pufferpoison
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Most LFS, will sell the customer what they want. That's kinda how sales goes. I was a title II (class III / Machine Gun / Suppressor / manufacturer) dealer and people would come in all the time wanting to get grandma that Scandinavian frame lightweight 357 magnum or the keltec pocket 380 that was going to blast her hand off when she shot it and you would try to reason with them to explain about how that wasn't the right gun for her, but in the end, they were a paying customer and unless you want to be in business for a very short time, you have to sell them what they say they want.
It always surprises me when I see ppl talk about the LFS that sold them something like that can't believe they sold them that. They are there for one reason and it's as green as some healthy cheato.
To the OP, the people on here are right, maybe weren't kind and could have been a little more subtle, but we are a passionate people that do care for the fish and corals and the hobby and when we hear stories like this, it upsets us. It's basically like putting 6-8 guys in a 4x8 room for their lives. Yeah they probably will live, but what about their quality of life?
I would really read past the hatefulness of some of the posts and listen to what they have to say. We have all made mistakes and that's why most of us are here in the first place, is to learn and find out how to do things the right way. So trade the guys in for now, and when you get your other tank up and running (remember cycling and all before fish should be around 6 weeks or more) then get a few of the guys that won't outgrow that tank.
and please don't ever use a fish to cycle a tank. buy some pure ammonia or get a piece or two of shrimp (dead stuff) and let it rot and cycle your tank. There were a group of people several years ago that used other people for cycling (experimenting), they were called Nazis. Remember everything alive feels pain, nothing should have to suffer, unfortunately too few understand this concept or our little rock in this big galaxy would far be a better place to live.
It always surprises me when I see ppl talk about the LFS that sold them something like that can't believe they sold them that. They are there for one reason and it's as green as some healthy cheato.
To the OP, the people on here are right, maybe weren't kind and could have been a little more subtle, but we are a passionate people that do care for the fish and corals and the hobby and when we hear stories like this, it upsets us. It's basically like putting 6-8 guys in a 4x8 room for their lives. Yeah they probably will live, but what about their quality of life?
I would really read past the hatefulness of some of the posts and listen to what they have to say. We have all made mistakes and that's why most of us are here in the first place, is to learn and find out how to do things the right way. So trade the guys in for now, and when you get your other tank up and running (remember cycling and all before fish should be around 6 weeks or more) then get a few of the guys that won't outgrow that tank.
and please don't ever use a fish to cycle a tank. buy some pure ammonia or get a piece or two of shrimp (dead stuff) and let it rot and cycle your tank. There were a group of people several years ago that used other people for cycling (experimenting), they were called Nazis. Remember everything alive feels pain, nothing should have to suffer, unfortunately too few understand this concept or our little rock in this big galaxy would far be a better place to live.
