(picture courtesy of Myka from Canreef.com)

1. I once had a live fish store sell me 15 red legged hermits and 1 large “Filter feeding crab”. The guy placed them all in the same bag and said I would be good to go. By the time I got home the so called “filter feeding crab” had broken open and eaten 12/15 of the red legged. In the end though there loss, no repeat business on my behalf.
   Levi
2. My favorite is the LFS who told my wife that she would be overdriving the t5 bulbs with the light fixture he was trying to sell her but it was not electrically possible, but little did he know that she already knew what she wanted researched it and knew he was full of it. If that wasn’t enough she called me and asked. Powertec
3. My sister when she began, got swindled into buying a compact for $500 saying its the best thing in the market, few months down the line they stopped carrying the product. I was pretty upset for the money she spent on something crappy like that. Littlefish88
4. For example I was helping my husband do some construction work for this one lady. She showed me her tank and proceeded to tell me how the LFS sold her a coralife t5 light with only one bulb (worth $50-$150 max) and 2 small in tank fluval filters (worth $40-$60 max each) for $1000 saying that was enough light for coral and told her she had to do 100% water changes every week. They also told her a seahorse would do fine in her 13g, 3″ wide tank. Lying is one thing but this took it to a whole new level. There are lies and then there is getting completely hosed. zoeElite

So what are your stories of getting lied to in a local fish store? What are your noobie experiences?

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