Biggest lies my LFS told me

"NetMax" wrote in message
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Between all of us, we have probably visited 100s of petshops, perhaps
1000s of times, and overheard comments which made our ears go red. Does
anyone have any favourites?

I remember overhearing :
"Goldfish can live in a bowl because they are air breathers",

- and of course the perennial classic:
"Oscars are fine in a community tank".

;~)
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This one isn't a lie but I thought it might fit in under this topic. Bought
the first tank (15gall) just over a year ago from "Pets at Home". We were
advised to "buy as a big a tank as you have room for as this hobby is
addictive. If you don't you will be back buying more tanks very soon" -
hmm - 2 weeks later we bought the first 200L - now have 6 plus the little QT
tank..... :-)

Gill

Gill

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:00:03 -0400, "NetMax"
wrote:

Between all of us, we have probably visited 100s of petshops, perhaps
1000s of times, and overheard comments which made our ears go red. Does
anyone have any favourites?

I remember overhearing :
"Goldfish can live in a bowl because they are air breathers",

- and of course the perennial classic:
"Oscars are fine in a community tank".

;~)


while a bit off topic, I recently "learned" that

All Mollies are the same species,

I learned this from:

http://www.aquariumfish.net/informat..._baby_fish.htm

"Charles" wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:00:03 -0400, "NetMax"
wrote:

Between all of us, we have probably visited 100s of petshops, perhaps
1000s of times, and overheard comments which made our ears go red. Does
anyone have any favourites?

I remember overhearing :
"Goldfish can live in a bowl because they are air breathers",

- and of course the perennial classic:
"Oscars are fine in a community tank".

;~)


while a bit off topic, I recently "learned" that

All Mollies are the same species,

I learned this from:

http://www.aquariumfish.net/informat..._baby_fish.htm

Yeah, but that's getting a bit more obscure. How many folks would know that
there is at least 3 types of Angelfish and 2 types of Discus? Of course,
when you put it into print, there *is* the expectation that a bit more
research went into checking your facts.
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www.NetMax.tk

"NetMax" wrote in message
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"Charles" wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:00:03 -0400, "NetMax"
wrote:

Between all of us, we have probably visited 100s of petshops, perhaps
1000s of times, and overheard comments which made our ears go red. Does
anyone have any favourites?

I remember overhearing :
"Goldfish can live in a bowl because they are air breathers",

- and of course the perennial classic:
"Oscars are fine in a community tank".

;~)


while a bit off topic, I recently "learned" that

All Mollies are the same species,

I learned this from:

http://www.aquariumfish.net/informat..._baby_fish.htm

Yeah, but that's getting a bit more obscure. How many folks would know
that
there is at least 3 types of Angelfish and 2 types of Discus? Of course,
when you put it into print, there *is* the expectation that a bit more
research went into checking your facts.
--
www.NetMax.tk



"You will never see these Dwarf Gouramis breed" - see "So the bubble nest is
finished and the deed has been done" - I only bought these fish last
Thursday!!!!!

Gill

I've also been told that my betta won't need a heater - I already had
one and knew they did anyway.

The other thing that pet stores tell all the customers, is that fish
need about 1cubic cm of water surrounding them, so you can fit heaps
into a small tank, just like the approximate number you see jammed into
the ones at the pet store!

or my favorite, you can put oscars in a ten gallon tank, they only grow to there envirnoment. and after about three months they are attacking each other b/c they are well over five inches. dont you just love the idiots at wal-mart.



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I can't wait to get a bigger tank so I can have an oscar! I saw a 7"
one at a local fish store - only $40 - I thought that was pretty cheap.
He was so cute too!

Anyway, I'm off topic... *runs and hides*

ohh if you are going to get an oscar "runs and hides" and he is at least seven inches make sure you at least have a 55 gallon tank, i have two, and they are in a ten gallon tank untill i can get a 55 this week. and it is a pain in the a$$ to keep it clean. this all is b/c they idiots at walmart said he'll only grow to his environment. nope not whats happening



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Most 55 gallons tanks are not very wide and it is hard for a full grown
oscar to turn around. You should get a bigger tank or a custum tank. I have
a 60 gallon custom that is quite wide (18") and my oscar turns fully
strechted out. Mine is 11" long (hard to really measure).
Rick

"caboose" -DONTEMAIL wrote in message
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ohh if you are going to get an oscar "runs and hides" and he is at least
seven inches make sure you at least have a 55 gallon tank, i have two, and
they are in a ten gallon tank untill i can get a 55 this week. and it is a
pain in the a$$ to keep it clean. this all is b/c they idiots at walmart
said he'll only grow to his environment. nope not whats happening



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no caboose I want to get them as babies, but yeah I'm hopefully going
to get a 6 foot long tank, with maybe a red tiger and an albino. Not
sure though, maybe I only want one, don't want them fighting. When I
graduate I'm garanteed a job so I should be able to blow my first pay
on a fish setup!