Hey everybody, first post here, but I'm not a forum noob. I am, however, a slight aquarium... let's just say beginner. I have a 15 gallon freshwater and a 2.5 gallon betta tank set up and running just fine now.
But anyway, on with my story. I went to the LFS the other day to get some filter inserts, and I saw this guy buying 6 bags of fish (yes, six BAGS, not six fish), a 10 gallon tank, and he had absolutely no idea what he was doing. The sales person was following him around just answering his questions.
I felt so bad for those fish. When I first started my aquarium, I lost two fish, because I failed to wait long enough for my cycle to finish (or start, depending on how you look at it). I'm pretty sure he was going to lose all of the fish. He didn't even know what to feed them... (I know because I was looking at food for a good 15 minutes figuring out what I should buy (and I had coupons...))
Anybody ever have any similar experiences?
P.S. I love coming to new forum sites, not just for the community, but for the smilies... What the HECK is this thing... ???
But anyway, on with my story. I went to the LFS the other day to get some filter inserts, and I saw this guy buying 6 bags of fish (yes, six BAGS, not six fish), a 10 gallon tank, and he had absolutely no idea what he was doing. The sales person was following him around just answering his questions.
I felt so bad for those fish. When I first started my aquarium, I lost two fish, because I failed to wait long enough for my cycle to finish (or start, depending on how you look at it). I'm pretty sure he was going to lose all of the fish. He didn't even know what to feed them... (I know because I was looking at food for a good 15 minutes figuring out what I should buy (and I had coupons...))
Anybody ever have any similar experiences?
P.S. I love coming to new forum sites, not just for the community, but for the smilies... What the HECK is this thing... ???