PLP, I'm fairly certain that the fish-acclimation process that the supplier did was against conventional and widely accepted practice.

I would call the supplier and let them know what happened at delivery time. I would do this at least to let them know as they may have no idea what the truck driver/delivery guy did.

In my experience with YP, I've known them to float when dead or distressed. I'm not saying that is a rule of thumb.

Another comment is that I had my pond for about 3-4 years, with heavy fishing, before I even knew I had YP.

You might be OK.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."