DOA means “dead on arrival”. They are being shipped across the country in not so good weather, although they do use the heat pacs.
Getting one DOA is enough to put a bit of fear in me. I will wait til tomorrow to try to get a good count of survivors, usually I have gotten very healthy fish, so this is an alert!
The males are indeed beautiful even now, can’t wait til they get comfortable
So far they do fit the Opallios description very well, and more color than the pics, so I will try my best to get some photos for you all in a few days.