Alright kids, I’ve sat back and read all five pages of this ridiculous post. And now I’m chiming in:
First of all, when someone asks for help taking care of their fish, you either give them proper advice or get off their monsterfish lawn. “OMG you’re a horrible person” is neither constructive nor within proper etiquette, as I’ve read it (and trust me I just did).
Kvltbird: You work in a fish store? I’m curious as to what your other qualifications are, because I don’t see any. Maybe she can do her own research, but you were giving advice in the beginning and from what I can see you didn’t even bother to ask what kind of puffer fish they were until she told you herself. Any scientist worth their salt knows not to give advice until they have ALL the information. What PetSmart have you been going to that sells Pacus? And while we’re at it, get off your high horse about animal hoarders and impulse buys. Kindly STFU.
Pufferpunk: Please don’t get me started on you. I make 1000 gallons of seawater a week, with marine salt, you do not put it in a 10gal aquarium for dwarf puffers. And don’t sit there and say you’re trying to help when all you’re doing is berating her when she came to you. You want her to start doing her own research? Then bugger off and let her do it. And if these fish can’t live in that tank for any length of time, then how have they been ALIVE FOR TWO TO THREE MONTHS?! You keep telling her to read and you don’t even do it.
Xrayjeeper83: You do not need a 90 gallon tank for dwarf puffers. Learn to read.
Jrc3: If you’re recommending 1 or 2 dwarf puffers, why are you recommending she take all three of her dwarf puffers in? Other than that, I have nothing bad to say about you. Well done.
CLEARLY the lot of you missed the part of the first post where she said she’s had them for TWO MONTHS on the exact same cycle she described in the first place, and they are fat happy little buggers from the looks of it. If they haven’t died yet, why exactly do you think they’re going to die in a day if she doesn’t make these changes you’re insisting on? You’re more likely to shock them to death by over “correcting” their current ecosystem.
Oh and for those of you curious about what qualifications I have to be making these statements, you may refer to my marine science degree and fifteen plus years of caring for aquarium fish, including working at an actual aquarium, not just a dinky little pet store. Oh and the five or so years researching sharks and marine ecosystems is helpful too.
Annoyedly,
Someone Who Knows Better
