Wanted to share an expeience I had today. - Aquarium Advice

reefbound · 02-09-2006, 03:52 PM

Earlier I went to a LFS a was looking around when I came up to a "salesmen" trying to sell a Blue hippo tang to someone with little experience, a brand new tank (3 weeks old) and the size 29 gal (I found this out later out in the parking lot). I listened while this guy told him this fish will be an outstanding addition to his tank and he will have no troubles. Then he went over to the Mandarin and wanted to take this too... Well, after the saleman was finished I steped in and said excuse me,I just wanted to say if you buy both of those fish you will be sending one to a slow death (the Mandarin) and the other may not survive very long eighter,if it does you will need to buy a tank 5 times larger than you have now. Well when I finished the store manager escorted me to the door and asked me NOT to come to his store again... Well believe me its no great loss... Anyway the guy doing the buying followed me out and started asking me questions... We talked a little while and he said I must have been doing this for a while. I said no not really just since September I said... The key is to read,read and read some more. I said if your daughter really wants a Nemo tank you can get some of them like the Clown , a cleaner shrimp and maybe a royal gramma because it looks like one of them but wait until your tank cycles, The next thing out of his mouth was whats that? cycle? cycle where. I asked him if he had a computer and if he did to go home and start reading. And stop at the nearest book store and get the book The Conscientious marine aquarist. its loaded with info I know I bought it too. He shook my hand and thanked me for saving his money and left.

Darn now I have to drive further for my salt...

tripper · 02-09-2006, 03:55 PM

I see you're in PA . . . where exactly and what LFS were you in? I've had a similar situation at a LFS neary me in Philly.

tripper

reefbound · 02-09-2006, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tripper

I see you're in PA . . . where exactly and what LFS were you in? I've had a similar situation at a LFS neary me in Philly.

tripper

Im up here in the Wilkes-Barre area , I couldnt believe it, I guess the sale really is more important.

Civicman86 · 02-09-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by reefbound

Quote:

Originally Posted by tripper

I see you're in PA . . . where exactly and what LFS were you in? I've had a similar situation at a LFS neary me in Philly.

tripper

Im up here in the Wilkes-Barre area , I couldnt believe it, I guess the sale really is more important.

You should give us the addy to the store and we can all bombared the store on how *beep* advice they are giving and wont ever be shopping there. Is it a chain store or privatly owned?

faerykisses · 02-09-2006, 04:30 PM

well, at least you stood up for whats right and said something...

its sad and frustrating when someone you feel you can trust...LFS guy...takes you for your money and your time. What a waste...

keep fighting the good fight.

Brenden · 02-09-2006, 04:37 PM

Glad you did what is right. Salt is probably cheaper from liveaquaria than LFS anyways since they did away with the extra weight shipping fees.

ryguy · 02-09-2006, 05:52 PM

ooooh....let's get the name and let the emails fly!!

Steven_Askham · 02-09-2006, 06:00 PM

Congratulations on how you dealt with the situation you were put in.

reefbound · 02-09-2006, 06:51 PM

Thanks everyone, Well I been talking to another LFS who knows the people that own this store (privately owned), And apparently they ran into some trouble with the state and are no longer able to sell any four legged animals... hmm, now there going to sell fish and birds only...Im finished with this store.

Brenden · 02-09-2006, 07:00 PM

That is scary. I would definitely find a new store.

02-09-2006, 03:52 PM	#1
reefbound Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 378 Images: 1	Wanted to share an expeience I had today. Earlier I went to a LFS a was looking around when I came up to a "salesmen" trying to sell a Blue hippo tang to someone with little experience, a brand new tank (3 weeks old) and the size 29 gal (I found this out later out in the parking lot). I listened while this guy told him this fish will be an outstanding addition to his tank and he will have no troubles. Then he went over to the Mandarin and wanted to take this too... Well, after the saleman was finished I steped in and said excuse me,I just wanted to say if you buy both of those fish you will be sending one to a slow death (the Mandarin) and the other may not survive very long eighter,if it does you will need to buy a tank 5 times larger than you have now. Well when I finished the store manager escorted me to the door and asked me NOT to come to his store again... Well believe me its no great loss... Anyway the guy doing the buying followed me out and started asking me questions... We talked a little while and he said I must have been doing this for a while. I said no not really just since September I said... The key is to read,read and read some more. I said if your daughter really wants a Nemo tank you can get some of them like the Clown , a cleaner shrimp and maybe a royal gramma because it looks like one of them but wait until your tank cycles, The next thing out of his mouth was whats that? cycle? cycle where. I asked him if he had a computer and if he did to go home and start reading. And stop at the nearest book store and get the book The Conscientious marine aquarist. its loaded with info I know I bought it too. He shook my hand and thanked me for saving his money and left. Darn now I have to drive further for my salt...

02-09-2006, 04:30 PM	#5
faerykisses Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 93	well, at least you stood up for whats right and said something... its sad and frustrating when someone you feel you can trust...LFS guy...takes you for your money and your time. What a waste... keep fighting the good fight. __________________ "Fish are friends, not food"

02-09-2006, 04:37 PM	#6
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	Glad you did what is right. Salt is probably cheaper from liveaquaria than LFS anyways since they did away with the extra weight shipping fees. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

02-09-2006, 06:00 PM	#8
Steven_Askham Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England / Posts: 1,144	Congratulations on how you dealt with the situation you were put in. __________________ 3 Foot : 4 Discus & 2 Blue Rams & 2 Bristlenose & 3 Cockatoo's 3 Foot : 2 Yellow Belly Turtles. 2 Foot: Salt Water

02-09-2006, 07:00 PM	#10
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	That is scary. I would definitely find a new store. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

02-09-2006, 03:55 PM	#2
tripper Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 431 Images: 2	I see you're in PA . . . where exactly and what LFS were you in? I've had a similar situation at a LFS neary me in Philly. tripper

02-09-2006, 05:52 PM	#7
ryguy Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: vancouver island Posts: 514	ooooh....let's get the name and let the emails fly!!

02-09-2006, 06:51 PM	#9
reefbound Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 378 Images: 1	Thanks everyone, Well I been talking to another LFS who knows the people that own this store (privately owned), And apparently they ran into some trouble with the state and are no longer able to sell any four legged animals... hmm, now there going to sell fish and birds only...Im finished with this store.

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