Wow...never heard of a store that good. My LPS treats their fish poorly here in Beloit, WI.. they don't know any scientific names..use gravel in a feeder guppy tank and the gravel is filled with crap and debris..feed one of their remora sharks (a marine fish) dead, sick, and feeder goldfish..overcharge for their fish for the most part (IE: 3-4 inch oscars for $18-$22)..and I could go on and on about how bad the store is but its the only LFS/LPS near me so I don't have a choice to go somewhere else really.The PetSmart in Sheboygan, WI, is very good about asking what other fish you've got and size of tanks, etc. Most of their employees use the scientific names when talking about the stock. The tanks are marked with both types of names, and the estimated adult size of the fish, and also if the fish is aggressive or community type. If the employee 'on duty' at the time can't answer a customers question, they offer to have a more knowledgeable employee to call you at home and/or tell you when that employee will be at work again. Very good people at that store.
you must be talking about J & S huh?? went in there yesterday, oh boy...what a mess, that guy used to be real good too, years ago....must be losing the desire...Wow...never heard of a store that good. My LPS treats their fish poorly here in Beloit, WI.. they don't know any scientific names..use gravel in a feeder guppy tank and the gravel is filled with crap and debris..feed one of their remora sharks (a marine fish) dead, sick, and feeder goldfish..overcharge for their fish for the most part (IE: 3-4 inch oscars for $18-$22)..and I could go on and on about how bad the store is but its the only LFS/LPS near me so I don't have a choice to go somewhere else really.
Yup, thats the one. I saw a guy bringing in a 5" electric blue ahli about a month ago, and I couldn't catch him in time cuz we were in the car ready to leave J&S, and so we got out & walked in the store and I asked the guy if he was getting rid of it, he said "yes" and so I asked him how much and if I could buy it, and he let me. Jim (the owner) was away when this guy was at the counter going to get rid of it. Jim's employee even said, "go ahead, buy it" and so I did. Later that day, I went back and he asked me if I bought it, I admitted to it cuz I figured he knew it was me or one of his other employees would tell him who bought it and then I would be known as a liar and he would be mad at me even more. So, I got yelled at and he told me to never do that again. I know why he was so mad (because he lost $10 and the guy was in HIS STORE)...but I'm always in there buying sh!% and his employee told me I could, so wtf...he could of said it more politely, I didn't think it would get me in trouble doing it. SMHyou must be talking about J & S huh?? went in there yesterday, oh boy...what a mess, that guy used to be real good too, years ago....must be losing the desire...