I was at a local Pet Store yesterday?

Originally posted by daveedka

The question is do they continue to sell fish when they know they have ICH? That would be unnacceptable in my book. Some of the best LFS I deal with still have the occasional tank under treatment, but they mark them as sick fish and refuse to sell them until treatment is complete.
dave
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That is the key. My favorite LFS, still family owned and operated and full of well informed people, will quickly tell you they won't sell fish from a particular tank. Not only that, they usually get their shipments in on a Friday and they will tell you, "No, we are not selling any fish from that particular tank because some of those guys have just arrived. We'd like to look at them for at least 3 days. Check with us on Monday; Tuesday would be even better."

They are also the most expensive shop in town but have the best fish.
 
LongTime

Just curious, I'm working and living in Festus Mo. this week, are there any good LFS's down this way? Ilike to browse in my free time.
Dave
 
Originally posted by Bigguppy
Why would you ever remove the heaters from tropical fish tanks and let the water temp drop below 70??? Idoits.
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Maybe to slow metabolism and therefor feed less to save money? Less feed and slower metabolism = less cleaning therefor less staff and saving more $. Less feed and slower metabolism = slow growth and less overcrowding.:rolleyes:
Well, you asked.:)
 
Maybe to slow metabolism and therefor feed less to save money? Less feed and slower metabolism = less cleaning therefor less staff and saving more $. Less feed and slower metabolism = slow growth and less overcrowding
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You forgot colder water = more O2, so less fish death in an overcrowded tank.= more money earned :p

I personally would try my best to help them out, you may land some freebies for doing a little consulting/advising, and if nothing else, you may be able to help them treat their fish better and at the same time increase the quality of the fish you buy. Ignorance IMO is excusable if those who don't know are willing to learn. I do a lot of training at a couple of local LFS's (totally free of charge) and someone somewhere will always benifit from knowledge shared. If you want to and have the time get them to start treating, ich is usually a very curable disease, and few fish need to suffer for long or die. The first order of buisiness is to increase temp to speed up the life cycle, and then get them to either treat with meds (not my preferred method) or salt. and convince them that the affected tanks need to be treated for a minimum of 1 week after the parasites leave the fish. Good luck if you have time to help them.
Dave
 
Originally posted by daveedka
LongTime

Just curious, I'm working and living in Festus Mo. this week, are there any good LFS's down this way? Ilike to browse in my free time.
Dave
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Sorry, I don't know any in Festus. The one I'm talking about is in St. Louis.
 
I had a few hours last night and drove up to Beldt's (sp) it's pretty decent, although I've only visited it a couple of times and don't know how good it really is. Definately a nice selection of fish and equipment.
dave
 
OK, as a LFS employee, it is nearly impossible to avoid ich with the rate fish come in and out of the tanks. In our store, we clearly mark the tanks as "sick" tanks and have no problem with people seeing us medicate. We also clean our tanks with a gravel vac and a 5gal bucket and I personally love to have people watch plus it shows how little maintenance is really needed on a tank if done regularly. My store is a small local store not a chain which makes a big difference, IMO!!!! I know that Wal-mart treats all tanks daily for ich!! Not us!

Research your local store along with the people working there. Ask lots of questions and offer knowledge back to them. Nobody knows everything and I personally am not offended by a customer who lends me some knowledge, kinda a give and take thing!!!
 
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