littlefish72
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Too flippin funny....I am not a LFS employee but I did overhear this lady come into a store I go to a lot and say that she set up her tank and now wants to buy some "fish and stuff" for it. The employee ask's how long since it cycled? She replies "what's that?" Almost dropped my bagged fish!
MarineGirl411
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LOL! WOW! Are there really this many people in the world that are....well not too smart? I do not understand people. Esp the lady that asked if she had to feed the fish. LOL! These are just classic. Snaps, I agree with you though.....you probably know what I mean.
Labman48076
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ok nemo is 4 years old now
ok nemo is 4 years old now
why does every parent every kid have to point at every fish that is blue or orange and say look there is nemo and dori!
I heard Flame Angels,every variety of clowns and a White Barred Boxfish. and blue devil damsels called dori.. 
try hearing it 10-20 times a day :mad2: and then at least once or twice they want to buy a fish bowl to get a nemo and a dori.. and then trying to enplane saltwater tanks to them. other lfs people know what I am talking about Grrrrrrrrrr
ok nemo is 4 years old now
why does every parent every kid have to point at every fish that is blue or orange and say look there is nemo and dori!
I heard Flame Angels,every variety of clowns and a White Barred Boxfish. and blue devil damsels called dori.. try hearing it 10-20 times a day :mad2: and then at least once or twice they want to buy a fish bowl to get a nemo and a dori.. and then trying to enplane saltwater tanks to them. other lfs people know what I am talking about Grrrrrrrrrr
Got one that just happened a couple days ago (fish manager not working)
Customer - You guys take extra algae right (holding a bucket)
Other LFS Guy (i'm just listening in) - Yes but it would be better to bring it in tomorrow when the manager is here.
Customer - But i already have it here (pointing to bucket)
LFS Guy - Well we can take it but can't give you any store credit for it until atleast tomorrow when our manager is here.
Customer - Ok
Customer leaves.
I walk over to see what kind of algae it is. Because its a large piece i didn't recognize what it was so i walk away.
Tomorrow
Manager - What's this?
Me - Algae someone brought in yesterday wanting a store credit for it.
Manager - You know what this is right?
Me - (Upon closer inspection) Yes
Manager - I don't know what the guy (other lfs guy) was thinking. They can't get a store credit for that.
Me - Right
End of conversation
The algae turns out to be about a 12"x6"x3" clump(all connected) of Bubble Algae.
Customer - You guys take extra algae right (holding a bucket)
Other LFS Guy (i'm just listening in) - Yes but it would be better to bring it in tomorrow when the manager is here.
Customer - But i already have it here (pointing to bucket)
LFS Guy - Well we can take it but can't give you any store credit for it until atleast tomorrow when our manager is here.
Customer - Ok
Customer leaves.
I walk over to see what kind of algae it is. Because its a large piece i didn't recognize what it was so i walk away.
Tomorrow
Manager - What's this?
Me - Algae someone brought in yesterday wanting a store credit for it.
Manager - You know what this is right?
Me - (Upon closer inspection) Yes
Manager - I don't know what the guy (other lfs guy) was thinking. They can't get a store credit for that.
Me - Right
End of conversation
The algae turns out to be about a 12"x6"x3" clump(all connected) of Bubble Algae.
I will have to let all of you LFS employee and owners know that I have taught my 6 year old daughter well. She was with a friend at a library that has a large saltwater tank with community fish only. Her friends mom says "look, it's nemo!" my daughter not missing a beat says "that is not Nemo, it's a clown fish". It actually was a Tomato Clown!
i haven't actually worked i a store dealing with the general public in a long time, but the one type of customer i remember fondly was the dreaded "my friend" customer. it didn't matter how stupid what they wanted to do was, or how much you advised against it, apparently one of their friends did it and it worked, therefore it was OK to do it.
e.g. customer: "can i put 3 koran angels in my 125 gallon tank?
me:"ummm, i wouldn't do that"
customer: "well, my friend hs a 125 and he has 3 koran angels"
me: "good for him....don't do it"
e.g. customer: "can i put 3 koran angels in my 125 gallon tank?
