I work at a resteraunt (so i guess since its not a pet store or anything, its not like they would get fired or anything), but i am very sure that 2 coworkers of mine need a hard lesson in fishkeeping. I overheard them talking ond day about theri tanks, and the conversation is kinda as follows:
(I'm just gonna call them "J" and "E"
J- Yeah my kids and husband got me my tank for my birthday last year (sept 2003)
E- I've had my tank for about a year too
J- My fish are getting so big (holds up hands to represent about 8" or so) my oscar is this big, (...represents 6" or so) my shark is this big (and then rattles on a list of about 6 other fish, and says that the smallest is about 5")
E- yeah i have 2 oscars and a shark (oscars about 12" and a shark about 8")
---Me thinking "WOW! these guys are hardcore! they must have HUGE tanks"... So I intervene
ME- hey guys... sounds like you guys have some nice tanks... especially with oscars... how big are the tanks anyways?
E- 30 gallons
J- 20 gallons
ME- EEK! thats not enough
J- oh really
ME- do your fish swim into the sides HARD sometimes
E- mine do that lots... its funny
ME :mad2 - *MAD*that means they dont have enough room
J- well they are still alive it dost matter
---and the conversation goes like this for a while---
I was thinking you guys can tell me what to tell them to scare them into buying bigger tanks, or taking them back or something? Thanx
(I'm just gonna call them "J" and "E"
J- Yeah my kids and husband got me my tank for my birthday last year (sept 2003)
E- I've had my tank for about a year too
J- My fish are getting so big (holds up hands to represent about 8" or so) my oscar is this big, (...represents 6" or so) my shark is this big (and then rattles on a list of about 6 other fish, and says that the smallest is about 5")
E- yeah i have 2 oscars and a shark (oscars about 12" and a shark about 8")
---Me thinking "WOW! these guys are hardcore! they must have HUGE tanks"... So I intervene
ME- hey guys... sounds like you guys have some nice tanks... especially with oscars... how big are the tanks anyways?
E- 30 gallons
J- 20 gallons
ME- EEK! thats not enough
J- oh really
ME- do your fish swim into the sides HARD sometimes
E- mine do that lots... its funny
ME :mad2 - *MAD*that means they dont have enough room
J- well they are still alive it dost matter
---and the conversation goes like this for a while---
I was thinking you guys can tell me what to tell them to scare them into buying bigger tanks, or taking them back or something? Thanx