I didn't think you were talking directly to me. I was just responding to what you said. Thats why I quoted you.
I get your point, but mine is that if somebody on here tells someone else how big a fish gets, it is MUCH less likely to be driven by an attempt to sell a fish, as opposed to some minimum wage employee at a LFS. You must have good stores near you, because the ones around me don't know enough to legitimately help anyone. I stopped listening to them when they told my uncle to treat catfish for ich with copper. I like my fish to be alive, so I do my research elsewhere. If anyone wants to take a business's word that is in it only to make money, by all means do so. But it isn't a very good idea. It is, after all, a business.
A good example is if you take your car in for an oil change or something routine and they tell you that you need new tires. Your tires are a year old. Are you going to instantly say ok, or question the fact that your tires need replacing and the business may be trying to make a quick buck? This kind of thing happens all the time to people who don't know anything about cars. Its the exact same thing with fish.
