most LFS are pretty good with the advice, I think most people think of Petco and Petsmart, or Walmart when they talk about hating employees, at least I do
some times i hate fish store employes because they just try to sell there fish and would not tell you "o by the way they can get to be like 4 feet just so you". But not all some are good.
Yea I never ask for advice anywhere but this one small mom and pop lfs. They know their stuff and they offered me a job. The only reason I go anywhere else is becuase they dont have what im looking for.