i had to bite my tongue - Aquarium Advice

cogburn · 06-02-2008, 09:14 AM

so wifey and i go into local tattoo shop friday night... they have a fish tank... so of course thats the first thing i look at... 35 gal tall tank... stocked with 2 huge oscars... 6 bloody red parrots... 4 black convicts and a common pleco... i wanted sooooooo bad to rip into them and tell them everything they were doing wrong but i had to bite my tongue... and the artist that upkeeps the tank is telling me about all the research he did on the fish so he could get compatible species... apparently he had no idea what he's talking about... oh.... and he had a whisper 30 filter on it... i was appalled.... wanted to break in there and put the fish in a better environment... it was pitiful...

edit: he also had so many decorations and fake plants in it that the oscars couldnt even turn around...

neilanh · 06-02-2008, 09:42 AM

Probably a good idea not to upset the guy that's going to give you a tattoo.

cogburn · 06-02-2008, 09:53 AM

hahaha... exactly what i was thinking...

meegosh · 06-02-2008, 10:00 AM

Hahaa... thats good... the joke... not the fish! I hate when you see things like that, but like you said, not much you can do. My dentist has a horribly overstocked setup that I've talked to him about many many times. I went to school with his son a while back... still will not take my advice

Probably 15+ cichlids in a 20 long.

cogburn · 06-02-2008, 10:26 AM

oh man... i blame the lfs... why dont they try to ask the setup then dissuade people from making mistakes that will harm the fish... i talked to a VERY knowledgable guy at petsmart yesterday... i trusted him... took a card and wrote down the hours he works so i can talk to him and him only... i trusted him and he knew alot of stuff... and he was very helpful with us and the tortoise my wife wants to get... nice to see someone at a big chain like that that knows their stuff

FiveSix · 06-02-2008, 10:50 AM

Just backhand him across the cheek, then run really fast while squeeling " MOMMY!".

white-worms · 07-18-2008, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilanh

Probably a good idea not to upset the guy that's going to give you a tattoo.

Yeah, he might have tatoo'd a fish on you

Tifta · 07-18-2008, 09:17 AM

I never noticed fish tanks much before, until I started to get into the hobby. Now anytime I see a tank that isn't mine. I want to stick my hands in it and start moving things around. Makes me really sad to see fish that are not taken care of, and people who know nothing about them!

06-02-2008, 09:14 AM	#1
cogburn Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bangor, pa Posts: 302	i had to bite my tongue so wifey and i go into local tattoo shop friday night... they have a fish tank... so of course thats the first thing i look at... 35 gal tall tank... stocked with 2 huge oscars... 6 bloody red parrots... 4 black convicts and a common pleco... i wanted sooooooo bad to rip into them and tell them everything they were doing wrong but i had to bite my tongue... and the artist that upkeeps the tank is telling me about all the research he did on the fish so he could get compatible species... apparently he had no idea what he's talking about... oh.... and he had a whisper 30 filter on it... i was appalled.... wanted to break in there and put the fish in a better environment... it was pitiful... edit: he also had so many decorations and fake plants in it that the oscars couldnt even turn around...

06-02-2008, 09:42 AM	#2
neilanh MTS Advocate Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 3,244 Images: 15	Probably a good idea not to upset the guy that's going to give you a tattoo. __________________ ~Neilan In the DC Metro Area? Check out GWAPA and WAMAS Look, I have a My Info Page! Where's yours? Useful Links: Vote for AA, Nitrogen Cycle, Fishless Cycling, Articles, Acronym List

06-02-2008, 10:00 AM	#4
meegosh Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 432 Images: 2	Hahaa... thats good... the joke... not the fish! I hate when you see things like that, but like you said, not much you can do. My dentist has a horribly overstocked setup that I've talked to him about many many times. I went to school with his son a while back... still will not take my advice Probably 15+ cichlids in a 20 long. __________________ 10g - 13 Guppy Fry \| Plants: Java Moss & Amazon Swords 30g Long - 6 Neons, 5 Diamonds, 4 Peppered & 2 Albino Corys, 1M/2F Guppies, 1 Upside-down Catfish

06-02-2008, 10:50 AM	#6
FiveSix Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 69 Images: 1	Just backhand him across the cheek, then run really fast while squeeling " MOMMY!". __________________ 55 Gallon FW Non-planted

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06-02-2008, 09:53 AM	#3
cogburn Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bangor, pa Posts: 302	hahaha... exactly what i was thinking...

06-02-2008, 10:26 AM	#5
cogburn Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bangor, pa Posts: 302	oh man... i blame the lfs... why dont they try to ask the setup then dissuade people from making mistakes that will harm the fish... i talked to a VERY knowledgable guy at petsmart yesterday... i trusted him... took a card and wrote down the hours he works so i can talk to him and him only... i trusted him and he knew alot of stuff... and he was very helpful with us and the tortoise my wife wants to get... nice to see someone at a big chain like that that knows their stuff

07-18-2008, 09:17 AM	#8
Tifta Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 242	I never noticed fish tanks much before, until I started to get into the hobby. Now anytime I see a tank that isn't mine. I want to stick my hands in it and start moving things around. Makes me really sad to see fish that are not taken care of, and people who know nothing about them!