I had a guy at petsmart tell me that piranhas are saltwater fish. He relented when I said red bellied piranha, which is apparently the only fw species…
I’m guessing he was referring to nonskid shoes. I was a district manager for a chain 20 years ago and had to enforce that same stuff. I hated making a kid getting paid $6.15/hr go buy $35 work shoesOH MY GOSH you just reminded me!!! In my teens (what some 22 years ago?) I applied for a job at Petsmart and got it (I was always a lover of animals). At orientation the manager looked at my shoes and said, "Are those the only sneakers you have?"
"Yes..." I said. Now mind you, these were some plain brown sneakers with white tread. Nothing really that unusual about them.
"Huh. You're going to need some different shoes. The bottoms have to be black."
I asked if Petsmart would pay for these shoes, to which he replied, no. I just put down all my paperwork I was filling out, said, "never mind" and walked out!
This has nothing to do with this topic but I had to share as I completely forgot. Something tells me they're more lax about these sorts of things these days. I mean I see what the kids are wearing now...! LOL
Not sure, he didn't specify that, only mentioned the color. I was wearing "skate" shoes at the time if memory serves...probably vans.I’m guessing he was referring to nonskid shoes. I was a district manager for a chain 20 years ago and had to enforce that same stuff. I hated making a kid getting paid $6.15/hr go buy $35 work shoes
I think it depends on the particular store. There’s a Petco near me and the fish manager at that location is as knowledgeable as most of us here and runs a fish keeping facebook group. But I’m assuming that’s rareI have talked to a few employees of the big box pet stores and found that the training they receive is very limited and incorrect in a lot of cases. Some go above and beyond and do research on the fish online, but as most know that is very often incorrect. I can't help but speak up when someone is buying 2 oscars, 2 jack dempsey and a gold fish for there new 55 setup. All the same day of course.
I think convicts are great , especially for someone new to the hobbyI’ve learned from past mistakes that a 75 won’t be enough for a Carpintis, at least IMO. Once my male hit the 6-6.5 inch mark it really became hard to imagine that same fish at 10 inches (or more) in the same 4ft tank. If I had the space for a 6ft tank, I’d try out a Carpintis again in a heartbeat.
That 75 now has my convict pair and they use every inch of the tank, no exaggeration. It’s quite nice seeing them utilize a large tank actually. I’ve just briefly skimmed through the thread so it’s possible someone mentioned looking into the Amatitlania genus. My male convict has just as much personality and is just as boisterous as that Carpintis I chose to rehome. Just a thought, good luck with whatever decision you make!![]()