purple tang

fishoholic · #20 01-12-2013, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Titus99

I'm with you Laurie. While I do understand that any fish will be out of place coming from ocean to tank. We can still do our part to house them with the best environment possible. We wouldn't put a horse in a kennel now would we.

Again thank-you

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Originally Posted by gobytron

speaking up is one thing...
Trying to say you are going to talk to a retailer so they don't sell a fish to another member you disagree with is quite another...

You've moved from Tang Police to Tang Nazi.

you should also read the articles and thread I've posted above.

They would be good for you.

Part of everything that you are missing is that I know the original poster, so let me give you some backstory. A few years ago he added inappropriate fish to his tank and had nothing but issues with it, he got frustrated with the hobby and with a baby on the way, his mistakes were getting costly so he quit. Now fast forward a few years and he's trying to do better, but sorry, I see history repeating itself. Personally I think he needs to slow down, give his tank a chance to stabilize, and make appropriate fish choices, so he can enjoy the hobby and not get frustrated and quit again.

He knows I am friends with the Steve the owner. So while I'll admit maybe threatening him wasn't the best way to go about things, I was feeling frustrated that he was going to put a bunch a fish at risk and didn't seem to want to listen to the good advice being given. I figured my threat might make him pay attention and listen to the advice being given. However even my own boyfriend Doug (who works there on Sat.'s) pointed out, that all you can do is tell them what you think is best and if they want to waste their money on bad decisions it's their choice to do so.

BTW if I was nazi all I'd care about is the survival of the fittest and take pleasure in the weak being killed. However since all I care about is the well being of all the fish I don't see how that term is appropriate or fitting, maybe you should read up on your history.