Dumb things you've overheard customers say at the LFS
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davidryder
Claris or Elliot?
And why's that?
Al G Blenny
New member
What a stupid comment.
RocketEngineer
Space is big.
If stupidity was painful, we would all be better off.
reefinmike
New member
once a guy was complaining about all his fish dieing in his tank, i got to questioning him and his water changes, it turns out he had a 180, took out 90 gallons, added in 90 gallons of fresh tap water and then a while later he threw salt in the tank and swirled it around. he though he was doing good by doing a "fw dip" and a water change all at once 
kathainbowen
New member
Ok, ok. I've got one, just for you, reefinmike.
I had a guy come in after a massive tank crash, blaming PetCo (not my shop), for killing all of his fish with a "bad" coral beauty angel. He wanted to replace EVERYTHING all at once, so I cautioned him about adding that many fish and told him I would prefer to do a water test and see what's going on BEFORE adding that many fish. But, NOOOoooooOOOOooooo, because it had to be the sick angel that killed everything.
So, I managed to talk him down to just a couple of fish, as opposed to everything, but they all died overnight (surprise, surprise).
When he brought the water test, the specific gravity was somewhere around 1.012 to 1.014. I had to question this, trying to figure out how in the world he could have *ACCIDENTALLY* gotten that low, figuring no one in their right mind would drop their salinity that much for the whole tank.
"But the other pet store told me freshwater would keep the fish from getting sick."
.... =/
I had a guy come in after a massive tank crash, blaming PetCo (not my shop), for killing all of his fish with a "bad" coral beauty angel. He wanted to replace EVERYTHING all at once, so I cautioned him about adding that many fish and told him I would prefer to do a water test and see what's going on BEFORE adding that many fish. But, NOOOoooooOOOOooooo, because it had to be the sick angel that killed everything.
So, I managed to talk him down to just a couple of fish, as opposed to everything, but they all died overnight (surprise, surprise).
When he brought the water test, the specific gravity was somewhere around 1.012 to 1.014. I had to question this, trying to figure out how in the world he could have *ACCIDENTALLY* gotten that low, figuring no one in their right mind would drop their salinity that much for the whole tank.
"But the other pet store told me freshwater would keep the fish from getting sick."
.... =/
carlso63
Reefkeeping since 1977
Dad and 2 kids looking in the Marine section at a local LFS...
First kid (little girl) - "Look, look, there's Nemo!" (pointing to Oscellaris clowns)
Dad just smiles. 2nd kid (boy) walks over to next tank and says "Dad, what's this one?" (points to Pink Skunk Clown)
Dad - without missing a beat - "The pink one? oh... that's Nemos cousin, 'Ho mo'..."
:eek1:
First kid (little girl) - "Look, look, there's Nemo!" (pointing to Oscellaris clowns)
Dad just smiles. 2nd kid (boy) walks over to next tank and says "Dad, what's this one?" (points to Pink Skunk Clown)
Dad - without missing a beat - "The pink one? oh... that's Nemos cousin, 'Ho mo'..."
:eek1:
PrivateJoker64
In Memoriam
LMAO!
didn't read whole thread... but what about-"the hermit crabs ate my nemo and caused psychological damage to me and my daughter. refund my money now or i might be able to sue." "you really got me there we'll get your money back." "well what are you gonna do about our psychological health."
vthondaboi
Premium Member
There's a 100G African Cichlid tank that has writing on it that says "Yep it's FRESHWATER"
Customer then proceeds to ask, what makes it freshwater?
I mean , what do you do?
Customer then proceeds to ask, what makes it freshwater?
I mean , what do you do?
here is one for you.
this women comes in to the store and asked me if we had any sea horses
I told here ya there over here.
so she tells me which one that she wants to get and I get it for here. now keep in mind that it is 7:50 and we close @ 8:00
after getting here the sea horse I take here up to the counter and ring her out as she is going out the door she turns to here friend and said " I will come back tomorrow and get him a TANK!!!"
then I tell here that she can not have the sea horse unless she has a tank to put him in and that is at least established.
so then she gets all ****ed off at me and wants to see my boss. so on the short end we could not make here give up the sea horse and she takes it home.
