Thought I would do two things here. Introduce myself first of all and then show you all my most recent tank build.
I'm not from the Manhattan Area. I am from Portland Oregon. I run a company out here on the west coast doing tank maintenance and running a retail saltwater shop...Aquarian...
Another factor in the death of your fish may have been the capture of the fish. If Cyanide was used the fish can be swimming along just find and suddenly keel over dead. It's something to watch with fish you buy. I've seen a lot of the fish from the Phillipines have this issue.
Although in...