SpeshulEd;4360297; said:Here's a short story about my LFS.
They have a tigrinius catfish, about 14" and want $800!
What? Youre kidding me!
Favorite LFS "CUSTOMER" STORIES ...
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What? Youre kidding me!
wow... u guys' LFS actually care about the wellfare of the fish?Here in Malaysia its none of the LFS's business at all lol... For the past year I bought a RTC and silver arowana and im pretty sure if i was in the states i would get questioned and blah blah but no here in malaysia the guy just packs it then sells lol...
There was one time i went to a LFS near my school... I was looking at their SW and over heard a couple saying their climbing perch( here its called puyu) keeps dying.. Without asking a single question the lady at the counter pulls out a dechlorinater for them...
There was also once I went to another LFS getting SW... It was the first time I got SW and saw the shop prepared wood chips for the SW... I asked the guy at the counter what should I feed them... He said I dont have to feed them i ignored him and fed them carrots and they survived until they end up in my fishes tummy
There was one time i went to a LFS near my school... I was looking at their SW and over heard a couple saying their climbing perch( here its called puyu) keeps dying.. Without asking a single question the lady at the counter pulls out a dechlorinater for them...
There was also once I went to another LFS getting SW... It was the first time I got SW and saw the shop prepared wood chips for the SW... I asked the guy at the counter what should I feed them... He said I dont have to feed them
i ignored him and fed them carrots and they survived until they end up in my fishes tummycreepyoldguy;4360324; said:
Same store has a large (maybe 15") mbu puffer for $999.99.
They're prices are outrageous. I hardly ever buy fish from there.
Kind of an odd story.
I happened to be buy a Big Al's today so I went in and did a quick look around. I saw little sen's in a tank for $8 so I said why not!
I went up to the dude who was working (the majority of the staff was about say 21-25).
Me - Hi I was wondering if you could grab me one of your Polypterus over there (point)
Dude - Yeah let's go take a look (doesn't bring net or bag with him)
Me - Right here in this tank (he was trying to find them aimlessly)
Dude - Oh ok, well what size tank do you have for them.
Me - Well right now I am going to grow him out in a 30 gal then transfer him to a 65 once he is a bit bigger.
*stares at me* 5 seconds go by
Dude - Uh ok, you know these get big right?
Me - Yep
Dude - Well how big do you think is big? (dripping with sarcasm)
Me - Well my other sen that I have at home is about 12" now and pretty much full grown. I am guessing that big
Dude - Ok sweet.
*Goes and gets bag*
He then comes back and stares at me again for about 10 seconds this time.
Dude's friend #1 then comes up and does that stupid snap/flick penny throw at him.
Dude - Oh man if you hit me I would have been so pissed off!
Dude's friend #1 - haha yeah Mark did that last week but cracked a tank.
Me - :O???
(Dude stops getting my fish to stare at me again)
Me - Can you get me one that has a bit of meat on him, some look a little skinny.
(Keeps staring)
(Keeeeeps staring)
Dude - Uh yeah sure.
so then he finishes bagging my fish and takes it over to his "fish station" or what ever it is. He and his 2 other co workers stare at me together. (By this time I am like seriously is there something on my face? Do I have a huge booger in my nose?) Took his sweet time writing up my guarantee.
Dude - Umm, so how long has your tank been established?
Me - Umm, at least a year and a half.
Dude - Oh, ok
Dude's friend #2 comes out from the back.
Dude's friend #2 - Yeahhhh bout that lunch time eh! Can I get butt off you?
Dude - Yeah sure. (Grabs one out of his pocket)
Dude's friend #2 - Thanks (turns around and stares at me)
Finally I am given my bag of fish and I am free to leave!
I happened to be buy a Big Al's today so I went in and did a quick look around. I saw little sen's in a tank for $8 so I said why not!
I went up to the dude who was working (the majority of the staff was about say 21-25).
Me - Hi I was wondering if you could grab me one of your Polypterus over there (point)
Dude - Yeah let's go take a look (doesn't bring net or bag with him)
Me - Right here in this tank (he was trying to find them aimlessly)
Dude - Oh ok, well what size tank do you have for them.
Me - Well right now I am going to grow him out in a 30 gal then transfer him to a 65 once he is a bit bigger.
*stares at me* 5 seconds go by
Dude - Uh ok, you know these get big right?
Me - Yep
Dude - Well how big do you think is big? (dripping with sarcasm)
Me - Well my other sen that I have at home is about 12" now and pretty much full grown. I am guessing that big
Dude - Ok sweet.
