stupid noob death tank
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Garden hoses have chemicals in them that help with dry rotting. always check the full paramaters of the water before adding new pets. especially a new tank. new tanks are best done when cycled for a few days to a week. then I personally try something that is hardy and cheap aka feeder fish. they die no big deal I only lost pennies, not a cool new pet.
One thing that I personally use in place of the garden hose, is a waterbed faucet adapter attached to a clear hose, like the ones at a home improvement stores for drinking water. (like the ones used in the tank changing kits sold at most pet stores) This can be hooked up to any faucet or spicket outside. much less clean up and you can see inside the whole line.
One thing that I personally use in place of the garden hose, is a waterbed faucet adapter attached to a clear hose, like the ones at a home improvement stores for drinking water. (like the ones used in the tank changing kits sold at most pet stores) This can be hooked up to any faucet or spicket outside. much less clean up and you can see inside the whole line.
rweedon said:maybe you did not stop to do the math... add it up it is just over 46 gallons. Would you put five Oscars that need at the very min. of 40 gallons (insert debate here) in a 46 gallon tank. Could you just imagine five 14" fish in a 46 Bowfront? The second fault here is the noob that blindly went in without asking any questions... yeah you can say that it is the fault of the seller and somewhat is but if you don't know what you are doing, ask a d@mn question... many will agree with me, even more will disagree I am not saying one person is to blame both of them are... I work in a LFS in a college town and you can beat a person to death with info and will still buy a pike to put in with their Oscar in a 10 gallon (other LFS said it will be alright for a while) and you know it is about making money.... I will tell you the right thing twice, if you still will not heed my advice SCREW YOU @SS HOLE!!! seriously I have to deal with people all day wanting to put Tiger Barbs in bowls there are times that I flat out say no but if the fish has a chance i.e. danio with a puffer ok thats not that bad... but if you want to put an oscar in a bowl I will tell you to screw yourself (Other LFS sold an Oscar to a bowl) sad thing is that they are a chain and not even hurting for the money as we are don't blame a store for your lack of knowledge and him knowing the dimensions should be shot for not saying something...
Dude this is a public site!! People that come here can ask questions and get feedback from those of us that have either made the mistake already, or know the right way to do things. If you bash everyone for having a opinion or question, or if you just don't agree with them, then you are going to lead a very sad existance in that little pet store working for minimum wage until your old enough to greet quest at walmart.
So how about giving the newbies to the trade a chance to experience all the wonders and challenges of ownership?
I learned not to buy anything from petsmart. They dont train the 16 year old employees to give you the right information.
I agree, they dont teach them jack crap. For one they should always ask you if your water has even been cycled before they sell you a fish and if your going to buy a fish then the least they could do is say what size tank do you own, then tell them how big the fish is and weather or not you should keep them in that size tank or own it at all. They shouldnt just throw people in there not knowing one thing about fish. make me so mad, I cant even think of how many times I ve gone to petsmart or persupermarket and they sell 3-5 cichlids that are 7+ inches to people who want to put them in a 10 gallon... for the times I am there I tend to talk people out of it, but its ridiculous(sp)....solmarshal said:
I have to agree wit rweedon....some people are STUPID and won't listen to what you have to say.
"So how about giving the newbies to the trade a chance to experience all the wonders and challenges of ownership?" I say you have issues if you think that allowing someone to go ahead and keep fish IMPROPERLY is a good way to get experience in the hobby. Personally, I think thats a pretty stupid remark. If you have a chance to educate someone and show them what they are doing wrong, I think you should JUMP at the chance....not let them continue doing what they are so they can 'have a chance to experience all the wonders and challenges of ownership...'...there are several ways that can be accomplishe WHILE properlly keepin the fish...
"So how about giving the newbies to the trade a chance to experience all the wonders and challenges of ownership?" I say you have issues if you think that allowing someone to go ahead and keep fish IMPROPERLY is a good way to get experience in the hobby. Personally, I think thats a pretty stupid remark. If you have a chance to educate someone and show them what they are doing wrong, I think you should JUMP at the chance....not let them continue doing what they are so they can 'have a chance to experience all the wonders and challenges of ownership...'...there are several ways that can be accomplishe WHILE properlly keepin the fish...
Thats horrible that tank is too small for one oscar. its amazing that even today with so much info floating around on the net people still do things like get fish the same day they fill the tank.hopefully he learned something an has better luck with his next fish.
I was not putting the blame on either... I was putting the blame on both of them... the noob made a big mistake by not asking but in his defense he did not know and gave very minimal info to the lfs which probably should have asked more questions themselves... but there is a very valuable lesson to be learned here... do your own research hten do some more research and then ask some questions and then confer with the lfs right before buying...
