Never2Bknown
Fish Crazy
I picked up a book on aquariums a while back at a local book store because I though it might have some good tips I didn't know but mainly because I had gotten a gift card to the book store and didn't know what else to do with it.
Anyway, at the time, I didn't really look through it that much; actually I never really did until now. But what I saw very nearly killed me.
Reading through the book, I noticed some info that seemed really faulty to me, but I thought that, maybe I just didn't really know it very well. All well and good, until I skipped over to the fish guide section: "fish recommended for amateurs" and "fish for amateurs to avoid." Well, after reading about how nice and hardy mollies are and how great glass catfish are for beginners, I definitely started think that something was very very wrong.
And then I saw IT.
There, on the page, was a picture of a beautiful Rummy-nosed tetra. But it was not labelled as such. It was labeled, "Runny-nosed Tetra."
Runny-nosed Tetra.
I could not believe my eyes. At first, I thought that it must be a typo, but when I looked, that was the named they used constantly in reference to the fish. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Reading more, I also found out that rosy barbs are a nice, peaceful community fish and that hatchetfish are also quite hardy, both facts I know to be incorrect.
The really nice thing about this book, however, is that it's also going mainly to innocent, trusting beginners who will believe everything they read and will end up getting a tank full of glass catfish, mollies, hatchetfish, and plenty of rosy barbs and then wonder why they die.
Truly, a WONDERFUL book written for amateurs BY amateurs!!!!
P.S. if I sound overly sarcastic
, it's because I'm practically sleep walking and I guess I just have a tendency to get rather grumpy when I'm forced to wake up at 5 am and then go to bed at 11 pm. So goodnight!
Anyway, at the time, I didn't really look through it that much; actually I never really did until now. But what I saw very nearly killed me.
Reading through the book, I noticed some info that seemed really faulty to me, but I thought that, maybe I just didn't really know it very well. All well and good, until I skipped over to the fish guide section: "fish recommended for amateurs" and "fish for amateurs to avoid." Well, after reading about how nice and hardy mollies are and how great glass catfish are for beginners, I definitely started think that something was very very wrong.
And then I saw IT.
There, on the page, was a picture of a beautiful Rummy-nosed tetra. But it was not labelled as such. It was labeled, "Runny-nosed Tetra."
Runny-nosed Tetra.



I could not believe my eyes. At first, I thought that it must be a typo, but when I looked, that was the named they used constantly in reference to the fish. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Reading more, I also found out that rosy barbs are a nice, peaceful community fish and that hatchetfish are also quite hardy, both facts I know to be incorrect.
The really nice thing about this book, however, is that it's also going mainly to innocent, trusting beginners who will believe everything they read and will end up getting a tank full of glass catfish, mollies, hatchetfish, and plenty of rosy barbs and then wonder why they die.
Truly, a WONDERFUL book written for amateurs BY amateurs!!!!
P.S. if I sound overly sarcastic
