trouble93
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Originally Posted by Shyfish
http:///forum/post/2929371
OMG!!!
The LFS I go to . I was standing there looking at the fish a fellow came in and asked for a certian fish and its price. The owner told him to go kill somebody elses fish because he wouldn't be getting his.
He then went on to explain that he had told this guy three times what to do to keep a saltwater fish and all he wanted was rush, rush. That the guy took no warning or advice. He didn't want the guys business.
I try and get whatever I need from this place. The owner is 80 years old and talking about getting out because he can't compete with the big stores. He said he will continue to keep the doors open as long as the store paid its overhead. He lives on his pension money.
So not all LFS are in it for just for a buck.
The way I find a store I trust:
Most of them usualy have a show tank in the store. One they don't sell the fish and stuff out of, its just to show people how great a tank can look. I don't even deal with the ones that don't have one going.
Check it out and see how long its been up and running. Most, if you go back in 6 months the show tank is gone. Why? Because it crashed and it got too expensive to keep trying to fix.
If they can't run their own tank and keep it alive how can they help you?
These are not the guys to get advice from. I wouldn't trust them with a guppy.
Thats why message boards like this are so great. Years ago we had to find a fish guru that could be trusted to guide us. Now we have lots of them as close as a computer.
+1 I do agree not all are bad, but there are alot of them. I just feel for people who do get taken by the bad ones.
http:///forum/post/2929371
OMG!!!
The LFS I go to . I was standing there looking at the fish a fellow came in and asked for a certian fish and its price. The owner told him to go kill somebody elses fish because he wouldn't be getting his.
He then went on to explain that he had told this guy three times what to do to keep a saltwater fish and all he wanted was rush, rush. That the guy took no warning or advice. He didn't want the guys business.
I try and get whatever I need from this place. The owner is 80 years old and talking about getting out because he can't compete with the big stores. He said he will continue to keep the doors open as long as the store paid its overhead. He lives on his pension money.
So not all LFS are in it for just for a buck.
The way I find a store I trust:
Most of them usualy have a show tank in the store. One they don't sell the fish and stuff out of, its just to show people how great a tank can look. I don't even deal with the ones that don't have one going.
Check it out and see how long its been up and running. Most, if you go back in 6 months the show tank is gone. Why? Because it crashed and it got too expensive to keep trying to fix.
If they can't run their own tank and keep it alive how can they help you?
Thats why message boards like this are so great. Years ago we had to find a fish guru that could be trusted to guide us. Now we have lots of them as close as a computer.
+1 I do agree not all are bad, but there are alot of them. I just feel for people who do get taken by the bad ones.
