Petsmart Tropheus

[moganman]

They are so stupid. Went there to get some prime and they have troph fry marked as afra cichlids and what looked to be a flavus marked as yellow banded cichlid. Whoever is supplying them isn't a reliable source to not tell them the correct names of these fish. They had the "afra cichlids" marked at $6.99 and had the "banded cichlid" marked at $11.99. I wanted to get the Flavus but not at that price and I almost bought all of the poor trophs because I felt bad for them. They need some serious help in there

[eklikewhoa]

It's the norm coming from the farms.

Other LFS are offered "Grab bag" of tropheus mix which is worse from one farm.
Segrest is who supplies petsmart I believe and they use common names, getting some mixed in or having a label moved around happens. You should buy them all.

[moganman]

I was going to but then I saw the guy move the substrate and it looked like a bunch of dead fish carcasses started floating around. They probably carry so many diseases and they looked muddy. There was one nice one out of ten that looked easily distinguishable, but the rest were muddy colored. Pathetic

[sunkenmetal]

aren't trophs a type of African cichlids?

[sunkenmetal]

Oh wait afra not african I can't read today

[eklikewhoa]

I was going to but then I saw the guy move the substrate and it looked like a bunch of dead fish carcasses started floating around. They probably carry so many diseases and they looked muddy. There was one nice one out of ten that looked easily distinguishable, but the rest were muddy colored. Pathetic

Petsmart gets fry from the same people most get tropheus from in the states...

[moganman]

Why are the suppliers telling them to label as afra cichlid?

[eklikewhoa]

I doubt thats what the were told to do but possibly a mislabel done by the workers, how do you know the supplier specifically instructed them to label as so?

All the ones I have seen have been labeled correctly and have even heard some workers inform customers appropriately as well.

Mislabels happen all the time. Some people see it as a "win" cause you get what you want for cheaper.

[sunkenmetal]

I call it a win...

If the fish die right away take them back and get your money back...

[moganman]

Because I told the guy that those are tropheus and he said no they aren't they are afra cichlids. He also said he receives the shipments and that the way they are labeled is what they came in labeled as.

[eklikewhoa]

Because I told the guy that those are tropheus and he said no they aren't they are afra cichlids. He also said he receives the shipments and that the way they are labeled is what they came in labeled as.

Is it not obvious the guy doesn't know what he's talking about?

[aggrocichlidfan]

I work there...we have to sell them as what we get..I bought one of the yellow banded just to do it..he's grown abt 3" since...he's not bad either

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[mnemenoi]

I've known some very knowledgable folk who work/worked at Petsmart/Petco and some who knew very little. It just depends on the employee and your assessment of their advice and information. The same can truly be said about nearly any fish store, it is up to you the customer to take their advice or to ignore it. Many have strong suits, just like everyone here. If you ask me about saltwater tanks and mechanics I know enough to say it is my weak area and will freely admit it.