*Goes and gets bag*
He then comes back and stares at me again for about 10 seconds this time.
Dude's friend #1 then comes up and does that stupid snap/flick penny throw at him.
Dude - Oh man if you hit me I would have been so pissed off!
Dude's friend #1 - haha yeah Mark did that last week but cracked a tank.
Me - :O???
(Dude stops getting my fish to stare at me again)
Me - Can you get me one that has a bit of meat on him, some look a little skinny.
(Keeps staring)
(Keeeeeps staring)
Dude - Uh yeah sure.
so then he finishes bagging my fish and takes it over to his "fish station" or what ever it is. He and his 2 other co workers stare at me together. (By this time I am like seriously is there something on my face? Do I have a huge booger in my nose?) Took his sweet time writing up my guarantee.
Dude - Umm, so how long has your tank been established?
Me - Umm, at least a year and a half.
Dude - Oh, ok
Dude's friend #2 comes out from the back.
Dude's friend #2 - Yeahhhh bout that lunch time eh! Can I get butt off you?
Dude - Yeah sure. (Grabs one out of his pocket)
Dude's friend #2 - Thanks (turns around and stares at me)
Finally I am given my bag of fish and I am free to leave!
alyssatheurer;4366595; said:Kind of an odd story.
I happened to be buy a Big Al's today so I went in and did a quick look around. I saw little sen's in a tank for $8 so I said why not!
I went up to the dude who was working (the majority of the staff was about say 21-25).
Me - Hi I was wondering if you could grab me one of your Polypterus over there (point)
Dude - Yeah let's go take a look (doesn't bring net or bag with him)
Me - Right here in this tank (he was trying to find them aimlessly)
Dude - Oh ok, well what size tank do you have for them.
Me - Well right now I am going to grow him out in a 30 gal then transfer him to a 65 once he is a bit bigger.
*stares at me* 5 seconds go by
Dude - Uh ok, you know these get big right?
Me - Yep
Dude - Well how big do you think is big? (dripping with sarcasm)
Me - Well my other sen that I have at home is about 12" now and pretty much full grown. I am guessing that big
Dude - Ok sweet.
*Goes and gets bag*
He then comes back and stares at me again for about 10 seconds this time.
Dude's friend #1 then comes up and does that stupid snap/flick penny throw at him.
Dude - Oh man if you hit me I would have been so pissed off!
Dude's friend #1 - haha yeah Mark did that last week but cracked a tank.
Me - :O???
(Dude stops getting my fish to stare at me again)
Me - Can you get me one that has a bit of meat on him, some look a little skinny.
(Keeps staring)
(Keeeeeps staring)
Dude - Uh yeah sure.
so then he finishes bagging my fish and takes it over to his "fish station" or what ever it is. He and his 2 other co workers stare at me together. (By this time I am like seriously is there something on my face? Do I have a huge booger in my nose?) Took his sweet time writing up my guarantee.
Dude - Umm, so how long has your tank been established?
Me - Umm, at least a year and a half.
Dude - Oh, ok
Dude's friend #2 comes out from the back.
Dude's friend #2 - Yeahhhh bout that lunch time eh! Can I get butt off you?
Dude - Yeah sure. (Grabs one out of his pocket)
Dude's friend #2 - Thanks (turns around and stares at me)
Finally I am given my bag of fish and I am free to leave!
Your odd fish story is just of some boys hitting on you? hahahaha. ask for a discount next time, they probably will with that obvious crush
ballinouttacntrol;4366618; said:
I dunno...I am oblivious when people are hitting on me.
But these weren't just regular stares...they were I am so baked and I don't know how much time is passing so I will just keep staring, stares.