The Next Day she comes back in to the store with the sea horse still in the same bag saying that she wants to return it and need the full refund. so we knowing what we were going to get into with here gave her the full refund and kept the sea chores alive.
this women comes in to the store and asked me if we had any sea horses
I told here ya there over here.
so she tells me which one that she wants to get and I get it for here. now keep in mind that it is 7:50 and we close @ 8:00
after getting here the sea horse I take here up to the counter and ring her out as she is going out the door she turns to here friend and said " I will come back tomorrow and get him a TANK!!!"
then I tell here that she can not have the sea horse unless she has a tank to put him in and that is at least established.
so then she gets all ****ed off at me and wants to see my boss. so on the short end we could not make here give up the sea horse and she takes it home.
The Next Day she comes back in to the store with the sea horse still in the same bag saying that she wants to return it and need the full refund. so we knowing what we were going to get into with here gave her the full refund and kept the sea chores alive.
Amphiprion
Premium Member
Well, I had one guy last week who claimed that the ocellaris clown he had just bought (keep in mind, these are the small 1.5" tank raised ones) ripped off his fingernail and wanted a refund and he considered suing. He didn't even have the sense to cover a finger up--all of his fingernails were intact, so I asked "which one, since they are all there?" He looked at me aggravatedly and walked out (I would guess feeling like an idiot). I had to warn everyone else, because he tried it on someone else 30 mins later with me standing nearby. We finally asked him to leave.
Jojoyojimbi
New member
I don't have any amusing saltwater stories, but from freshwater LFS I've got some;
customer: "I've got a 29g tank at home, it's pretty big, can I fit 5 pacu in it?"
walmart employee: "Sure you can, fish only get as large as their tanks"
me: "that's an urban legend, and pacu can get 3ft long"
walmart employee: "it is too true, I've had an oscar in my 10g tank for years and he's only 3 inches long"
me: "the only way that those fish won't outgrow your tank is if they die, and if you count death as a growth limiter than you shouldn't keep fish, and you shouldn't work in the pet department"
walmart employee: "and you should leave"
me: "ok, i'll go, (to the customer)but if you want to know the truth about fish, i'll be over in the petfood isle getting some catfood"
I proceed to round the corner from the fish tanks and grab a bag of catfood for our cats, the customer follows and says:
customer: "pacu's really get 3ft long?"
me: "depending on the species yeah and those red bellied pacu's get pretty danged big"
customer: "how big of a tank do you need for an oscar?"
me: "minimum 55g, preferrable 75 or 90"
customer: "so where should I buy my fish from where the people are smart about fish?"
me: "anywhere there's no walmart around"
customer: "I've got a 29g tank at home, it's pretty big, can I fit 5 pacu in it?"
walmart employee: "Sure you can, fish only get as large as their tanks"
me: "that's an urban legend, and pacu can get 3ft long"
walmart employee: "it is too true, I've had an oscar in my 10g tank for years and he's only 3 inches long"
me: "the only way that those fish won't outgrow your tank is if they die, and if you count death as a growth limiter than you shouldn't keep fish, and you shouldn't work in the pet department"
walmart employee: "and you should leave"
me: "ok, i'll go, (to the customer)but if you want to know the truth about fish, i'll be over in the petfood isle getting some catfood"
I proceed to round the corner from the fish tanks and grab a bag of catfood for our cats, the customer follows and says:
customer: "pacu's really get 3ft long?"
me: "depending on the species yeah and those red bellied pacu's get pretty danged big"
customer: "how big of a tank do you need for an oscar?"
me: "minimum 55g, preferrable 75 or 90"
customer: "so where should I buy my fish from where the people are smart about fish?"
me: "anywhere there's no walmart around"
