Don't You Just Hate It When....

[Candyco]

fish don't like it at all... they should watch 'free willy', thats one big fish that didn't like being tapped at

 

[pahansen]

With an almost-two-year-old who just loves the fish, we have to deal with this problem constantly. Any time he gets near the tank we say "gentle". (He learned "gentle" with the dogs and cats, which at least have a fighting chance!) He usually settles for just putting his hand on the tank. I really don't have a problem with that, since he's not chasing the fish or anything. Of course, there's still the fingerprint issue, but I can deal with that. As long as he doesn't slap the tank, the fish don't even seem to notice.

Of course, when we go to a fish store (or if we were to visit a friend with a tank), we are "just looking". (He learned that with the Christmas tree -- we bought the most prickly spruce we could find!) But just like anything else, if parents don't take the time to teach their children to listen or to follow a few simple rules/commands (eek, makes it sound like dog training!), the child is not necessarily the one to blame.

Of course, there are plenty of adults who don't see any problem with tapping on glass, think the fish like it, or simply figure that fish are a lower-order animal, so why should we get so bent out of shape over it?

 

[Gourami Lover88]

Dont you just hate it when you ask for 4 bronze cories and the lfs guy nets 5 neons and then trys to bag them when your not looking

 

[Dwarfs]

Dont you just hate it when you ask for 4 bronze cories and the lfs guy nets 5 neons and then trys to bag them when your not looking

I've never met an employee that sneaky

 

[nitro]

Yep i know what you mean.

I had a young cousin round on Boxingday and he put all his dirty hands all over the newly cleaned glass!!!!

i was very mad.