What does your LFS do when??

Cichla dude

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You say you will buy a large trade in fish or large fish or any fish??
My good lfs says to me what size tank, tankmates, and all the good questions. Then I have to bag the fish myself. The only fish I will not bag myself is when I purchase a Silver Arowana or Stingray I let their fish expert do that :)
Do you have to bag a fish or do they do it for you??
Post some pics of you buying a fish at your lfs. I will try when I go to pick up some Poly Endlis and Dels. Thats right guys I am a poly freak now... :) Back on topic I will try to.
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SimonL

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Man, I'd never let people bag their own fish...what if they drop it of something and then don't want to pay?
 

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i have never heard of any LFS store letting the customer bag the fish.. i think that is a bad practice.. just totally risky.. plus people who have no idea of bagging fish stress the fish and all the others in the tank.. it takes some expertise to net a fish and bag it properly..
 

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I have never heard of a fish store having a customer bag their own fish.

most have no idea what they are doing..and stress and or damage the fish..resulting in a dead fish being brought back and a *****y customer.

thats cool that yours does if they know you.

I used to bag my own fish too, but I worked there for 8 years so they know that I know how to properly catch and bag my own fish :)
 

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None of the stores here allow or make the customers bag their fish purchases...except the one place I used to work at,they sometimes let me catch and bag my fish.
 

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Ive never heard of bagging your own fish....Ive tried to go to every lfs near me, only sometimes will they ask me about what tank size and tank mates i usually have to ask myself whats good for that fish.
 

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My lfs never asks me tank size or anything...but then again i'm in there a lot and they all know me...I don't bag my own fish though.
 

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Well I was taught by Ed Pecord and David Gizza on how to bag a fish. These guys are great on knowledge. If you live in in MA I suggest to check out my good lfs Fish Frenzy! All I do is catch the fish place him in the container, add oxygen to the bag, and add stress coat and tie it up. Then off to accumulate in their new home!
-Alex
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I have bagged my own fish when the high school kid had a very difficult time bagging it but I dont know of any that would just let you bag your own fish. I have been in this hobby over 20 years now.
 
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