Dumbest Aquarium advice you've ever been given?

[Mebbid]

Today at the fish store I heard a girl ask a lady why the moss balls were moving. The lady said "they will rise to the surface and get rid of the air they have and then grab more oxygen before going back down to the bottom." I just shook my head when she tried to talk to me about the flourite I was buying.

 

[Oohitsae]

Today at the fish store I heard a girl ask a lady why the moss balls were moving. The lady said "they will rise to the surface and get rid of the air they have and then grab more oxygen before going back down to the bottom." I just shook my head when she tried to talk to me about the flourite I was buying.

Hahahahahahahahah! That's awesome! Moss balls breathe? rotfl

 

[GBHammbone]

Today at the fish store I heard a girl ask a lady why the moss balls were moving. The lady said "they will rise to the surface and get rid of the air they have and then grab more oxygen before going back down to the bottom." I just shook my head when she tried to talk to me about the flourite I was buying.

YOU MEAN THEY DONT?!?

 

[Ayi]

I remember a few months ago I was in a chain store and this lady asked an employee what she needed for a new 20g tank that she was about to buy. The employee said nothing about cycling. She almost left with 6 tiger barbs, a yellow lab and a fancy goldfish and no heater or filter, but I caught her before she did. I managed to explain cycling and the different needs of those fish. She returned all of them. I saved her a lot of stress and a lot of fish lives.

 

[Random Fishy]

I remember a few months ago I was in a chain store and this lady asked an employee what she needed for a new 20g tank that she was about to buy. The employee said nothing about cycling. She almost left with 6 tiger barbs, a yellow lab and a fancy goldfish and no heater or filter, but I caught her before she did. I managed to explain cycling and the different needs of those fish. She returned all of them. I saved her a lot of stress and a lot of fish lives.

Good fish deed of that day!

 

[bettaowner]

While I was on vacation I went to a hotel that had an aquatic science center. They had two saltwater tanks that really bugged me. The first was a 55 gallon tank with a longnose hawk fish and a young chevron tang. The other tank was about 70 gallons with a dozen damsel fish and a wrasse. Both tanks had nasty brown algae. Then I saw a tank with a painted turtle. The fish being used as feeders were neon tetras.

 

[Dallascowboys16]

That sounds like an aquatic stupidity center to me!

 

[bettaowner]

Most saltwater aquarium displays here are full of fish that people collect. They don't research the fish and some people I know release the fish when they get too big. The Waikiki aquarium is one of the few places that has great setups.

 

[Platiesareawesome]

Seen this on my Facebook wall I was totally surprised to see this. I had to screen cap it and show it to everyone.

This makes me furious!

 

[bigfuzzymonster777]

What about this lightbulb "aquarium" for ghost shrimp?

 

[Fishdude3233]

Customer jus bought tank it is on her shopping wagon Fish specialist to customer how big is your aquarium: customer 15g specialist: ok here are a list of fish that are suitable for your tank oscars, 100 neons, 6 plecos the list goes on here is the equipment you need sand and decor. Customer what about a filter: fish specialist oh all you don't need a filter or hood because fish will jump above the water to breathe and if you don't over feed there will never be any ammonia nitrite trAtes because nothing decays and your pleco will eat the poop. At that moment I am steaming and want to step in and give this " expert" a piece of my mind but I didn't and the lady walks out with 1 Oscar 10 guppes and 20 neons. And a pleco poor fish

 

[bigfuzzymonster777]

Omgmoreraggggeee

 

[Mebbid]

Here is one from my early days of fish keeping before I found this sight and saw the light.

Sure this male female pair of jeweled cichlids will go great in your 29g tank along with your guppies, mollies, platys, common pleco, and betta. That black ghost knife fish that you like would go fine in there as well.

They were fine for about 2 weeks and then almost overnight they laid eggs and killed every other fish in the tank.

 

[Koopamaster]

Here is one from my early days of fish keeping before I found this sight and saw the light.

Sure this male female pair of jeweled cichlids will go great in your 29g tank along with your guppies, mollies, platys, common pleco, and betta. That black ghost knife fish that you like would go fine in there as well.

They were fine for about 2 weeks and then almost overnight they laid eggs and killed every other fish in the tank.

Man that must've stunk. I feel so bad for those fish

 

[Mebbid]

I was a sad panda. But honestly, I think they were destined to not survive anyways. I had no clue about keeping fish. I do still have the male from the jeweled cichlid pair after almost 3 years though.

 

[jwh0818]

I was a sad panda. But honestly, I think they were destined to not survive anyways. I had no clue about keeping fish. I do still have the male from the jeweled cichlid pair after almost 3 years though.

Wow thats awesome. How big is he?

 

[Mebbid]

He's probably 4 inches long. Maybe a little more

 

[Tieberion]

Customer jus bought tank it is on her shopping wagon Fish specialist to customer how big is your aquarium: customer 15g specialist: ok here are a list of fish that are suitable for your tank oscars, 100 neons, 6 plecos the list goes on here is the equipment you need sand and decor. Customer what about a filter: fish specialist oh all you don't need a filter or hood because fish will jump above the water to breathe and if you don't over feed there will never be any ammonia nitrite trAtes because nothing decays and your pleco will eat the poop. At that moment I am steaming and want to step in and give this " expert" a piece of my mind but I didn't and the lady walks out with 1 Oscar 10 guppes and 20 neons. And a pleco poor fish

Well, at least the Oscar is going to eat well

 

[Miyavp]

A little off topic but I went to the best aquarium store yesterday I was so impressed with their tanks and equipment. They had nothing but the best stuff and on top of that the guy actually knew what he was talking about. Plus they had a return policy that required you to bring in water from your tank for testing. And you'd only be given another fish if it was found that water quality was not a problem. So nice It was in nampa idaho if anybody was wondering

 

[bettaowner]

I am going to start crying. My friend still does not get why fish bowls are terrible. Can you guys please help me.