i got a new one:
so at the lfs a guy was asking about elephant noses and was asking what their care was like, so my friend who works their was telling him. their conversation went on for maybe 30 minutes, and finally the guy stops talking all together, looks at my friend the employee and says "so could it live in my tank, i have a 10 gallon with some african cichlids, silver dollars and this really cool tri colored amazon catfish?" my friend is like well i dont think it would do too well, but can you tell me more about this catfish? the guy is like well it has a black back, a white stripe from its eye to its tail, and it has a really pretty orange tail. me and my friend stop and look at eachother, they guy is like are you ok you look a little pale? and we are like come with us, we go over to the computer and type in baby red tail catfish, instantly the guy goes hey that picture looks just like my catfish!!! we look at the guy and are like, um are you sure thats your catfish? and hes like ya but its an orange tailed catfish, not a red tailed catfish. we then showed him a pix of a full grown rtc and he goes nope the orange tailed catfish only gets 6 inches. were like no they get 30-50 inches. he says no it is only going to get 6 inches and be fine in my 10 gallon with my cichlids and school of silver dollars. the guy and my friend continue to argue for about another 15 minutes, when the guy goes you know what you are all wrong my catfish is fine in my 10 gallon. my friend goes ok whatever(their was obviuosly no changing this guys mind) and says so can you tell us more about your tank so we can figure out if you can put the elephant nose in their? (only a tad bit serious) the guy smiles and says well i have 6 african cichlids from some place called malawai (or however its spelled) that are all about 5 inches long and 9 silver dollars that are like 3 inches and a sucker fish that is like forever big, i think maybe 10 inches. me and my friend just stare at him and are like wtf!!! he then says oh and my orange tailed catfish is like 8 inches long. we are like wait you said it only got 6 inches long? hes like it does. so we are like totally confused. he then proceeds to buy some feeder guppies, we talked him out of the elephant nose and leaves the store happy as can be. during his long argument with my friend he said he had a sponge filter and was using some marbles as a substrate to make the tank look good. that guy was a total sycho!!!
so at the lfs a guy was asking about elephant noses and was asking what their care was like, so my friend who works their was telling him. their conversation went on for maybe 30 minutes, and finally the guy stops talking all together, looks at my friend the employee and says "so could it live in my tank, i have a 10 gallon with some african cichlids, silver dollars and this really cool tri colored amazon catfish?" my friend is like well i dont think it would do too well, but can you tell me more about this catfish? the guy is like well it has a black back, a white stripe from its eye to its tail, and it has a really pretty orange tail. me and my friend stop and look at eachother, they guy is like are you ok you look a little pale? and we are like come with us, we go over to the computer and type in baby red tail catfish, instantly the guy goes hey that picture looks just like my catfish!!! we look at the guy and are like, um are you sure thats your catfish? and hes like ya but its an orange tailed catfish, not a red tailed catfish. we then showed him a pix of a full grown rtc and he goes nope the orange tailed catfish only gets 6 inches. were like no they get 30-50 inches. he says no it is only going to get 6 inches and be fine in my 10 gallon with my cichlids and school of silver dollars. the guy and my friend continue to argue for about another 15 minutes, when the guy goes you know what you are all wrong my catfish is fine in my 10 gallon. my friend goes ok whatever(their was obviuosly no changing this guys mind) and says so can you tell us more about your tank so we can figure out if you can put the elephant nose in their? (only a tad bit serious) the guy smiles and says well i have 6 african cichlids from some place called malawai (or however its spelled) that are all about 5 inches long and 9 silver dollars that are like 3 inches and a sucker fish that is like forever big, i think maybe 10 inches. me and my friend just stare at him and are like wtf!!! he then says oh and my orange tailed catfish is like 8 inches long. we are like wait you said it only got 6 inches long? hes like it does. so we are like totally confused. he then proceeds to buy some feeder guppies, we talked him out of the elephant nose and leaves the store happy as can be. during his long argument with my friend he said he had a sponge filter and was using some marbles as a substrate to make the tank look good. that guy was a total sycho!!!
alyssatheurer;4366628; said:
lmao, you've told me that before. If i recall right, you're also oblivious to guys hitting on you in here.
Good story though. Just stay away from your local high school cuz you'll be getting similar stares.
I stopped in a LFS that I know orders livestock from around the country. They are mostly saltwater, and seem to know what they are talking about, husband and wife team. I got an eye roll when I asked if they'd ever seen South American Puffers available. The wife went and got the husband, that absolutely made me feel small when he told me those were definitely brackish, I'd only get a year out of them in fresh, and that there are no true fw puffers. My argument was futile...he acted like I should bow down to him and his knowledge. Right. I walked out...it was just a simple question. The funny thing about this...you never know who are rolling your eyes at. I frequently send people over to their store that are just starting out saltwater, as my store isn't set up to sell large amounts of live rock, and we don't have a good variety of saltwater equipment. Well..I'm sure as hell not going to send customers over to a rude store now.
I read the entire first post without realizing who the author was. I was wondering if you were in San Francisco or something, but now it makes sense.
A pretty girl is a drug to a susceptible male. They were staring because you let them stare. Next time, wear a big ugly sweatshirt, pull your hair back and try not to smile. You'll avoid at least 30% of potential stares this way.
