Feel terrible about impulse buy. Ugh.. Newbies take a read.

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Yes.. I am coming clean, I made a bad impulse buy today (2 if you coun't the brand new EVC 14k bulb .. ) I went into an LFS today, and was just checking things out.. I seen a beautiful fish, brown and white spots. Looked very nice, and healthy. I don't need to name names on the LFS I was in as in the end it is my fault. I asked the staff about the fish... would it be suitable in a 20 gallon tank with the fish I had... he said yes the are very gentle and calm fish.. well, as gentle as this fish may be, it grows to about 3 feet in the wild. I bought a freakin' juvi sweetlips. I feel HORRIBLE.... I haven't made dumbass purchases like this in a while, and now I know why.

So now, I am stuck with this beauty juvi sweetlips, and of course.. I made the typical mistake of research after buying. You all may say what you want, but I have full intentions of returning the fish, even if they will not provide a refund for me. They get huge, are very tough to have eat prepared foods, yada yada yada.

So you all may be thinking, why are you posting this? Well, in hopes that "new to the hobby" and everyone else can see, that impulse buys just end up with bad results, most of the time. I post this to encourage people to avoid the impulse, no matter what your being told (even if you THOUGHT they were great knowledgable staff) This is the last straw for me. And I feel absolutely horrible for it, as I know better... The research must always be done before buying anything !

Anyways, had to vent.. so frustrated (with myself..) but, I am not keeping this fish. I don't care if they will not store credit me or take it for refund.. I just don't want this fish in such a small system.

So, to those new to the hobby... AVOID IMPULSE BUYS, it don't matter how beautiful the fish, coral, invert.. or what your told. You must always research before buying anything in this hobby now a days. You are responsible in the end.

Don't learn things the hard way like myself... save yourself the grief, and the horrible feeling of purchasing an animal that should in reality be left in the ocean. Bah... !