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greenmonkey51
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I have 2 BN plecs on hold that got in today at my lfs. They are holding them till saturday, but could I get them on friday. I dont normally buy fish that are just in but I want to get them out of the lfs tank before they start to beat each other.
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jasonpisani
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Do you have somewhere where to put them?. Maybe a small tank, so you can buy them immediatly & not wait till they start fighting. If you are confident of you LFS & they have good healthy fish, i would put them straight in the tank.



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Angelman
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Risky to introduce without QT but i would go for it.....if there's no alternative
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if the fish seem healthy then you should be ok. but just beware that they may have something riding along that you don't want to introduce to your tank. a 5g setup is not that expensive if you want to get a little tank to qt the new fish. you can even fill it with established tank water so you don't have to worry about cycling it as a qt tank.


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tankie
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i dont have a qt either...i just make sure the fish is healthy and been in the lfs for some time b4 buying it.
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