Cricketman Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 the animates here is run by a woman with no background in animals at all, but rather came from being the manager of a jewelry store. (ie. fine with the numbers, but no clue as to the fact of what animals need) all the tanks are run off HOB filters (fine for a small tank, but as soon as you put a few fish in there ie. petshop!, your screwed) and when they tell her that they need to upgrade the system she says there is no funds available and she cant see the point. also what sort of person lets a pacu be put in with turtles! ill never foget seeing dat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I'd rather support smaller stores like Hollywood who stock a decent selection of fish (catering for the enthusiast rather than just the easy bucks selling community tanks/fish to newbies) and actually have staff who know a bit about what they're supposed to be selling. Small?? They don't seem that small :lol: But seriously, they are wondeful. Everytime I've been in there the service has been awesome and all their tanks are of high standard. The only downside is there fighters, I've only ever seen decent looking fighters at ADodge's place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I've only ever seen decent looking fighters at ADodge's place. I have two of adodges fighters - they're cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 ditto, i've never seen healthy, lively looking fighters at an lfs they always lie on the bottom, surrounded by mouldy food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Which ones BikBok? Actually Twinkles, all the fighters that I've seen in regular tanks with other fish in shops have been swimming around and acting normal. But the ones in barracks haven't been. It's funny because even though ADodges fighters were in small containers, they were all looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Sam I have a male blue VT .. feisty thing.. and a red female VT (with some crown) , she's a real character. I had them within line of sight for a day but the male got his breeding cheek stripes and went crazy, then went into instant bubble nest mode and all that. So I had to change things abck again. Once I've had my tanks running for more than a year I will look at getting a big community tank and get a fancy fighter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxjxa Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I say if you think the staff is behaving inappropriately or just isn't knowledgeable, its best to raise this issue with the manager. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 +1 I would have but 1) the manager and another senior staff member were the ones having a chinwag blocking the doorway and 2) the place is such a joke I wont be going back there anyway so personally no point in wasting even more of my time in that store. As per my orig post, its not the place I would usually shop or buy fish based on prior experiences. Prefer to support Pupuke as my lfs. It's just a bit dissappointing when you get an email about their fish of the week and then pop in there to check em out and they dont even have any in stock lol. And then the service experience you get just reinforces and reminds you while you dont usually go there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 i've only seen fighters in barracks at shops, i imagine they'd be much happier in tanks. I think much of the problem is that if your going to keep them in such a small volume of water they really need daily changes to keep the water quality up. I've seen one breeders fishroom full of tiny jars, all with brilliantly healthy fighters, daily full water changes, and thats what i do with my jarred bettas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syphonator Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 animates overcrowd ther small tanks and charge an arm and a leg for anything and most staff arent knowledgable bout pets and give wrong advice wont set foot back there :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 nearly forgot... go in there and look at a tank. itt has cases of dropsy, Ich, and possibly gill flukes, i tell one of the staff... "what does that mean?" :roll: if you work in a shop selling fish, you should have some basic training or understanding of basic diseases, and a basic knowledge of what speciescan co-exist with other species. it would be in Animates interest to pick up thier game. but i somehow doubt its going to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I was in a store recently and noticed a yellow betta looking very unhapy and had the beginnings of white spot. I pointed it out to a staff member and he said "oh he's fine, just resting" ... but 20 minutes later , said betta was in blue water . so he must have gone away and checked with someone and at least they did something. But why did it take a customer to notice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 It amuses me how everyone knows that Animates is... "average", yet when a sale comes around everyone flocks there & loves them again. I'd never buy a fish from them, far rather support the smaller shops that do a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I think that animates are really good! I buy most of my fish from them because that have always been friendly and helpfull. It is one of the only shops that are happy to help every time I have been in. That my be because we are in there so often but they have never been anything but helpfully for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Do remember that many of you are referring to different branches of these stores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Hehe, exactly! I think we've all figured out that: Tauranga animates = useless Wellington animates = one if not both REALLY good Christchurch = somewhat bad? I guess the thing to do is inspire the big boss to do a regional review of each store and maybe that Tauranga lady will have to buckle down and open some fish books and hire some staff that know what fish are! Its the branch manager's fault...and nothing is going to change unless they change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Well palmy one is the same Was very shocked to walk in and see no one around I stood by the tanks thinking someone would come :roll: I notice right away that wet pets is cheaper then Animates On EVERYTHING Well I finally got away from the tanks headed to the fish and I did notice that they look way better kept then the ones at wetpets Got sick of standing around looking like a drop kick holding the kids hands I notice that while we where heading out the door the two stuff where reading the paper and didn't even look up Ashame my mother taught me not to steal coz I liked the look of the big old ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 P44 and Ange must have had the day off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ive had the last 2 weeks off. Will continue to have time off until the weekend of the 19th and 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Animates does need to redo their website though. I think its terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxjxa Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 P44 and Ange must have had the day off I'm only there on the weekends, and P44 is allergic to regular work!!! (Don't deny it.) PN Animates has been severely understaffed for the past couple of months or so, it's eerily quiet on Mondays now. And you can thank our new "fish maintenance guy", Robert, for the quality of the tanks. He's doing a fantastic job IMO, especially compared with what the store's previously put up with. I reckon you should've picked up the ship and made a noisy exit - it would've been hilarious. 8) Plus it would've kept them on their toes for the rest of the day and given me something to tease them about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I'm only there on the weekends, and P44 is allergic to regular work!!! (Don't deny it.) PN Animates has been severely understaffed for the past couple of months or so, it's eerily quiet on Mondays now. And you can thank our new "fish maintenance guy", Robert, for the quality of the tanks. He's doing a fantastic job IMO, especially compared with what the store's previously put up with. I reckon you should've picked up the ship and made a noisy exit - it would've been hilarious. 8) Plus it would've kept them on their toes for the rest of the day and given me something to tease them about! So if I come in on the weekend and stand around like a drop kick again 8) holding one kid and chaseing another and putting the baby in the turtle tank Will I get noticed :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Or can I get right to the point and just steal the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxjxa Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 So if I come in on the weekend and stand around like a drop kick again 8) holding one kid and chaseing another and putting the baby in the turtle tank Will I get noticed :lol: Depends how cute the kids are. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Depends how cute the kids are. :lol: Cute but if I let them lose in the store you will know we are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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