Horrible LFS "Recommendations" and "Facts"!

[SeaCucumberFan]

A thread for collecting all the horrible "recommendations" and/or "facts your LFS has made!
Share yours here!

Harlequin shrimps are perfectly safe, they will not eat anything in your tank.

Sea slugs feed by filtering water.

Tangs are perfectly fine for 25 gallons!

The coral banded shrimp will not eat any fish.

Chocolate chip starfish is reef safe.

 

[Dmorty217]

"This Nurse shark will be fine in your 125g"

 

[gone fishin]

"That's not aiptasia it is button polyps"

 

[Blumy]

It won't cost much to get started.


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[heathlindner25]

I've always been fond of the " dwarf horseshoe crab"

 

[Sk8r]

"Sure, this ghost eel is reef-safe." Was didn't eat a single coral. My fish, however...

 

[MuShu]

Freshwater, but still bad: "It's a dwarf Amazon red-tail catfish. They max out at 2 feet!"

There is no such thing and they don't. My then-eight-year-old called him out on that.

 

[heathlindner25]

"That's not aiptasia it is button polyps"

Back in the day it was a glass anemone, and yes they did sell them

 

[kfisc]

"It's a flame scallop. They're easy to care for and a great intro to clam keeping."

 

[BigDaddyD1992]

"Cuttlefish live for 8 to 10 years on average"

Corn Fed Iowa Bred

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Boxfish are easy to care for and don't need live foods.

 

[JodiM]

Clownfish love this rock flower.

let me drip this tang for ich, you can pick it up in a couple days if you want.

 

[ktownhero]

It would be easier to make a thread asking for any good advice anyone has ever received from and LFS.

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[SeaCucumberFan]

Oh no, these emerald crabs aren't for sale, they're bad

This starfish will clean up the algae

Sponges are great for beginners (Miraculously, my old sponge is still alive!!)

 

[Desert Sea]

No, you don't have to wait for the tank to cycle. That's a wives tale. Once you get the water up to temp you can go ahead and put fish in.

 

[Ztous]

"It's a flame scallop. They're easy to care for and a great intro to clam keeping."

I got this one today. Thing is I don't particularly like clams anyways so I didn't bother.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

No, you don't have to wait for the tank to cycle. That's a wives tale. Once you get the water up to temp you can go ahead and put fish in.

Lol that's like saying "once your house is built you can instantly start living inside"

 

[keiferd]

After telling my LFS I only have a 10G, The owner said I could put any Wrasse in it because they stay small if they are in a smaller space.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

You need a bigger tank for these fish *Puts naso and sailfin tang and emperor angelfish into 50g*

 

[TheFishGuy31]

"If you want to grow coral you just need to replace your light bulb with one of these coral bulbs."
*Hands customer T8 Coral Sun fluorescent bulb*