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You'll never get the information in a pet store.
There are 2 reasons: 1. They don't know 2. They don't care. First, have you been shopping lately? Retail outlets are in a crisis! Hiring anyone to staff their stores is difficult right now... hiring qualified candidates... especially in specialty areas like tropical fish is... almost impossible! Don't beleive me? Check out your nearest national, big-box, pet outlet. After you find them, wait for the staff members to finish their conversation about last night's party, and ask them a question. Notice the blank stare. And they look at YOU like YOU'RE an idiot! When you go to a store like that you better be prepared to walk up to an aquarium, point to the fish you want and say "I want that one". Nuff said. Secondly, as for them not caring... Ask yourself this, "When do you spend the biggest chunk of money in this hobby?" At the very beginning of course! You need to invest in the aquarium, perhaps a stand, filter, heater and other equipment, plants, chemicals and, oh yeah... fish! That's one of the great things about this hobby. You could keep on learning new things for your whole life ... if you want to. http://aquariumusc.blogspot.com/# |
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Stop spamming us with this crap.
Anyone who can type into google don't need this. I mean for sure people buy fish books. read read read but don't let drivel like this influence ya. Pet shops have an important place in our hobby. People that have to bash them online to sell stuff are ******s. If it's a good book it should sell itself, with no need for low blows. Nuff sed "camille affleck" wrote in message ups.com... You'll never get the information in a pet store. There are 2 reasons: 1. They don't know 2. They don't care. First, have you been shopping lately? Retail outlets are in a crisis! Hiring anyone to staff their stores is difficult right now... hiring qualified candidates... especially in specialty areas like tropical fish is... almost impossible! Don't beleive me? Check out your nearest national, big-box, pet outlet. After you find them, wait for the staff members to finish their conversation about last night's party, and ask them a question. Notice the blank stare. And they look at YOU like YOU'RE an idiot! When you go to a store like that you better be prepared to walk up to an aquarium, point to the fish you want and say "I want that one". Nuff said. Secondly, as for them not caring... Ask yourself this, "When do you spend the biggest chunk of money in this hobby?" At the very beginning of course! You need to invest in the aquarium, perhaps a stand, filter, heater and other equipment, plants, chemicals and, oh yeah... fish! That's one of the great things about this hobby. You could keep on learning new things for your whole life ... if you want to. http://aquariumusc.blogspot.com/# |
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this is the market place, how ever I do agree with swarve there is no reason
even if its true for the most part to bash the local fish store, I see another one like this and I will block you and I suggest others do the same as there is a real important for the local fish stores how ever poor the advice give there is, my fish store how ever has been fairly good at give good advice and has yet to give an answer they really don't know. Then again the owner of my fish store is and avid fish and live plant keeper as well. There is an old rule with farmers "don't let any one cut your wheat if they don't keep wheat them selves" the reason for this is that one who dont own wheat him self dose not turly understand the value and hard work the farmer put into it . I think this is true with most things in life you would not go to the butcher for medical advice but you might want to ask him how to keep a knife sharp. "swarvegorilla" wrote in message u... Stop spamming us with this crap. Anyone who can type into google don't need this. I mean for sure people buy fish books. read read read but don't let drivel like this influence ya. Pet shops have an important place in our hobby. People that have to bash them online to sell stuff are ******s. If it's a good book it should sell itself, with no need for low blows. Nuff sed "camille affleck" wrote in message ups.com... You'll never get the information in a pet store. There are 2 reasons: 1. They don't know 2. They don't care. First, have you been shopping lately? Retail outlets are in a crisis! Hiring anyone to staff their stores is difficult right now... hiring qualified candidates... especially in specialty areas like tropical fish is... almost impossible! Don't beleive me? Check out your nearest national, big-box, pet outlet. After you find them, wait for the staff members to finish their conversation about last night's party, and ask them a question. Notice the blank stare. And they look at YOU like YOU'RE an idiot! When you go to a store like that you better be prepared to walk up to an aquarium, point to the fish you want and say "I want that one". Nuff said. Secondly, as for them not caring... Ask yourself this, "When do you spend the biggest chunk of money in this hobby?" At the very beginning of course! You need to invest in the aquarium, perhaps a stand, filter, heater and other equipment, plants, chemicals and, oh yeah... fish! That's one of the great things about this hobby. You could keep on learning new things for your whole life ... if you want to. http://aquariumusc.blogspot.com/# |
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I wouldn't care if this was the only newsgroup this was posted to.
Just got sick of seeing it over and over. As Jef says, trust people who have lots of healthy fish, they know what they are doing. "Jeffery Moyer" wrote in message ... this is the market place, how ever I do agree with swarve there is no reason even if its true for the most part to bash the local fish store, I see another one like this and I will block you and I suggest others do the same as there is a real important for the local fish stores how ever poor the advice give there is, my fish store how ever has been fairly good at give good advice and has yet to give an answer they really don't know. Then again the owner of my fish store is and avid fish and live plant keeper as well. There is an old rule with farmers "don't let any one cut your wheat if they don't keep wheat them selves" the reason for this is that one who dont own wheat him self dose not turly understand the value and hard work the farmer put into it . I think this is true with most things in life you would not go to the butcher for medical advice but you might want to ask him how to keep a knife sharp. "swarvegorilla" wrote in message u... Stop spamming us with this crap. Anyone who can type into google don't need this. I mean for sure people buy fish books. read read read but don't let drivel like this influence ya. Pet shops have an important place in our hobby. People that have to bash them online to sell stuff are ******s. If it's a good book it should sell itself, with no need for low blows. Nuff sed "camille affleck" wrote in message ups.com... You'll never get the information in a pet store. There are 2 reasons: 1. They don't know 2. They don't care. First, have you been shopping lately? Retail outlets are in a crisis! Hiring anyone to staff their stores is difficult right now... hiring qualified candidates... especially in specialty areas like tropical fish is... almost impossible! Don't beleive me? Check out your nearest national, big-box, pet outlet. After you find them, wait for the staff members to finish their conversation about last night's party, and ask them a question. Notice the blank stare. And they look at YOU like YOU'RE an idiot! When you go to a store like that you better be prepared to walk up to an aquarium, point to the fish you want and say "I want that one". Nuff said. Secondly, as for them not caring... Ask yourself this, "When do you spend the biggest chunk of money in this hobby?" At the very beginning of course! You need to invest in the aquarium, perhaps a stand, filter, heater and other equipment, plants, chemicals and, oh yeah... fish! That's one of the great things about this hobby. You could keep on learning new things for your whole life ... if you want to. http://aquariumusc.blogspot.com/# |
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