This may be the way to go. Thanks for the idea!
This store will NOT stock "Monster" species, but will special order for known educated customers.
Anyone know a source for fish posters?
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This may be the way to go. Thanks for the idea!
This store will NOT stock "Monster" species, but will special order for known educated customers.
Anyone know a source for fish posters?
Or you could get some of those fish mounted and cram 'em into a 75 gallon to show what that looks like.
What? :lipssealedsmilie:
I think Yoji's right that the display tank may do as much harm as good, in that people may say to themselves, "Wow, I gotta have that fish!" instead of, "Wow, I can't afford a tank that big, better stick to mollies!"
What? :lipssealedsmilie:
I think Yoji's right that the display tank may do as much harm as good, in that people may say to themselves, "Wow, I gotta have that fish!" instead of, "Wow, I can't afford a tank that big, better stick to mollies!"
BigFishKeeper
Host of Aquatic Wetline Podcast
300G 10 full grown comets,snails,plants,etc.... (with scary comet goldfish stattistics) to show that when you buy that 10 for a $1 deal at the LFS you are really buying dependent delicate fish and with proper care you can have a great wonderfull buddie for years to come.....and if your not prepared...... you shouldn't buy them. maybe 1-2 but not 10
DAVIDFBT
Extinct? Since when?
I think that they should make life sized models of adult common fish sold and put them on a shelf for future buyers to look at. Such as a 12" goldfish, 2' Koi, 18" Common Pleco, 13" Bala Shark, 30" Pacu, and maybe a 3' ID Shark.
Here's a good link showing how big "normal" fish get: http://www.tetra-fish.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6632
Here's a good link showing how big "normal" fish get: http://www.tetra-fish.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6632
I might think about it the other way. Instead of a warning tank set up several tanks of various sizes 5 gallon betta tank to 300g oscar/CA cichlid/cat tank (with multiple setups in the common sizes for variety) to illustrate that a very beatiful tank can be had at any price point, sales can begin with a walk past these tanks so that you are guiding the customer rather than crushing his hopes and dreams by refusing him the fish that he has now set his heart on.
I've bottled this up a bit when people complain about petsmart etc., but honestly believe that a different kind of sales "story" is necessary. We have all learned that this is a much larger and more rewarding hobby than we imagined when we first peered into the tanks at the "pet" store and thought "well now, those are pretty..."
I've bottled this up a bit when people complain about petsmart etc., but honestly believe that a different kind of sales "story" is necessary. We have all learned that this is a much larger and more rewarding hobby than we imagined when we first peered into the tanks at the "pet" store and thought "well now, those are pretty..."
you could maybe section your store into sections of aquarium size but that would be difficult so scratch that
Very good ideas... I may very well go broke trying to institute them. Keep 'em coming... I've already gotten more unique ideas and suggestions from this thread than I ever imagined. Thank you all!
I would go with this idea, but also get a picture of the size of a 55G tank (the biggest most average people would get) and then somehow have the ability to overlay the pictures of the fish onto the tank to show people that while a 55G tank is big, its not big enough to hold a 4' fish.
Cheaper than actually setting up a tank as well.
BigFishKeeper
Host of Aquatic Wetline Podcast
I agree 100%. But I don't think people would actully keep a 4' fish. For example no one would want a 4' RTC.