me:"ummm, i wouldn't do that"
customer: "well, my friend hs a 125 and he has 3 koran angels"
me: "good for him....don't do it"
i haven't actually worked i a store dealing with the general public in a long time, but the one type of customer i remember fondly was the dreaded "my friend" customer. it didn't matter how stupid what they wanted to do was, or how much you advised against it, apparently one of their friends did it and it worked, therefore it was OK to do it.
e.g. customer: "can i put 3 koran angels in my 125 gallon tank?
me:"ummm, i wouldn't do that"
customer: "well, my friend hs a 125 and he has 3 koran angels"
me: "good for him....don't do it"
i hated my customers friends.
e.g. customer: "can i put 3 koran angels in my 125 gallon tank?
me:"ummm, i wouldn't do that"
customer: "well, my friend hs a 125 and he has 3 koran angels"
me: "good for him....don't do it"
i hated my customers friends.
thecichlidpleco
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I was a LPS employee, but when when I went to another store, I asked for the yellow sun coral, and even though I pointed at it and it was the only yellow thing in the tank, she still had no idea what I was talking about. Her excuse was I do not know that much about saltwater.
Daggett_Reef
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Alright, a guy places an order for about $200 worth of fish. I can't quite remember what they were but it was only two or three fish. We made sure his tank was ready to support something like that, asked him if the tank was good and cycled and he seemed to know what he was doing. He comes in and picks up the fish and brings them to his business (he had a tank in the waiting room). He comes back 3 hours later with the dead fish. We have a policy that says if you bring saltwater fish back in within 24 hours with a water sample, we'll give you store credit if your water is good. Well, we test his water... No Ammonia, No Nitrates, No Nitrites. These were perfectly healthy fish..... As we're about to give him the store credit I went back to test the salinity................ it was 0. He had no salt in the tank.................
Kinda one of those questions you don't even bother asking. It was a big 225 gallon tank filled with fresh water. Poor fish.
Worst part was that he came in two weeks later asking us if he was ready to add fish and the water was reading 1.004.
Come on people! Do your research!
That's one of my many funny stories. You get some weird ones up here in wisconsin.
Kinda one of those questions you don't even bother asking. It was a big 225 gallon tank filled with fresh water. Poor fish.
Worst part was that he came in two weeks later asking us if he was ready to add fish and the water was reading 1.004.
Come on people! Do your research!
That's one of my many funny stories. You get some weird ones up here in wisconsin.
The Reefer91
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one of my favorites:
i was in my LFS, saltwater only. there i was, strolling through the displays, examining the new critters that had come in. a man comes in and begins to focus on one MAGNIFICENT sps display tank. an employee comes up to ask if he needs any help. the conversation goes as follows.
Employee: can i help you?
Man: uuhh, yes. i would like to purchase one of these.(points into the tank)
Employee: which one?
Man:That one.(points to a random coral)
as the employee begins to reach in and pull out the coral, the man says one of the almost unbelievable things i've ever heard.
Man
very casually) So...how often do you have to water them?
Nuff said. at this point, the employee explained that they weren't plants, and that he needed ann aquarium. the man left.
i was in my LFS, saltwater only. there i was, strolling through the displays, examining the new critters that had come in. a man comes in and begins to focus on one MAGNIFICENT sps display tank. an employee comes up to ask if he needs any help. the conversation goes as follows.
Employee: can i help you?
Man: uuhh, yes. i would like to purchase one of these.(points into the tank)
Employee: which one?
Man:That one.(points to a random coral)
as the employee begins to reach in and pull out the coral, the man says one of the almost unbelievable things i've ever heard.
