People suck

[NinjaSmurf]

Well, went to Walmart, had to look at the fishies. Now, in order to set this up, I first need to tell you I used to live in the town this particular walmart is in, and hated it as the people are mean and stupid. Well, I walk into the aisle and find a girl looking at fish. We start talking, I ask her what fish she's thinking about getting because she was really eyeing the one tank up, and she says goldfish, meaning this little baby black moor. so then I asked her how big her tank was. It was a ten gallon, so I started explaining to her about how big goldfish get, and how ten is too small unless you do a lot of water changes, she asks why, I tell her about the ammonia killing them, and how it's like if you locked someone in a closet. So she's like, I had goldfish before, and they lived for like forever (her words, not mine) so I tell her that they can live for over twenty years. Then I asked her if she had anything else in the ten gallon. Yeah, a tiger barb, two neons, a danio, and a betta. So I start asking about the fish, told her about the betta, "oh, he's fine", maybe getting another neon 'they're boring' they tiger barb should be in a bigger tank with at least six 'he's really nice and doesn't chase anyone'. Then I find out that she wants an algae eater, so I point her to the ottos, she starts telling me that's what she wanted, cause she didn't like the pleco she had, (it died, so she felt the need to get more fish). Then we were back onto the goldfish thing, I even just tried to tell her that it's like sticking a puppy in a crate to live in, and that they're insides can keep growing while they rest of them stops, even though I don't believe it, I was getting desperate!! Then we started talking because we used to go to school together even though I have no idea what class, and I know she wasn't the kind of person that hung out with me (outcast student here lol). So finally, annoyed and bored, and on a time limit, I started looking at what I was looking for in the first place, then I couldn't find the type of cichlid food I needed at first. Finally found the food, but then the girl was telling the guy what fish she wanted, they started talking cause they went to school together too (everyone in this town knows each other, mostly because everyone is related to each other, and we know what happens with that ) so he's busy flirting with her as he gets her fish, and what do I see?


SHE GOT THE GOLDFISH ANYWAYS!!!!!

Even though I told her all that stuff, even after I gave her those nasty closet thoughts and exploding fish, even after saying about coldwater and tropical not mixing, and she still bought that damn goldfish! Not to mention stupid flirt boy put the otto in the same bag, which is not good since the otto got a nice shock of cold water. So, as usual, I'm pissed at this town (again) just for making such stupid people, plus that little wench that used to go to school with me. So, I had to vent, before I end up in jail for drowning a certain bleach blond in a certain ten gallon and then running off with her fish....

 

[WILDER]

At least you gave it your all, you just can't tell some people, the lfs don't care either, another load of fish on there way out through ignorance.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Yes, you can't tell some people anything. Its funny how (this is a random example and can be applied to anything) if you tell someone there are 5 million stars in the sky yhey believe you, but if you tell them a bench has wet paint, they have to touch it...

 

[wuvmybetta]

So, I had to vent, before I end up in jail for drowning a certain bleach blond in a certain ten gallon and then running off with her fish....

Well,at least you tried!! Don't let it ruin you because maybe the next guy will listen

 

[charmd2]

OOOO, I'm a wet paint person. Mainly because i'm guaranteed to sit in it, lean against it, etc. So I better check it before I end up in it anyway.

Nice try on the goldfish, to bad people don't listen

 

[purple_drazi]

you know her fish won't do all that well because she sounds like a bit of a dip... eventually they'll die of stress or shock or whatever... and then she'll get tired of keeping fish because they always die. and that will be the end of it.
we can only hope that the fish die sooner and discourage her now rather than hang on for awhile.
you did what you could.

 

[Sorrell]

I've been so frustrated with people lately and the general attitude that "they're just fish" and "well fish just die". I don't understand that If you bought six puppies and five died wouldn't you want to find out why? I just don't get it! Why do people just accept that fish die or that they are disposable pets?

That's very admirable that you tried so hard, you just can't get through to everyone, but hopefully when all the fish die you're advice will hang in the back of her mind

 

[NinjaSmurf]

It's just that I think she would have listened if I hadn't been the one to tell her, you see? The kids in my old school, I could have told them not to jump off a bridge because they would die, and they'd have jumped off because they didn't believe me. (not that I would care much anymore anyways...) It's just like, now, because these people hated me so much I just killed that goldfish by even telling her not to do it. I was always telling people what I knew and no one believed me because it was coming from me, even if I got it from a National Geographic, they were always like 'that freaky girl is just trying to act smart.' Well, excuse me if I open a book for crying out f****ng loud! I just wanted to bash her head against the damn tanks and put the fish back in their tanks.

The same damn thing happened another time I was in there, I swear, one of these days I'm going to just snap on one of them and tell them look, you know what, keep wasting your money on fish that are going to die you anal retentive a$$hole since you refuse to even consider that someone might know a little more on the subject than you do, even though you don't know them they are trying to help, what kind of person goes around and gives you bad advice on fish? Oh, wait, right, I'm that kind of person aren't I? Yeah, god forbid I should share my knowledge with anyone. So fine, buy the fish, may they all get ick and die horrible nasty deaths with their insides coming out and their eyes filling with blood while your friends and children watch so long as you don't ever think to consider someone might know just a little more than you. F you, I'm going home.

 

[fishdudein]

NinjaSmurf, don't be too hard on yourself. At least you had the fortitude to stand up and speak on the fishes behalf. What you did was the right thing, it's not your fault it fell on deaf ears. If you hadn't been the one to tell her, she never would have heard, because no one else will speak. Your words are there in her head, and someday they will register in her little mind and a lightbulb will flash on, and she will finally get it. Sadly, however, that may take a long time. You have done a good deed, and the fish gods have put a gold star next to your name. Bravo.


p.s. Having worked in a fish store, I must agree with the title of your thread. A lot of the time, people really do suck. Too bad we all don't live close to one another and have a TFF Member's Only Fish Store!

 

[Dorkhedeos]

ummm, kids dont listen, its pointless telling them stuff, i tell my friends little brother to quit hitting me, he hits me even more they wont listen to strangers either, they get what they want.

 

[GuppyDude]

ehh peopel, dont let it bother you, thats just how people are, they dont care about ur opinion, just wanna do it their way. i feal bad for the fish but eventually she'll figure out that 20 fish in a 10g just wont work i have hard time keeping 5 in a 10g

 

[DarkSide]

Auggh! At my Wal-mart they have this policy, that if the fish die in the next 3 days you can bring them back to get your money bac. One day I saw this guy walk into the fish area with his children, with a plastic ziploc-bag filled with all these fish most of them were blueberry and strawberry tetras to! Its just so stupid the guy even said that the fish died about 3 hours after he pout them in their new tank. Tap water + un-cycled + new fish + Dyed fish + probably no heater either = Disrespectful pet owners

 

[NinjaSmurf]

I love the ninty day one at this walmart since I don't get to go there much since it's far away, if need be, can freeze my fish and then take it back. But she's like, that makes me feel better, and I wanted to say, yeah, I'm sure the fish feels better about it too

 

[jacblades]

i have removed fish from certain people s carts when they werent looking

 

[sja]

Not true anout all lfs, (as i work at a petshop part time/after school), you can tell people all you no on a certain fish, advise thm not to get it but they still want it. I had a guy come in and said wats the fish called (it even had a sign that said it(, it was a long finned/red/tiger oscar, he explained how he had a 25?gallon tank with one yellow lab, by his description. I explained that A: the tank was way too small
B:they can reach 14inches approx C: it would soon eat the lab. he said 'oh yer but the'll be ok together for a while,,,, 'it gives me an exscuse to get a new tank.' Hope he gets that new tank soon.