no_fin_nipping
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jul 13, 2006
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sarah5775 said:Today, the temperature rose dramatically and the pregnant molly died, leaving two female and one male molly. Plus the other fish. Yesterday, I got another black tetra. The guy at the fish store said that my tank was not overstocked and I had room to put in 'quite a few' more fish since 'they're all real small.'
You have fish dying, yet you add them as fast as they die. First, can you explain why? Why would you put more fish at risk if the tank is having a problem? I''m haing a lot of trouble understanding this.
The guy at the LFS is an idiot making $7 an hour. In my late teens and early 20's I worked at a LFS. The pay was about 20% over minimum wage, plus 10% of what I sold. In those days, I knew how to bag fish fast, ring them up and move on to the next customer. My only goal was to make the customer spend more. The "guy at the LFS" more often than not is not going to give you good information. This comes from personal experience. That was 20 years ago. I learned a little since then.