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shashank88
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 Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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in a small lfs
me:i need to buy a small flowerhorn
lfs guy: imported or local
me : show me both
(he showed me a tank where both flowerhorn and oscar frys wer mixed up)
(i selected a biggest flowerhorn fry and i showed him)
lfs guy: sir that is a indian flowerhorn which wont get head
(i was kind of little confused  now what is the difference between indian and imported flowerhorn)
me:then which are imported which will get head
AND TO MY SURPRISE HE SHOW ME OSCAR FRYS AND SAID THEY ARE IMPORTED
me:so why wont indian flowerhorn get head
lfs guy:because they are caught from INDIAN RIVERS and imported flowerhorns come from LAKES IN USA  |
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deepakg
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:20 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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Eureca
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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I have a different experience ...
My lfs guy , he a collection of 100 plus bonsai's and a wide variety of aquatic and terrestrial plants , just because he is not used to internet he is not aware of aqua scaping ...
apart from aquarium business he is a serious animal lover  .
but when i tried to introduce him to co2 he said co2 will kill the fish , they need oxygen pointing out at those bubbles in his tank ,
and i think better keep him with O2 . |
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Ram_a_rosi
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:20 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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| Yes he was pointing you to SEE O2 not CO2 |
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nandy
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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last weekend went to a lfs after a long time .. had a friendly chat with him and i was surprised to see a new fish .. he had got a leleupi for the first time in his store ..
me : wow !! what's the price of this ??
lfs : its very costly.. got it from Singapore. and its not for sale .
me : ok . you only keep that fish .. what is the name of that ??
lfs : bishardi..
keeping a leleupi and calling it a brichardi .. That too didn't spell it properly .. called it bi - shar - di ..
again the conversation continues
me : why have you kept it single??
lfs : sir,, its like flowerhorn .. you have to keep it single only otherwise it will attack the other fishes .. |
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Hari4Green
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:46 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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| AD* meet in Chennai. Fishes in cover were stressed by throwing them around the room. All were alive after this exercise lasting 6 minutes. (poor fish)Then put into tank and CO2 given full blast for 3 minutes. The fish started to swim lazy and were coming to the top. Around 10-12 fishes. The AD* De-stress was added to tank. Too late by them. 4 fish died! 2 floundered helplessly. Huge embarrassment for sponsors. They did a poor job of cover up.The entire audience were convinced of the product quality then itself! |
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Vinod_Uthaiah
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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| Wow !!! very nice read.... |
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Manish
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:48 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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Hilarious thread indeed!!! BIggest misconception that they spread is oxygen pump inject O2 inside water..... 
and some LFS brag about Vaastu.... buy Flower horn..... the bigger the Hump grows your wealth will grow accordingly and to buy tht bigger hump wala FH you have shed heavy amount of money.....
and they'll suggest costly food for the Hump to grow big....
So I wonder by buying that FH with already having big hump and feeding him the LFS prescribed costly food..... how a persons wealth got increased rather it got drained!!! still people fall for these...... |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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Enjoyed reading this. Had a good laugh
I once asked an LFS why they feed Daphnia to the fish. They told me
(Hindi : Macchi ka paet saaf ho jate)
Translated : It clears and cleans the fish's stomachs
And you must buy daphnia before the sun gets hotter by 10/11am or the daphnia will die with the suns heat
Overstocking
I questioned an LFS why he gave 4 X 3 inch Goldfish to be put in a one foot tank. He told me that customer wants it why should we protest. It is his wish.
I once objected to an LFS taking water from another tank and putting fish in it from another tank. And also told him not to catch the fish with his hand from the net but to tip the net over in bag. He told me we have been doing this for years ! What are you telling us what to do ?
While goin on holiday I was recommended that I add lots of Cabomba plants as this will be food for the fish
Although he recommended that I use a holiday food ball I was wise enough not to. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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| Pio : actually the Daphnia thing is somewhat true !! Live food like Daphnia and brine shrimp prevent constipation in fish |
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superbsite
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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| Mortis wrote (View Post):
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Pio : actually the Daphnia thing is somewhat true !! Live food like Daphnia and brine shrimp prevent constipation in fish
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Thats news for me. Thanks. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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Me: How to get red red colour to goldfish?
LFS guy: Give it lots of sun light
Me: But isnt there any food which brings colour
LFS: Yes feed it carrot because it is red
I have heard loads of such conversations at almost every LFS. The best is price.
eg- Yesterday:-
me: How much is this fish
lfs: 4x a pair
me: if I buy a doz?
lfs: sir I buy it for 2x so I sell it for 4x pls understand
me: where do you get it for 2x
Guess where the guy answered! 
lfs: Kurla
Next day
me How much is this fish ( same tank same stock)
lfs: 8x
(OUCH!)
me: but yesterday you said 4x? and no suddenly 8x?
lfs Saaar these are different, these are from colaba
Gosh! Area and price matters |
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abhip29
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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When I was new to the hobby.
I bought a 2.5 footer & had bought 2 oscars along with it (I never knew the concept of cycling)
I visited the LFS after a week & his stock of Oscars were not over. (By then had googled about oscar & had gone to ask him whether he'd take it back & give me other fishes instead) 
That guy was like "Sir, take another 2 oscars. It will be good in your tank as it is very big" I was like my tank is actually small for a single oscar but he was like "Don't worry sir, it will come up & breathe air" (I had read that the oscars are always mid/ bottom dwellers & never top & also they aren't Labyrinths)
That was the end.. Never visited that LFS again. |
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aquariumer
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:25 am Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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| superbsite wrote (View Post):
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Enjoyed reading this. Had a good laugh
I once asked an LFS why they feed Daphnia to the fish. They told me
(Hindi : Macchi ka paet saaf ho jate)
Translated : It clears and cleans the fish's stomachs
And you must buy daphnia before the sun gets hotter by 10/11am or the daphnia will die with the suns heat
Overstocking
I questioned an LFS why he gave 4 X 3 inch Goldfish to be put in a one foot tank. He told me that customer wants it why should we protest. It is his wish.
I once objected to an LFS taking water from another tank and putting fish in it from another tank. And also told him not to catch the fish with his hand from the net but to tip the net over in bag. He told me we have been doing this for years ! What are you telling us what to do ?
While goin on holiday I was recommended that I add lots of Cabomba plants as this will be food for the fish
Although he recommended that I use a holiday food ball I was wise enough not to.
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yes it is true that you have to buy daphnia here in Mumbai before noon or else you will get maximums dead stock
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Me: How to get red red colour to goldfish?
LFS guy: Give it lots of sun light
Me: But isnt there any food which brings colour
LFS: Yes feed it carrot because it is red
I have heard loads of such conversations at almost every LFS. The best is price.
eg- Yesterday:-
me: How much is this fish
lfs: 4x a pair
me: if I buy a doz?
lfs: sir I buy it for 2x so I sell it for 4x pls understand
me: where do you get it for 2x
Guess where the guy answered!
lfs: Kurla
Next day
me How much is this fish ( same tank same stock)
lfs: 8x
(OUCH!)
me: but yesterday you said 4x? and no suddenly 8x?
lfs Saaar these are different, these are from colaba
Gosh! Area and price matters
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LFS always try to cover the cost of mortality that's goes with all the other business and that is fair.
he must have lost some of his stock so could be trying to cover. |
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VishaalDalal
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Hilarious ideas/suggestions/tactics used by LFS |
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| i was told by the lfs here that the endler male is a nulli guppy and worth nothing |
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