xdave
Active Member
Take a book off of their shelves and look up the livestock you're interested in. Ask the LFS guy about the livestock. If it doesnt match the details in the book, ask him about it. He may have a different but valid opinion since the book may be very general. If it's just a little larger minimum tank size or slightly different temp range thats fine. What they should get along with and tankmates they actually do tolerate in captivity may be 2 different things as well. If he says it likes brine shrimp and the book says it's a herbivore, I wouldn't trust him.
