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July 29th, 2008
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| Proud Mom
New filter: $29.35
Hornwort x 2: $7.50
Background x 3ft: $7.00
Cherry Barbs x 3: $7.50
Having your 11 yr old explain the nitrogen cycle and humane fish keeping to a PetSmart employee.... priceless  | 
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July 29th, 2008
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|  ah ha! Way to go, don't you love it?
I swear, this next generation of fish keepers is going to be awesome. | 
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| That is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You just have to love seeing an 11 year old with such knowledge.....Good job Mom! | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Don't you wish that you have taped that? I would have loved to see the employees face. | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| hee hee | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| I take no credit for this one at all, other than telling him he's more than welcome to have a tank of his own...but he needs to learn to take care of it. He studied, he sat in front of this machine and took notes on paper. He made graphs so he could understand the nitrogen cycle better (I'm ashamed to say how many times I read the information and still didn't understand it 'til it finally clicked). Watching him explain everything to this employee was such a joyous moment I could almost forget how amusing it was to see this womans face as she was blinking her eyes with her mouth open wide as if she were suprised...but it was still pretty funny. My only regret is I could not talk him into buying his fish elsewhere. He said, "Momma, if I don't get them here, they're gonna die." Well, I couldn't very well argue with that logic...and at least they have a 14 day guarantee (with good reason). | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by MrsM3197  New filter: $29.35
Hornwort x 2: $7.50
Background x 3ft: $7.00
Cherry Barbs x 3: $7.50
Having your 11 yr old explain the nitrogen cycle and humane fish keeping to a PetSmart employee.... priceless | Haha awesome. Its good to see the interest in the hobby still alive with young people. | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
|  That is hilarious! I would have loved to see that... | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Lucy ah ha! Way to go, don't you love it?
I swear, this next generation of fish keepers is going to be awesome. | Lol, if you said anything else I would take it as a personal offense! (I'm only 12) I was acctualy explaining water changes to a fish store employee a few months ago... | |
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July 29th, 2008
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Originally Posted by HatchetHaven Lol, if you said anything else I would take it as a personal offense! (I'm only 12) I was acctualy explaining water changes to a fish store employee a few months ago... | Wow, I thought you were older than that...I knew from some posts that you were younger, still in school and living with your parents, but I thought you were high school age for some reason. You come across a lot older to me I guess, very mature for your age. Congratulations on being such a responsible person.  | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by MrsM3197 New filter: $29.35
Hornwort x 2: $7.50
Background x 3ft: $7.00
Cherry Barbs x 3: $7.50
Having your 11 yr old explain the nitrogen cycle and humane fish keeping to a PetSmart employee.... priceless | That should be the next commercial!!
Kudos to you for helping him learn all of that most important information, and kudos to him for being one smart kid.  I'll bet that Deathco employee was totally floored!
Awesome that you finally have your fish, now it's time to get to work! 
Gosh Hatchet, I thought you were at least 16-20 from the posts you make. We've got some very mature young fish keepers here on FL it seems.  | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Darlene Wow, I thought you were older than that...I knew from some posts that you were younger, still in school and living with your parents, but I thought you were high school age for some reason. You come across a lot older to me I guess, very mature for your age. Congratulations on being such a responsible person. | Yeah, what she said! | |
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July 29th, 2008
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Originally Posted by MrsM3197 I take no credit for this one at all, other than telling him he's more than welcome to have a tank of his own...but he needs to learn to take care of it. He studied, he sat in front of this machine and took notes on paper. He made graphs so he could understand the nitrogen cycle better (I'm ashamed to say how many times I read the information and still didn't understand it 'til it finally clicked). Watching him explain everything to this employee was such a joyous moment I could almost forget how amusing it was to see this womans face as she was blinking her eyes with her mouth open wide as if she were suprised...but it was still pretty funny. My only regret is I could not talk him into buying his fish elsewhere. He said, "Momma, if I don't get them here, they're gonna die." Well, I couldn't very well argue with that logic...and at least they have a 14 day guarantee (with good reason). | Your son sounds like a wonderful insightful and sensitive young man! You should be very proud of him and you should take the credit of having brought him up to be so.
