xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 .....I was looking for Ember Tetras....(oh here they are!) 🙂 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 amber/ember, ehh close. i do shake my head when they have them labeled as an entirely different fish. 5 for $9, hope you bought a bunch, thats a good deal even if they are amber tetras. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 @lefty o I think it might be a little ESL but I thought it was very cute. And yes, at that price I got 10. Maybe more than I should have but that's why they do that right? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 I'm already in love with the little poops. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I’ve also seen them labeled as Amber Tetras. It’s a shop that’s sort of half feed store and half pet shop so I wasn’t surprised. 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) @Patrick_GÂ I could let a feed store slide. And the ESL thing- but it IS a giant fish store. However, I get the impression they do the bulk of their business in the larger fish though they have a decent selection of small ones. (no Strawberry Rasboras though). (and the ESL employee had to ask about the Rasboras a few times and one time said Rasberry. hehe) Edited August 4, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 One time I saw a rainbow fish marked as a "asian arowana". That was quite the expensive rainbow fish... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Maybe that's why they were cheaper, they are the misprint versions. 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott P. Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I was just in one of our local pet stores the other day. A big chain but not as big as some. They had a tank of Bolivian Rams or so that was what the sign said. There were about 12 or so fish in there. About 7 or 8 of these so called Bolivian Rams were clearly German Blue Rams. I asked the kid working there if they were all Bolivians. He said yes. Oh well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 3:19 PM, Patrick_G said: I’ve also seen them labeled as Amber Tetras. It’s a shop that’s sort of half feed store and half pet shop so I wasn’t surprised. 😀 Hey, they look Amber to me! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) The ones that get me giggling are the Lord of the Rings descriptions when you read signs like "Dwarf Arowana". Will they ever be surprised!🤣 Actually saw that one at least 15 years ago, was a small specimen, clearly a juvenile but "Dwarf". Edited August 4, 2021 by Jungle Fan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 @GameCzar nah they were just advanced reader copies hahahaha! They were very pale silver in the tank so it was really hard to make sure, but they are bright orange in my tank now so we're all good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebSills Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Man your Ambers were half the price of my Embers - I think I got swindled...can I buy a vowel? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 8:19 PM, DebSills said: Man your Ambers were half the price of my Embers - I think I got swindled...can I buy a vowel? you can buy an I.🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 my LFS sells "Pathos" vine by the foot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) @CT_Â apparently they sell vines that "evoke pity or sadness" so very good luck with them! Now I'm glad my fish are only Amber!! Edited August 5, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX Typos are lame 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 On 8/4/2021 at 9:52 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: @CT_ apparently they sell vines that "evoke pity or sadness" so very good luck with them! Now I'm glad my fish are only Amber!! Could be worse. if they were greek then it's "suffering" 😳 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 ...And the sign said you have to have a dictionary to come inside... That fish looks like the last Bala Shark I bought. When I want a real giggle I check the sale signs at the grocery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 @Tanked that's no joke, some of the worst spelling I've ever seen was at grocery stores. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 When I was newer to the hobby my local Petsmart had a common young pleco as a BN... ðŸ¤Â Hey! How was I supposed to know?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) @Taco Playz those are the ones that make me the most "mad". It should be REALLY clear when we're talking a fish that can get to be 2 feet and a fish that gets max 6". Edited August 6, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX to clarify 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I lost a lot of faith in my LFS when they had mislabelled diamond tetras. I assumed they just hadn't changed the label as often the labels are completely wrong because they've sold out and moved something else in, hadn't updated the label etc, but when I asked the owner how much the diamond tetras were I soon realized she had no idea what they were. They were in there with a similar fish that was correctly labelled (I can't for the life of me remember what it was now! Maybe a red eye tetra? Something like that) but though similar was clearly not the same fish but she was adamant they were the same thing. Took her advice with a pinch of salt after that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 @KentFishFanUK when it's a completely different fish I would have to say I'd lose faith too. Now I double check things. I will stand in the aisle and internet search images or names and do my best to "trust but verify" . And I never ask tank advice at LFS anymore- I've never gotten good advice, and that's sad to me. Honest mistakes do happen, but some are nearing unforgivable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 @xXInkedPhoenixX yeah it wasn't only that one either, she also has given me questionable advice regarding stocking levels and didn't seem to have heard of or even really understand the concept of a fishless cycle (when I asked if they stocked ammonium chloride for cycling purposes). Now I know a fish in cycle is still practiced by many if not most but she seemed to think only people with "high end marine set ups" would do fishless cycling and had never heard of using ammonia for it. There were a few other gems as well but can't remember them all. Bit disappointing though as she is the owner not just like the Saturday help or something. Not that it matters now I can get all the advice I need from fellow Nerms 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) @KentFishFanUKÂ that's one thing that maybe irks me a little about LFS and big box stores (if you can catch and employee that knows some things). You only tend to get THEIRÂ opinion about how it works. When I worked retail in sales (for example I worked kitchwares), say it was about a kitchen knife- I would ask about their habits and what their budget was and get an understanding of what they wanted/needed/and their level of knowledge. Then I'd run through all their options, show them what I would think would work best for THEM and tell them why (pros AND cons). Then THEY can decide what they're best capable to handle/buy etc... Edited August 6, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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