Glass fish.

So true it worked here in Potch as well. Expecialy when they hear you are on a forum

 

Indeed... I've seen PANDA CORIES being dyed and tattoo'd. It's disgusting.

But on the flip side of that coin Vee... It's just as easy to claim ignorance, and let the customer think that they've done some good. When you leave, they place a new order for the same fish. They don't really care. They're just out for a quick buck.

 

@slagter (and others) - how many LFS owners and staff are actually hobbyists? People that care about the fish and advise on good practice? Probably only marine guys...
The rest are business owners and intend to sell the customer whatever he/she wants, and make a profit, nothing else. If they can keep selling you stuff then its good business.

Does this ring a bell?
Customer walks in and buys a tank. Customers sees some cute looking fish. Buys fish. LFS tells him he needs bacteria. Customer buys Cycle or similar. Two days later customer is back. A few dead fish. LFS sells him medication and more fish, because customer is now in "mourning" and wants his pets replaced. A week later customer is back - all fish dead. Perhaps they sell him more fish and perhaps a week later they are dead again. Then customer gives up on the hobby and you see a tank for sale in the local classifieds...

Furthermore, I think this idea of injecting fish and tatoos and what else is disgusting. Will we be overstepping legal boundaries if we create a "Name and Shame" thread? For LFS that sells these poor fish...

 

You'd have to name them all, pretty much. Even the reputable dealers and LFS's stock them. I don't think I've been to one that hasn't had some kind of franken-fish.

 

If you and all your friend keep harping at them they eventually will stop stocking them - especially if you cuc them out in front of other customers

 

That's generally what I do...

I was at a very well known LFS the other day and a dude and his wife came in with 3 very large plecos and a rope fish. I just happened to be standing next to them while they were chatting with the "assistant". They wanted to replace their 3 large plecos with 3 small plecos and the shop dude was like: Cool, but you're going to have to pay in an extra R40. So I asked the dude how big his tank was and it turned out that it was a 4ft tank. He didn't want the plecos getting so big and I suggested that he take a few Bristlenoses instead.

But they still made him pay money for the fish... His Plecos were about 25cm EACH!!

And at the same shop I actually SAW them sell an Oscar, Brand new 2 ft tank, Pump, Heater, gravel, food and some Aquasafe to a kid. I asked him if he had another tank at home and he said no...

I proceeded to KUK all over the manager... Idiots.

 

Go Slagter GO - the more we do this the quicker the shops will wake up.....

 

Hi all
Why not try to get a ban on those fish. To my knowlage these fish are now banned in Germany and with that most likly in a few more of the EU
Someone must have applied for this and it wasn't LFS owners.
Even a article in one of the daily news papers to create awareness!?!