even for store credit.

 

yup we went over my entire stock list including all my corals my clam even types of crabs nd snails nd shrimps.... i always ask if the fish is reef safe nd he looked me in the eye and said with out a doubt.im really peeved ....the fish are in my tank till atleast midnight bc im at work till then the lights are off wich im hoping will save the shrimp and clam wich are my biggest worrys

 

he also sold me a purple anemone and he said it was a caribian saddle back nem. i took his word for that too luckaly thats still in a container bc my friend may be taking that ill take pics of it wen i can to show you guys

 

is the owners name richard cranium? it should be for that stunt.

 

Do you have a sump you can put them in? Even if it's cramped until you can find something better, It's better than loosing coral and clams.

Personally if it were me I would flush them if I had to, so don't feel to bad if it comes to that.

 

his fish all looked healthy so i took his word and keeping a nautilus is pretty tough in my book so i figured he knew what he was doing... the bfly i think will leave the corals alone but the clams another story

 

I don't want to involve the forum in this, but what happens to be the name of this store?

Send it to my email: mike.tusa@gmail.com

I think it's time this stuff stops going un-noticed.

 

i have a 10 gal fuge with baffles in it the clam im gonna move to the sump for the night to keep it safe assuming it makes it the 7 hrs im away at work :/..... same goes for the shrimp if i can catch it....

does anyone know if either one of these guys can be ok with agressiver damsles? my friend said she would take them if they will be ok in her tank