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Old 11-30-2007, 12:30 AM
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Don't suggest more light, that will just cause him more hair algae

Seriously, i have fought this fight before with big box chain pet stores like Petco, Petcetera, etc...I even sent a letter to the president of Petcetera complaining on how they treat their small animals....

you can't save the world, those stores exist mostly for large pets and their owners(dogs/cats/etc) not for small animals like fish. You can try to suggest but most likely, even if the manager seems nice and is willing to make a change, that change will not come or come so slowly those anenomes will be long gone.

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Old 11-30-2007, 01:17 AM
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Maybe the husband is a professional....that could be the issue


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Old 11-30-2007, 02:40 AM
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I would send a snail mail letter. Also explain that you would like to be a customer of theirs, but their obvious lack of knowledge ushers you away (might want to word that a bit better!). You could even offer to help them out. Snail mail letter would be best I think because it would make them feel a LOT less defensive. An email would likely just get a nasty response. With snail mail they'd have to take effort to respond, and would likely only do so if they cared.
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Ya just moved 1.5 hours away from me on those ****** roads.. even though they arent really 'mountains' lol.. Im from PG, glad to have another close buy member But yah, id tell them, they might actually be grateful as you may be saving them money.
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:42 AM
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Bassman look at this as an opportunity. Offer your services to work p/t a couple hours a week and negotiate SW products for yourself at cost. There is a reason why that tank looks so bad (lack of effort) show them what needs to be done and watch them take pride of something they own. Standing on the outside looking in, those anenome's are doomed. Bassman you are doing the right thing by getting involved. Tell them you have over 3000 SW Aquarium Owner Associates and if you need a reference I would be proud to do what I can.
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Old 11-30-2007, 04:24 AM
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Maybe the husband is a professional....that could be the issue


Sorry....couldnt resist...
Mwaaaha. Maybe they're actually fake anemones, designed to look exactly like their real counterparts in the ocean.
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Old 11-30-2007, 05:18 AM
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Personally I think most of those places are beyond hope. Save your time and sanity and just avoid them.
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Old 11-30-2007, 06:22 AM
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Many times, even when an experienced person works at one of these large chain stores they are so restricted in what they can actually do, and this puts them at a very hard position.
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Old 11-30-2007, 07:13 AM
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Cut 'em loose...sometimes you just have to let it go.
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Old 11-30-2007, 07:58 AM
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suggestions are nice but we all know where it goes into a box!
I meant that in a nice way, I usually try to help out places if I think they're doing something wrong but sometimes they just don't seem to care....
With that said maybe you can make a diff and I hope you can but if they're stubborn then not much more you can do.
Just don't go buying livestock from there and maybe if you need equiptment or salt look and compare to see who is cheaper.
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