local pet store sells algae as a plant!

[customdrum]

my local pet store actually sells algae! not a joke here, the idiot who sells the fish there told me people love it and ask to buy it all the time so he does. dont be fooled by your local store selling you a plant thats actually algae lol.
this pic is the hair algae ball they have had growing for several years, the guy is actually proud of the mess and has cherry shimp in it for sale so you get some cherrys and some algae to go with them since they say its good for the shrimp as food.
again this is not a joke. pic was taken last week, there was alot more than that in there few months ago i guess some lucky people bought it up.

yet another good reason not to trust your local pet store guys on anything


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[Kashta]

That's hysterical... lmao. :rofl:

[customdrum]

this is the same guy and store who has sunset hygro in there tank thats illegal in this state.

[Kashta]

Hmm.. in that state and all the others. Fed ban list for that plant.

I bet the shrimp like all that algae though.. lol.

[chonhzilla]

LOL..oh man thats wrong.

[jpappy789]

LOL.

[Lupin]

:rofl: :rofl:

[247Plants]

A fool and his money are soon parted.

There is a sucker born every minute.

LOL I could think of tons more.

[The Zigman]

well if there is demand for it...

[insectheart]

sheesh. people that stupid are not only selling, but also buying fish. poor fish.

[BreezeRuehls]

what?

[goldfish247]

OK. Don't they know they can 'grow' it themselves and save all the money LOL? How much does he sell it for (just curious hehe)

[BagelDog]

If people will fall for that, maybe I can hop on this gravy train too.

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[DarbX1605]

Do everyone a favor..get a bottle of algae destroyer and dose the tank when no one is looking.

Shrimp may be an innocent bystander.

[BettaFishMommy]

oh lmao! too funny!

that is a big gob o' algae though, maybe we could roll it up and start a new version of the marimo ball? lol.

[theredchaser]

It looks like that val is getting swallowed but desperately trying to get out.

[gtclipse01]

oh lmao! too funny!

that is a big gob o' algae though, maybe we could roll it up and start a new version of the marimo ball? lol.

hahaha, speaking of that, I recently discovered that the petco near me sells java moss rolled around a cork as "moss balls."

[bushwhacker]

it may be cladophora algae just not rolled to make marimo balls

[BettaFishMommy]

hahaha, speaking of that, I recently discovered that the petco near me sells java moss rolled around a cork as "moss balls."



store employee: this are our cool new moss balls, only 7.99!
newb customer: cool! i'll take 2!


a couple weeks later, customer comes back into the store...............



customer: dude, my balls blew up all over my tank.

[bitbot]

Maybe Mgamer should try to sell his water spots :)

[coach_z]

Sign me up!!!! I WANT SOME!!!!!

[fishorama]

It is very healthy looking

[geekboy]

Well, I got what I think are true Marimo balls about a month ago. They are already sending off little tufts to multiply, and those tufts could easily be mistaken for regular hair algae. Sometimes I wonder how much difference there actually is.

[bluekrissyspike]

well, if you want the planted look and can't get your plants to grow...

[calivivarium1]

genius

[DoctaQ]

you should go back and wrap it all up with purple string

[kyryah]

it may be cladophora algae just not rolled to make marimo balls

The clado that makes up marimo balls is not forcefully rolled into balls to "make" them into marimo - it grows that way.

Kristina

[huffmagx]

Maybe Mgamer should try to sell his water spots :)


Hey I could make a fortune in water spots!!!

[huffmagx]

well, if you want the planted look and can't get your plants to grow...


You guys can laugh all you want but when I first started many many moons ago before I got my plant/CO2/fert balance sort of right I had the prettiest patch of that stuff.

I thought it was pretty (yeah I was a total newb!) so I let it grow for a bit on top of a statue as "hair" yeah I can hear you all laughin'

Finally figured out it wasn't some great new plant so I twirled it up and put it where it belonged!! But for a while there the budda lady in my avatar had a hair algae hat!

Swore I wasn't going to tell anybody that....must be gettin' late.

[Blown 346]

Thats some good looking algae. Wonder why I cant grow any like that?

[gtclipse01]

store employee: this are our cool new moss balls, only 7.99!
newb customer: cool! i'll take 2!


a couple weeks later, customer comes back into the store...............



customer: dude, my balls blew up all over my tank.

:grinyes:

[dundadundun]

you need to sell them on the purple string, petco "moss balls" that always float and have them put it all together with a big ugly rock to hold it all down. it could be like an aquarium jungle gym. an all in one package. they can charge like an extra $50 to have someone make up a custom "jungle gym" while you wait. for a bonus they can throw in a brick with a stick hideout complete with custom art deco water spots at "no extra charge".

i see this going places...

(insert your preferred place here)

[Star_Rider]

:(and here I am tossing the stuff..
who'd have thunk sell it??:worthy:

[addicted2fish]

HAHA < I took that pic, we went in, and it was all in the floor, VERY neat looking, I have to say ... LOL ~ but the day I remebered to bring my camrea, it was all raised up like this, and the red cherrys are everywhere, I think he is selling them for 2.99 a pc ? they maybe more, custom would remember better than me. lol I have alot more pics of thier' tanks and all the dead fish in the tanks with brand new stock fish they just got in, its so sad. WHY do pet stores HAVE to be SO Nasty ?? They cant clean the floor behind the tanks, its just gross, if you ever look' . I try to stay and just look at fish, buy my prime, and get out . I mostly buy ALL my products online now, and I try to buy most of my new fish from hobbiest as well . I HATE fish stores ! It is VERY far & inbetween that you find a fish guy' that actually knows how to even raise a koi pond, mostly they just want to send you home with a goldfish & a bowl !!! :( It is truly sad. maybye the green algea will be back on the floor like it was once before without my glasses, when he showed it to me, I thought it was subwarssertang !!! LMAO ~~ then as I got a closer look OMG ~ Never seen green hair algea So healthy !! And I cant remember the selling price, but I know he is selling it . with his 3.00 cherry shrimp ! LMAO ~~ Mine love moss, and I prefer to keep it that way .