My lfs is killing me.

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kzimmerman

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So one of my lfs is killing me with the puffers they carry. Yesterday they had Mekong river puffers, amazons, fahakas and mbu. Last time I went it was much the same. I need money tanks………
 
I know the feeling…
There is always something at the lfs I’d buy in a heartbeat if I had the tank space.
 
They got me. I went in for a test kit and walked out with the test kit and a p. Suvattii. Pics coming soon I hope! That’s a t. Linneatus, pao suvattii and a t. Miuris. I almost got some amazons, but I had a budget, and didn’t know how big they got, so I passed. They had mbu, the first ones I’ve ever seen.
I think I may need to talk to someone……
 
They got me. I went in for a test kit and walked out with the test kit and a p. Suvattii. Pics coming soon I hope! That’s a t. Linneatus, pao suvattii and a t. Miuris. I almost got some amazons, but I had a budget, and didn’t know how big they got, so I passed. They had mbu, the first ones I’ve ever seen.
I think I may need to talk to someone……
Amazons only get about 3 inches in aquariums, but need schools and a lot of swimming room.
Congrats on the new puffer!
 
I think I may need to talk to someone……
Have you tried calling aaa, addicted aquarists anonymous? On a more serious note I am looking forward to seeing pictures of your new suvattii.
 
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Deadeye is the meanest fish I’ve ever known. ANYTHING that goes into the tank gets attacked, doesn’t matter what it is. For the first time in my fish keeping years (almost 40yrs off and on) I’m concerned about putting my hands in the water.
 
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Next time I get an open tank I’ll go to the lfs with no plan so that I can choose fish while I’m there.

Worst. Plan. Ever.

That's how you buy chocolate bars...not living creatures.
 
I used to do that. Back in those days there was no web, research was wom and books. With the oddball fish like puffers, they only said puffers got to 6” and were brackish. So I found 3 t. Lineatus. The man at the store said they were big community fish,well I bet you know the rest of that story……
Nowadays there is no excuse for that, as you can look up a few pages on them right in the store.
 
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