I went there looking for a larger scavenger for my...

I went there looking for a larger scavenger for my 55 gallon tank. The sales person talked me into a clown loach. Before I bought it I asked specifically if it needed to be kept in shoals. She said no. So I bought it for $50. I go home and do some research online to find out that the clown loach can get to be a foot big and needs 75-120 gallon tanks. Also every site online recommends shoals of at least 4-5 loaches.

A little while later I go there looking for a large aquarium rock. I find something that is called Texas holey rock. I know some rocks can change the chemistry of an aquarium and since I had no idea what Texas holey rock was I specifically asked the sales person if it changed the chemistry and he said no. So I bought it at $3.49 a pound. I put the rock in my aquarium and it raised the ph 0.6 points. This is higher than the expensive clown loach, that I just bought, likes. I returned the rock but they could only give me store credit. Which based on my experience there will go unused.

I like going to small local stores. But I expect a more knowledgeable staff. The two times I ve gone there I was helped by some very young personnel. And both times I was given what I felt was bad advice. In my opinion I would have been just as well off going to some large chain.