NinjaSmurf
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Okay, I don't know if anyone has done this before and if they have, don't shoot me!! I just wanted to know what some of the lamest info/advice/plain old BS you've ever gotten from a fish store was. I know it's gotten bad when I get stuck in the store for half an hour telling the customers that No, you can not put those fish together without someone dieing while the owner of the store nods their head and says, really, I didn't know that....
My Story
Fish dude: 'Yes, that is a female betta.'
Me: 'Are you sure?'
FD: 'Oh yeah, that's definetely a female.'
Me: 'Well, I really don't want to screw this up, cause I want to get a male soon, and I don't have that much money to make a mistake...'
FD: 'No, I'm sure.'
Me: 'It's fins seem kinda longer than I though a female would have, but it's not as long as the males I've seen... Are you really really sure?'
FD: 'Yup.'
Me: *sighs hopefully* 'Okay, I'll take her....'
THREE WEEKS LATER......
Me: 'Mom, I can't wait, I finally got a male!' *puts the bag near the females tank*
Mom: 'What's with the gills?'
Me: 'That's what it was doing to the other males at the store....'
Mom: 'I think you got gipped.'
Me: 'That bastard!!!!'
My Story
Fish dude: 'Yes, that is a female betta.'
Me: 'Are you sure?'
FD: 'Oh yeah, that's definetely a female.'
Me: 'Well, I really don't want to screw this up, cause I want to get a male soon, and I don't have that much money to make a mistake...'
FD: 'No, I'm sure.'
Me: 'It's fins seem kinda longer than I though a female would have, but it's not as long as the males I've seen... Are you really really sure?'
FD: 'Yup.'
Me: *sighs hopefully* 'Okay, I'll take her....'
THREE WEEKS LATER......
Me: 'Mom, I can't wait, I finally got a male!' *puts the bag near the females tank*
Mom: 'What's with the gills?'
Me: 'That's what it was doing to the other males at the store....'
Mom: 'I think you got gipped.'
Me: 'That bastard!!!!'