TeamFreddy
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I would NOT recommend Petco for fish purchases other than damsels and some inverts, but only if the inverts look/act healthy. Every Petco I've been in has really discusting looking sw tanks and the staff is not knowledgable about sw fish. As for supplies.... I just go to the lfs and Walmart for my filter cartidges......
For the most part I agree with you about Petco. The ones I have been to that have saltwater tanks Honestly look horrible. But the one down the road from my house is a little different the staff seems to be involved and know a thing or 2.
With that said I also think I finally found a very good fish store near work (about 45-1hour away from home). I did a Google search yesterday for LFS near me and found what I would say is the best store I have been in to date. Their store was so clean, livestock looked Great, staff was friendly, and the prices were not outrageous. I swung by to pick up some copper power for the tomato. I am pretty sure he came down with Ich. So at the moment he is in QT in a 10Gal tank. Hopefully he does OK. Either way I walked out of that store feeling like they did a great job earning a customer.
Another note.. the Brown\dark colored stuff I was worried about is more than likely some sort of algea my snails seem to finally be cleaning it off.