I wish him the best of luck with his fish hobby... he sounds like he really enjoys it. good for him! | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahaha hahahahaha , That is truly funny. Its not like most people would be really rude to a child who cared like they would to most grownups as well so she may not have listened to an older person liked she did to your 11yr old. Congrats on raising such a great caring intelligent kid!
Wow Hatchet, you really do come across as older. Its great to know that the next generation has such caring representatives. | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| That's great! I love it!
Just be careful, next thing you know he's going to be going to work for them like my boy is,LOL! | |
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July 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
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Originally Posted by Annabelle Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahaha hahahahaha , That is truly funny. Its not like most people would be really rude to a child who cared like they would to most grownups as well so she may not have listened to an older person liked she did to your 11yr old. Congrats on raising such a great caring intelligent kid!
Wow Hatchet, you really do come across as older. Its great to know that the next generation has such caring representatives. | I'll second that Hatchet! You've obviously done your own hard work and studying. I hope you are very proud of yourself, 'cause you should be. I wouldn't had a clue you were 12! | |
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July 30th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| hatchet is an incredibly mature guy for his age, thats why he comes by as older 
that aside... seriously, I would have PAID to see the employees face...
Last edited by Alessa; August 1st, 2008 at 02:34 PM.
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July 30th, 2008
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| Thanks everybody, he really made me proud. | |
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July 30th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Haha that must have been priceless to watch what a great kid .
Im 14 so am i classed as a young fish keeper lol? | |
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July 31st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Darlene Wow, I thought you were older than that...I knew from some posts that you were younger, still in school and living with your parents, but I thought you were high school age for some reason. You come across a lot older to me I guess, very mature for your age. Congratulations on being such a responsible person. | Well, I'm in high school now. I never really thought about it buut I do sound at least 16 sometimes... Yeah I love the face you get from someone when you ask for '1 male apistogramma nijsseni, 2 pots of anubias bartei var. 'Nana', 1 bunch of Cabomba carolina , and a female xiphophorus helferii'! It's so funny.... And you get loads of freebies.
I don't think I'm very mature at all really. I just know a few things like that but otherwise I act like a 2 year old most of the time.
Ben... I think anything under 18 is young so you must be classed as a young fishkeeper. Here's a tip mate: Next time you go to buy fish/plants, ask for them in latin. It really helps! Or, master the ID of a certain plant you want to buy and buy an unlabelled bunch. I got a free bunch of the stuff when I tried! | |
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July 31st, 2008
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Originally Posted by HatchetHaven I don't think I'm very mature at all really. I just know a few things like that but otherwise I act like a 2 year old most of the time. | A lot of the men I know act like 2 year olds most of the time, so no worries there, Hatchet!!! 
Kelly | |
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July 31st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by welshalien A lot of the men I know act like 2 year olds most of the time, so no worries there, Hatchet!!!
Kelly | Lol... I guess they do! Come to think of it I only know 1 guy who 'acts his age' in my school...  | |
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July 31st, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Sounds like a plan hatchet | |
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August 1st, 2008
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| sorry for straying away from the main topic but wow Hatchet.. you seriously came across to me as an older person..
you are very mature for your age, and very knowledgeable.. kudos to you  | |
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August 4th, 2008
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Originally Posted by HatchetHaven Lol... I guess they do! Come to think of it I only know 1 guy who 'acts his age' in my school... |
To even acknowledge this fact shows your maturity and insight! | |
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August 4th, 2008
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| wow I thought that I was the only young fish person ( me being 13 ) | |
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August 5th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by LilMollieBreeder wow I thought that I was the only young fish person ( me being 13 ) | I think not... Lol, just about your avatar you can actually drown a fish - Labyrinth fish need to suck air from the surface, so if you deny them access to this they will drown! | |
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