"... so I took it back to my LFS"

I don't keep saltwater fish but I have seen people bring back saltwater fish to the LFS I shop at all the time. They do not get any money, instead they are donations. However, the owners do not forget the donation and often give the person discounts on certain products and sometimes they will throw in extra stuff, like food, the next time you come in.

I have returned many SW fish in the past. and my LFS always takes them back. They Give you credit on the value of the fish to buy anything in the store with. If you bought any fish that were small and cost something like $28.00 and return that same fish months or years later as a large adult it is worth more Depending on the fish i have seen some go for $128.00.

I would just make sure and ask your LFS and others in your area what their policy is before buying your fish. Some require that you call ahead so they can make sure the have room for it while others may only take fish on certian days of the week.

Yep- my LFS takes back fish too (fresh and saltwater). The adults are worth more too.

well think about it, all of the websites that sell fish, you usually have 3 sizes, small medium, large.. each one costing more than the other.. so their age may not necessarily have anything to do with it, just the size.. on a side note, i realized that there's really not much difference in price when buying online compared to the LFS.. i saw a maxijet 900 for almost 40 bucks, where as i spent 60 and some odd change for TWO maxijet 1200's PLUS next day shipping... the base price for the 1200's was 18 a piece, from marinedepot...