Fish "aisle" employee

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mvigor

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We all know what huge chain store I'm talking about, but that's not the point of this story.

I was back in the fish aisle browsing the supplies one night this week and two blue-smocked employees were taking aquarium inventory. One of them was a girl who I had previously thought was pretty knowledgeable and caring about the fish.

I hear them talking to each other, telling each other about their own aquariums. That's when this employee who I had formerly had a lot of faith in says...

"Yeah, I really need to get a bigger tank. When my Oscar puts his head down to eat from the gravel his tail sticks out of the top of the water."

:thud:

Now to her credit for all I know she has a 6 foot long tank that's only 10 inches deep, but I doubt it. It's probably a 10 gallon.
 

pophead

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May 19, 2005
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it's discusting how big fish stores hire unknowledgable staff. sometimes when I buy fish the salesperson doesn't know which fish I'm talking about, and it's on display!
 

Jericho

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Well heck if they have 15 oscars in their little 15 galln display tank then having one in a 10 gallon must be fine :rolleyes: Pophead, I know what you mean when I ask for a fish and they have that blank look on their face and I have to tell them the one with the black fins (not that the little picture would drop a hint or anything)... That is why I go to a LFS that is self serve, you can take all day to pick out your two fish and no body gives a hoot...
 

miguelitro

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yeah my local petstore stopped stocking aquarium stuff and fish and i was really releived. i dont think that other store, you know the one with the aisles, even has fish around here
it is so worth it to go to the high quality LFS actually 2 of them even though they are another 15 minute drive...
 
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