fishman112;3338805; said:LOL, I laughed, hard.
+1. He might be the only person in the world who can say an Oscar took a chomp out of his nipple.
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+1. He might be the only person in the world who can say an Oscar took a chomp out of his nipple.
I.. I thought i was right in purporting their relative peacefulness... I.. I have to sleep now.
Had a lady and her two kids come in the other day looking for plecos. However, the kids kept asking for a bounty fish. I asked the mom to show me what a bounty fish was and she pointed at the plecos. She said the kids had already named the fish bounty because it was "bounty the quicker picker upper". I had a good laugh after that one. Also had a guy come in just looking at out fish. He gets to the tank of white spotted pike cichlids and almost faints. I looked at him and asked if everything was ok. He barely could get words out. Eventually he goes "sna-sna-snake-snakehead?!" I'm just like nope sorry buddy there illegal. He still bought one though.
Im just glad that most of the people on the UK Fish market dont really need to use feedersAdhlc;3338629; said:I had a real asshat in the store today.
Coworker: (smiles) Hey Adam, do we carry and African Cichlids that eat feeders?
Me: No, (looks at customer) Why would you want a fish that eats feeders?
Him: Cause the fish I got eat nothing but feeders.
Me: Do you have any idea how bad feeding other fish to your fish can be?
Him: Well that's all they've ever eaten
Me: Well I really wouldn't recommend that at all. What fish do you have?
Him: I got one African Cichlid in a 20G, and a Red Devil.
Me: Yeah that's really bad, especially for the African.
Him: Well do you have any other fish that will eat feeders?
Me: No. (Lying)
Coworker: You should just go to PetSmart..
Him: Nah all they got are Oscars.
I walked away before I said something I would've later regretted and he left. That sort of thing just makes me sick. He didn't care at all how bad feeders were, and only wanted to buy another fish so he could watch them eat other fish.
My stepdads friend used to have 2 huge mean oscars that would try to bite anyone walking around outside the tank lol.
I get a lot of people asking me if we have snakeheads in and they arent somthing that we have in often but when we do they say things like 'i dare you to put yours hands in!' i hate that documentary thing that fish zilla. People just asume that channa are evil killer fish.
I do have a story a crappy one but hey! The other day i was at work and a customer wanted 6 of pur 1.5-2" Piranha so im there catching and bagging them up and talking to the bloke and hes really nice says he's had them before but is getting back into fish again or somthing. Then as im catching them theres some other people being me and the man saying 'they'll tear his hands off, look! look!' and piranha are just like any other characin really, they are very skitish and nervy.
And are swimming everywhere, and i said. If they are so bloodthirst and vicous wouldnt they have eaten my fingers off by now? I hate the stereotype that some fish have!
And are swimming everywhere, and i said. If they are so bloodthirst and vicous wouldnt they have eaten my fingers off by now? I hate the stereotype that some fish have!
Bogwoodbruce;3340482; said:
Yeah people say this about cichlids too. "Oscars are so mean!!"
PS: Bruce are you a buckethead fan? I see yu got a KFC bucket on your head in your avatar.
nubz;3338787; said:
Go Oscar! No more complaining about bit fingers people! That's just awesome...