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February 11th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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i went into my LFS and asked if they had any clown loaches. they looked at me like i was insane and they didnt have any idea what i was talking about. then the employee looked it up in her fish book and said something like "oh, we gat those all the time. we've just been calling them tiger catfish." i pulled my hair out. employees should know what their fish are actually called, and if they dont know what something is, they should find out. if the employees dont know what a fish is, they cant help at all. and in this case they might just make something up and give false information.
by the way...
clown loach then tiger catfish (dont you see how she became confused?) 
Last edited by monkeyfish; February 11th, 2008 at 08:58 PM.
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February 12th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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 What a smart store they are!  |
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February 14th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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yeah, they really know their stuff! i've all but stopped going to that store.
happy valentine's day
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February 14th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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I had a long talk w/ the lady at PetSmart today. I had spent a lot of time reading about the plants they sell in the plastic tubes.
I explained to her that only 2 of the plants they currently had would actually survive in water.....
She said, "oh, no wonder all my plants at home keep dying"...
She was actually very appreciative to know this, and said she was going to speak w/ her boss about it.
So add that to the list, knowing the plants that are sold.
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February 15th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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My recent experiance was having the stores brine shrimp recommended for danio fry.
Not only were they too big to fit in their mouths , they were BIGGER than the fish !!! lol
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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well, in addition to all this, and to having labels for each fish... i would suggest something on the label as to the difficulty of keeping a particular fish... imho, certain fish should be labeled "NOT FOR BEGINNERS"... or something to that effect.
i almost think that they should request a water sample to test before they sell you fish, lol.
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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^ I've seen labels on aquariums in stores that say "Care level: Intermediate" or "Beginner" or something like that. I'm not sure if it was PetSmart, PJ's, or Big Al's. I think it was PetSmart.
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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I have really been wanting to write a thread about all the insane things customers do but thought it might be attacked... but what the hay... here's just one conversation for you... from today.
Me: How large is your tank?
customer: 10 gallon.
Me: How long has it been set up?
customer: set it up yesterday.
Me: Do you plan on getting a larger tank really soon?
customer: no.
Me: Then I dont recommend a oscar. It sounds like you are in the cycling stage [insert explanation of cycling process]. An Oscar is going to grow way to large for the tank and is not a good fish to having in there while cycling. I would recommend either a hardier, smaller, fish or doing a fishless cycle.
customer: it's for my kids birthday and I need it today, I think he would really like a bigger fish he can see.
Me: [Insert explanation of ammonia poisoning]. If you must get a fish today I would look at these...
customer: I really got to get home, I think I will just take the oscar.
Me: *sigh*
customer: can you get me that black ghost knife and a pleco too.
Me: is this going in the same tank?
customer: ya *answers cell phone and walks away*
Me: *bangs head against wall
point... employees knowing is only half the battle... the customer has to give a bleep about what the employee is saying.
Last edited by Trio123; February 16th, 2008 at 01:24 AM.
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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I think from now on you should be avaluated to sell fish and to buy fish, just to be sure (to sell fish) you can handle the stress and (to buy fish) you can do the right thing for the fish.
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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lol, ya I dont know if I can handle the stress  I need to get back into watershed conservation before they drag me off for slapping the next grown man who hits the porcupine puffers tank to try to make him puff up. |
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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To trio
this thread seems to have brought out everyones worst stories/comments...but we do like to get good advice, the THANKS is not always there for the people who give it.
BIG THANKS to all the fish shop workers who try
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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 < happy helpful pet store workers |
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February 18th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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they are out there some where you just have to find them
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February 18th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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Here's something that happened to me, I went to Petsmart looking for a bristlenosed catfish. I asked the lady if the had any plecos, she looked at me like she has no clue what I was talking about. Then I said alega eaters, and she still looked like she had no clue and then said" Oh plecos are over here, and alega eaters are over there." I went to where she said and saw a common pleco, told her that got to big for my tank, she said fish can't get bigger then their tank. I looked where she was pointing for the alega eateres, it was a rubber mouthed pleco, I told her that I could wait. She said the same thing again, so I got my betta, tank divider, and backround and left. It annoyes me when they try to talk you into buying something.
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