hennaartist
Aquarium Advice Freak
Almost a year ago we had our first lfs open in our town, as a fish keeper I was thrilled, but also disappointed it was a chain store. I have since, however, become absolutely thrilled with it. The employees in the fish department really know their stuff. I have taught them a few things, and they have taught me a few things, but after all there are so many varieties of fish and each has it's own needs, requirements, and techniques for sexing.
I'm a very regular customer (at least once a week), but not for refunds or exchanges lol. I like to check out the new stock when it comes in and get some crickets for my ropes and ABF. The employees seem grateful when I step in and tell a customer it's a bad idea to put certain fish together or too many, and since I'm not an employee, I can be rude about it when needed.
As far as how many fish to put in a tank, I explain it to my daughter in terms of "how many people would you want to share your room with?", "what about a messy person, someone that takes up too much space, or a bully?" and "you can't put a big fish in a small tank, because you wouldn't want to live in a closet".
I'm a very regular customer (at least once a week), but not for refunds or exchanges lol. I like to check out the new stock when it comes in and get some crickets for my ropes and ABF. The employees seem grateful when I step in and tell a customer it's a bad idea to put certain fish together or too many, and since I'm not an employee, I can be rude about it when needed.
As far as how many fish to put in a tank, I explain it to my daughter in terms of "how many people would you want to share your room with?", "what about a messy person, someone that takes up too much space, or a bully?" and "you can't put a big fish in a small tank, because you wouldn't want to live in a closet".