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[Nighttouch]

I went into an LFS on the edge of town on Thursday. I was on the hunt for a nice piece of driftwood, so I figured I'd stop in and take a look around.

Anyhow, after I found a nice piece of driftwood I grabbed a big bottle of Prime and some krill, I started looking around and saw a tank with a couple of 6" or so clown knives. The guy who ran the joint comes up and asks me I liked 'em. I told him yea, but I didn't have a big enough tank for one. When he asked me what size tank I had, I told him the biggest I had right now was a couple of 55s, he proceeded to tell me that I could easily house 2 of them in the tank for life. I asked him if he understood that the clown knife could approach 3 feet at full size, he laughed and told me he couldn't believe that I actually bought into "those kinds of wives tales" and that "no fish will get bigger than a foot or so in any aquarium".

Needles to say I put my things down and left quickly.

 

[ScubaChick0121]

wow that guys a idiot

 

[Mavrick813]

Was he the owner? If not I'd go back at least once to speak to the owner or the most knowledgeable person that works their...

 

[Nighttouch]

Yea, I talked to the guys at my favorite LFS later that day. I described the guy to them, and sadly enough, he is the owner.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Yea, I talked to the guys at my favorite LFS later that day. I described the guy to them, and sadly enough, he is the owner.

Christ... I would have thrown a fit.

 

[Nighttouch]

I figured not buying from him & telling every fishkeeper in my area what happened would be more affective than freaking out on the guy. Dude seemed like a creeper anyways...

 

[ceeej31]

I figured not buying from him & telling every fishkeeper in my area what happened would be more affective than freaking out on the guy. Dude seemed like a creeper anyways...

the sad fact is that he probably believed what he was saying was true, and if he has been in the business for a long time, it would have been almost impossible to shake him from that belief

 

[ScubaChick0121]

wow i went into a new fish store today to check out the stock and pick up some fish food. I got into a conversation with a man who obviously thought i was a total idiot and a newb since im 15, and this 40 year old man tried flirting with me!! ewww!!!! haha but anyways we were tlking about fish and the new species he got in yadda yadda i asked if they had any brackish puffers like figure 8s and he was like ooooh no those are pure fresh water. i was like noo and tried to explain to him they need brakish water and he kept on arguing that they were freshwater. then he tried to sell me a damsel saying he would do great with a puffer and tetras, but i had to make sure that i slowly aclimated him and to add the old water into my tank. i asked him what fish he owned and he said rays, channel cats, aros, pbass,gar, and cichlids. We tlked and he showed me some brands of food, then...
me: what type of setups do you have?
him: they all live together in my huge tank, but there are sometimes fights but i put the fishy in time out.
me: ur tanks big? how many gallons?
him: well its a huge tank.............its 40 gallons. I keep my rays and gar in my 20 gallon and feed the gar gold fish!

me: wow thats a.....small tank for these fish?
him: o its ok they grow to the size of the tank
Me: (staring at him like hes insane)
him: hey i hav some peacock eels and oscars that i am selling, they will go great in a 10 gallon, we hav a 10 gallon on sale too!

before i left i watched him bag 2 angels, a oscar, and a gsp to go in a families huge 5 gallon tank. poor fish

still cant believe that guy... moron

 

[DebbyS]

"Needles to say I put my things down and left quickly. " With aquarium stores being rare around here (unless one has a car and wants to drive a long way) (which I don't in either case)... if I had an arm load of drygoods I needed and actually had the attention of a clerk, I'd buy the things and leave.

I visited a PetCo one time (~45 minute city bus ride away). As I approached the fish area, I noted the tanks were sparkling clean. A clerk said she was responsible and was trying her best to learn how to do everything right. I complimented her -- good job! Then she asked if I needed any help. I said no, I'd just now come in and wanted to look around. She stepped back and let me at it. About 10 minutes later I had decided on some plants (I wouldn't buy fish and take them on a very long ride home, and didn't need any livestock anyhow). I looked around, but the clerk was nowhere to be found. I did catch a glimpse of her slipping out of and then back into an office way up front... Finally I gave up. If they didn't want my money on what was for me an impulse buy... well, they obviously didn't need it. I understand Petco is having a dollar per gallon sale starting on Jan 11. Should I impulsively get a ride and go get a new tank I have no room for? Decisions, decisons...

 

[ScubaChick0121]

"Needles to say I put my things down and left quickly. " With aquarium stores being rare around here (unless one has a car and wants to drive a long way) (which I don't in either case)... if I had an arm load of drygoods I needed and actually had the attention of a clerk, I'd buy the things and leave.

I visited a PetCo one time (~45 minute city bus ride away). As I approached the fish area, I noted the tanks were sparkling clean. A clerk said she was responsible and was trying her best to learn how to do everything right. I complimented her -- good job! Then she asked if I needed any help. I said no, I'd just now come in and wanted to look around. She stepped back and let me at it. About 10 minutes later I had decided on some plants (I wouldn't buy fish and take them on a very long ride home, and didn't need any livestock anyhow). I looked around, but the clerk was nowhere to be found. I did catch a glimpse of her slipping out of and then back into an office way up front... Finally I gave up. If they didn't want my money on what was for me an impulse buy... well, they obviously didn't need it. I understand Petco is having a dollar per gallon sale starting on Jan 11. Should I impulsively get a ride and go get a new tank I have no room for? Decisions, decisons...

you did tell her that u didnt need help just saying