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eveliens

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I was in Petco the other day, just wandering while my friend shopped, and browsed the fish. I noticed an odd little guy in the jack dempsey tank. So I went and got the mandatory employee.

The guy tried to tell me that all the JDs in the tank were actually jaguar cichlids because they were "light." So of course, I corrected him, explaining most fish can change color when they're stressed. He was like, whatever.

So I asked to get the little oddball. Employee was annoyed I wanted THAT ONE. Then he was trying to tell me that it was good that I bought a "jag" because JDs were insane and got huge.

Turns out I got a juvie nicaraguense! :grinyes: I was going to go buy one at Petland. I just used all my luck for the rest of the year.

The only mystery is how the little guy landed in Petco in the first place. Lucky little guy too!
 

crashlee916

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what kind of fish is that??
 

nano cichlids

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the kind i just traded for... ha nice
find..... i hate petco walmart and petsmart.... stupid employees don't know anything about fish
 

SuBXeRo

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the petco by me has some decent employees but i find most of the useful info that i learned has been on here and just surfing the web
 

jbradt

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the kind i just traded for... ha nice
find..... i hate petco walmart and petsmart.... stupid employees don't know anything about fish
This seems like an unfair generalization... granted many employees fit this description, but the petsmart by me has a couple of employees who really know their stuff, and get excited when they get to share that knowledge with others.
 

Hooked Newbie

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Very nice find! :D
 

eveliens

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I've only managed to get one decent pic because she hides when I come near the tank (I'd hide too if I came from petco):



Yes, doesn't look a thing like a JD or a jag.

The ironic thing? I work at a Petsmart. Believe me, most of the people who work at chains have no clue. Most of them also don't bother to argue with the customer but this guy just had to be right.
 
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