Oh god...

[RyJ]

I dropped by the LFS today.

There was an older man working. He carried himself in a confident know-at-all fashion as he talked with the customers. I'm glad there are people who are passionate about fishkeeping...however...maybe he needs to read up a bit on what he's passionate about.

I over-heard the advice he was giving:

Employee: "Yes, this fish here is the Jack Dempsy. They are a schooling fish, so I recommend having at least five of them. They can be put in both warm and room temperature tanks."


*le sigh*

How often do you over-hear false advice being given?

 

[gonefishin]

Was it a big name shop, or not? The smaller ones around here are pretty good about thier advice, and if they don't know the answer they will tell you..."I'm not sure, you should look into x before you purchase y fish". A week ago I found a nice suprise in a petsmart employee who actually new what she was talking about, but she had to intevene more than once because another employee was clueless. What hapened when she went on break and the clueless employee was left to give "20 JDs in a 1 gal bowl" advice?
While it's almost getting old to read this kind of post, but it is still interestin' to find out what people will say to make a sale.On the other hand Jack dempseys will do fine in room temp. water.................If you live in the tropics and room temp. is 80*F

 

[timmy]

yes,iv'e heared good advice,like will these oscars be ok in my tank.
what have you got in your tank?
got neons,tetras,platy's and varius other comunity fish
oh,thats ok they should be fine with those.
and of the customer wobbled cluching a bag containing 2, 4 inch albino red oscars.

now that was good advice,at least for the oscars.


tim

 

[gsk177]

now that was good advice,at least for the oscars.


tim

And good for the LFS as well. Once the little guys become lunch, the owner will frantically bring in the Oscar and trade it, already having spent $$ on his expensive dinner. Works out really good for both, so long as the Oscar doesn't get flushed by a POed owner who realizes they just lost X amount of $$ via a hungry fishie!!