Hi John, I think that would be a good idea, so If the Admin's are interested in following up this, send me a PM and I'll pass on the info.
I think this could be a good shop and that maybe some good advise would benifit them greatly. I really don't think I have the experience to advise them.

Pat

why oh why aren't there regulatory bodies for pet stores it would sort out all these rubbish shops if we had shops which had to pass something like the o.a.t.a certification before they where allowed open, yes i know its bureaucratic red tape etc. but for quality of stock etc. we need this our sponsors have the knowledge we all know that but how many shops are running who simply don't have a clue... ok my rant is now over but shops of this quality brass me right off
Seamus

I have passed on the problems about the store to the company management

Hi All
This is one in my area. I spoke to the manager about two months after opening about the condition and care of the Fish, unfortunately hardly any spoke understandable English. the staff is mainly Rumanian etc. they run a PET store and fish is just a side line. NONE of the staff have any knowledge on fish. not even the basics. the fish are chased all round the tank when trying to net them. you usualy end up with a pound of gravel in the net as well!!!!
They have a large selection of tanks and accesories but NO Knowledge of fish. I mentioned the fact that we had a web site that could assist them but no interest was shown.
So Buyer beware!!!!!!!!!!

HI Russel.
I didn't start this thread to slate any nationality, I only wanted somebody with more fishkeeping experiemce than me and livng or shoping in the carlow area to drop in and advise the owners or management on how to keep the tanks.
I have never seen any nationality other that Irish guy n gals working this shop. Plus I never said which store it was. I did give the name to a mod and trust them to look after this problem or at least try as best they can.

So guys, I thank you all for your help and input and it is now in the hands of our mods.

Pat

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I am not knocking any nationality. just stating the communication problems with staff. ******** is a a store selling Dogs -Cats -Rabbits- Goldfish -Reptiles etc, and the fish are a sideline.

EDIT : Deleted the name of the shop