Petco Aquatics Makeover

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airborne82

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Ok so here it is I am the Aquatics Specialist at petco and I am one of 30 stores in the nation that is part of the magnet program. This means we have been one of the top Aquatics stores in the country and we have been cut off the leash we have no restricted species except those prohibited by law. I will now be carying Arowanas, knife fish, RTC, TSN and a list of African and South American Cichlids that will blow your mind. I have been told I can remove tank dividers and arainge fish any way I want to include the decore of the tanks. Any one who has ever worked for a chain store will know that a corperation allowing someone to break the cookie cutter image is huge. I have been told I can take down tank dividers to make an African display and that I should do the same with the south American Cichlids. I will be honest I feel a bit overwelmed at the moment I have always been told what to do in that department and now I am being told to get creative and that we have the full suport of the corprate wallet behind us. BTW this store is in Middletown NY if you have sugestions I would love to hear them and if you live in the area stop in and say hi and we can talk fish for a bit just ask for Tom. Stop in forget the old Petco you knew and I will try to order anything you want! I just scrached the surface of what is hapening I forgot to mention the 120gal reef focal tank and the saltwater explosion. But most important I need sugestions on what to do how to present and what to cary.:headbang2
 
awesome! be sure to post pics :)
 
wow.. thats pretty cool.. i've rarely see a petco that sells anything nice. let alone being able to sell arowana, knife fish and africans..

not bad..
 
thats cool i work for pet supermarket here in TN myself and in our little store we have somewhat freedom as to what kind of fish and how to decorate our tanks...granted we can only get from the list they give us....but its fun ordering different kinds of fish..i wish we could oder stuff like AROs and RTC but our tanks are not that big...

have fun and keep pictures posted maybe i can steal some ideas:devil:
 
yea its overwhelming for me right now I am in the Military and leave for my two week training in Japan on Oct 6 and shortly after I get back They want to plan the Aquatics Grand Opening and the guy I work with is very into salt but not so much with the fresh so I know I have to get most of what I want to happen with the fresh water done before I leave.
 
crazyryceman;3478709; said:
Just make sure you have knowledgeable staff and competitive prices
I consider myself pretty knowledgable about freshwater and my partner is very good with the salt. If I don't understand a saltwater or he has problems with a cichlid question we both arn't afraid to admit we don't know and refer them to the other one who is an expert in that area. As far as prices believe it or not they told us we should shop the competition at least once a month to make shure we are competitive.(I know my head is still spinning) Petco pays us a decent wage and we are both full time but we do this because its our passion.
 
airborne82;3478670; said:
OK so here it is I am the Aquatics Specialist at petco and I am one of 30 stores in the nation that is part of the magnet program. This means we have been one of the top Aquatics stores in the country and we have been cut off the leash we have no restricted species except those prohibited by law. I will now be carrying Arowanas, knife fish, RTC, TSN and a list of African and South American Cichlids that will blow your mind. I have been told I can remove tank dividers and arainge fish any way I want to include the decor of the tanks. Any one who has ever worked for a chain store will know that a corporation allowing someone to break the cookie cutter image is huge. I have been told I can take down tank dividers to make an African display and that I should do the same with the south American Cichlids. I will be honest I feel a bit overwhelmed at the moment I have always been told what to do in that department and now I am being told to get creative and that we have the full support of the corporate wallet behind us. BTW this store is in Middletown NY if you have suggestions I would love to hear them and if you live in the area stop in and say hi and we can talk fish for a bit just ask for Tom. Stop in forget the old Petco you knew and I will try to order anything you want! I just scratched the surface of what is happening I forgot to mention the 120gal reef focal tank and the saltwater explosion. But most important I need suggestions on what to do how to present and what to carry.:headbang2

arainge?

I still will not buy any thing from petco in till they produce proper information on all the fish they sale. I can see it now....

RTC (red tail cat fish)
tank size: 55gal
food: flakes
Location: Makong river system
Tank mates: all
 
RTC (red tail cat fish)
tank size: 55gal
food: flakes
Location: Makong river system

Tank mates: all
:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:
 
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