Man
very casually) So...how often do you have to water them?Nuff said. at this point, the employee explained that they weren't plants, and that he needed ann aquarium. the man left.
that reminds me of a good one.
i worked at an aquarium installation/service company which shall remain nameless. anyway, we "installed" a tank that had the filtration in the lower level. well, the boss wanted several return lines going into the tank, so he essentially manifolded right out of the pump, and split it into 8 separate 1/2" lines that went 16' vertical and about 35' horizontal. needless to say, the water trickled ino the tank.
so,we filled it up w/ fresh water and ran the system to do a leak test. then, the next day we added salt by mixing it at a high concentration and adding it to the sump. a few days later we took a few fish over, but before adding them, we test the salinity.
well, we dipped the hydrometer in and got no reading. did it again, same thing....0. we were like
. well, i was walking by the front of the tank, and when i looked in, i saw a perfect lens serarating the freshwater from the salt. the flow going into the tank was so slow that the more dense hyper-saline just sank in the freshwaterr. it couln't even mix the water.
i worked at an aquarium installation/service company which shall remain nameless. anyway, we "installed" a tank that had the filtration in the lower level. well, the boss wanted several return lines going into the tank, so he essentially manifolded right out of the pump, and split it into 8 separate 1/2" lines that went 16' vertical and about 35' horizontal. needless to say, the water trickled ino the tank.
so,we filled it up w/ fresh water and ran the system to do a leak test. then, the next day we added salt by mixing it at a high concentration and adding it to the sump. a few days later we took a few fish over, but before adding them, we test the salinity.
well, we dipped the hydrometer in and got no reading. did it again, same thing....0. we were like
. well, i was walking by the front of the tank, and when i looked in, i saw a perfect lens serarating the freshwater from the salt. the flow going into the tank was so slow that the more dense hyper-saline just sank in the freshwaterr. it couln't even mix the water.
Tropical Fish, can I help you?
Yes, I was wondering when you receive your best fish?
We get several shipments every week, but they go into quarantine before they sell.
Why do you quarantine your fish?
So they're healthy when you take them home.
Oh, ok. So what's the best day to come in?
Usually Thursday evening for Saltwater and Friday evening for Freshwater.
Good, do you carry shrimp too?
Yes, we carry many different kinds of shrimp, freshwater and saltwater. Was there anything in particular you were looking for?
I didn't know there were freshwater shrimp too.
Oh, yes, they've become quite popular.
Well I'll be driving a ways to get to your store, can I call first to make sure you have what I'm looking for?
Of course. Where are you coming from?
I have a restaurant in central PA.
Great, you have an aquarium there for your guests to enjoy?
Aquarium? No, my seafood distributor just went out of business and I'm looking for a new one.
Uhhhh. I'm not sure we can help you.
Why not, you sell fish, right?
Yeah, but they're live.
That's ok, we like them fresh. Do you have an ice machine?
Uh, no, we sell aquarium fish. And shrimp. And other animals.
Oh, so you have lobster too?
Yes, but...
Great, how about shellfish?
Ma'am, I don't think you understand. We are not a seafood supplier. We sell live fish for people to keep in their aquariums.
Ok, well we have an aquarium for our lobsters so what's the problem?
Oh Boy...
Well if you don't want my business! <click>
Yes, I was wondering when you receive your best fish?
We get several shipments every week, but they go into quarantine before they sell.
Why do you quarantine your fish?
So they're healthy when you take them home.
Oh, ok. So what's the best day to come in?
Usually Thursday evening for Saltwater and Friday evening for Freshwater.
Good, do you carry shrimp too?
Yes, we carry many different kinds of shrimp, freshwater and saltwater. Was there anything in particular you were looking for?
I didn't know there were freshwater shrimp too.
Oh, yes, they've become quite popular.
Well I'll be driving a ways to get to your store, can I call first to make sure you have what I'm looking for?
Of course. Where are you coming from?
I have a restaurant in central PA.
Great, you have an aquarium there for your guests to enjoy?
Aquarium? No, my seafood distributor just went out of business and I'm looking for a new one.
Uhhhh. I'm not sure we can help you.
Why not, you sell fish, right?
Yeah, but they're live.
That's ok, we like them fresh. Do you have an ice machine?
Uh, no, we sell aquarium fish. And shrimp. And other animals.
Oh, so you have lobster too?
Yes, but...
Great, how about shellfish?
Ma'am, I don't think you understand. We are not a seafood supplier. We sell live fish for people to keep in their aquariums.
Ok, well we have an aquarium for our lobsters so what's the problem?
Oh Boy...
Well if you don't want my business! <click>
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