stupid noob death tank

[lewis]

hi all here at mfk,

Im really enjoying this site but heres my story, pretty common.

when i bought my first fish tank about 2 years ago i filled it up with hose water and raced out with a water sample to go get some oscars, the Lfs guy checked the water then asked what size tank it was, i told him it was a 36x15x18 and he said "OH great you could have atleast 5 oscars in there and your waters just perfect" . you can see where this is going so i got 5 2'' oscars got home threw them all straight in and by the next moning guess what? they were all lying at the bottom of the tank except one who was floating on the top.

from there on in I never trusted another lfs and never will, i wanted blood for what this guy had done.

now I am very precise with my water params and my stocking levels. And allways research everything before i buy.

thanks for reading

lewis-

 

[Doc]

That's it, get mad at the LFS for selling you product.....

 

[guppy]

Not for selling product, but for not caring enough to make a long term customer by dispensing a little advice and honesty. Could have sent him home with some water conditioner and asked what he was interested in, how much he wanted to spend, etc. next time he came in he could have sold him a nice selection and expected repeat business once the addiction set in.

 

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

dude why did you fill it with hosewater? Thats horrible!

 

[AmazonPredator]

That's a new one on me. My first tank was a 15 gallon hex that I got for my b-day at age 10. My parents bought the tank, the whole set up, and the fish all at the same time. Threw them all in, ammonia cooked them, and that was that. One thing I knew though was that tap water had to be treated...

 

[DeLgAdO]

dude why did you fill it with hosewater? Thats horrible!

hose waters fine, i use it, but i add amquel to make it safe.

 

[Vince]

Might also want to consider hose water in oz and in the u.s., how much chlorine, etc. my water ph is 7.8ppm from the waterhose.

 

[redtailfool]

some new hoses actually leach chemicals into the water, making them unsafe to fish.
I forgot what the chems are ...

 

[rumblesushi]

what's the difference between hosewater and tapwater?

 

[AlaskaJammin]

Why get mad at the fish guy? I myself work at a fish store, and I always try to pass on every possible piece of info I can without scaring ths customer. Just gotta find a good store dude.