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Posted 8/14/2008 1:05:55 PM


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You should see my girlfriend roll her eyes every time I want to stop by the fish store. She doesn't understand why I like to go to the fish store to look if I'm not gonna buy anything.

Sometimes it can be therapeutic to go to the store. You get to see all sorts of cool fish without having to shell out the cash for fish tanks.

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Posted 8/14/2008 1:30:16 PM


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...Or it can be extremely annoying to see the fish in crampt environments and kept under improper conditions.

"Tears aren't a sign of weakness, they're a sign of poor plumbing."

--Dead Men's Lies

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Posted 8/14/2008 1:59:38 PM


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Sometimes I drag my fiancee or brothers with me just for educational purposes. They always look quite bored until I point out something like the pacu or clown loach or pleco or whatever, and spread my hands to indicate adult length. Then the eyes go wide and all of sudden they start asking questions about certain fish. I have shocked a few customers that way too.:)

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Posted 8/14/2008 4:20:54 PM


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Well, I tend to avoid places that don't responsibly house their fish. That just leads to "rescue" buys, which can cause plenty of problems of their own. I mainly only visit a few LFS' that are knowledgeable and responsible fish keepers in their own right.

One store I like to visit maintains 3, 300 gallon tanks simply for tank-busters that people bring in. And they are very good about not selling tank-busters in the first place.

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20L - Kuhli Loaches, Banjo Cat, Singapore Flower Shrimp, Thick-Lipped Gourami

125g Planted - South American Biotope

20H - Breeding Angelfish
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Posted 8/15/2008 3:34:06 PM
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I know what you mean,I have a Big Al's exactly 10 kilomiters from me:w00t: and end up there a few times a week. With my points card I get one point for dollar spent,doble points on wed. so I only buy on wed.

I have over 2200 points,can cash 2000pts in for $60.00 to spend,guess where my plants for my 75 setup are comming from:P

Shakespere says...to be or not to be?

Fish hobbiests say....To buy or not to buy!

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Posted 8/16/2008 10:53:09 PM


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I would go broke being that close to that large of a fish store.

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Posted 8/16/2008 11:25:47 PM
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