Customers, Fish and Work: That's not how that works

That's not how that works

By christiner - 06/09/2010 03:01 - France

Today, I was at work and was confronted by a customer wanting to get a "Nemo" fish. I explained that 'Nemo' needs to live in saltwater, not freshwater, like their tank was. The customer then turns around and grabs a perforated tank divider and says, "Can't I just split them up with this?" FML

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By IhadToTakeCareOfTraumatizedFish - 03/03/2016 05:32 - United States - Iowa Park

Today, while I was working at a sushi restaurant, a guy told me he wanted the table next to the "koi fish tank", because he wanted to let the fish know what happens when they "cross him". FML

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By aprilfools22 - 17/08/2011 08:13 - United States

Today, I got my tongue pierced, then went to a pet store. A clerk came up to ask if I needed help. I showed him I already had some fish, and said, "No thanks." He must have thought I was "special," as he bent down and in a baby voice, said "You got fishy? FISHY FISHY FISHY!" while poking the bag. FML

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By gimmeasalad - 21/04/2012 06:01 - United States - Walnut Creek

Today, as I was washing my boyfriend's fishbowl, the fish did a Nemo and made an unholy leap down the drain. My immediate impulse was to flip the switch. Our kitchen now smells like mutilated fish and my boyfriend won't speak to me. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/08/2011 22:59 - United States

Today, I excitedly showed my new roommate my pet fish. She then told me about how she purposely starved her last fish to see how long it would take before they started eating each other before starving to death. FML

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Furious

By Anonymous - 27/05/2013 00:40 - United Kingdom - Maybole

Today, a man asked about fishing in the river that flows beside where I work. I said you could, but anything you caught under 5 inches has to be thrown back. His wife then said, "Wish I knew that before I married him." I started to laugh. The man almost cried and complained to my boss. FML

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By dEpPrEsSeDgIrL - 11/11/2009 11:28 - United States

Today, my dad decided to clean my 20 gallon fish tank. I had 6 fish. One of them was called a transparent fish, clear with a bright orange tail, which was my favorite. My dad didn't see it, and dumped the water out along with it. FML

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I just work here

By NathanA - 08/07/2013 23:54 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I was verbally abused by a customer because her entrée was too fishy. I'm not the chef, just the waiter and I work at a fish grill. FML

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By thanks, Nemo. - 11/07/2013 23:13 - United States - Hayward

Today, I let my 3-year-old daughter watch Finding Nemo on my phone while I made her lunch. I returned to find she had dropped my phone into the fish bowl so that her goldfish could see his friends. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/02/2012 16:47 - United States

Today, I found out why you shouldn't drop instant mashed potatoes in a fish tank, especially when you have expensive fish. FML

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By fish killer - 08/02/2013 03:58 - Canada

Today, I bought a fish. I put the tank on top of the fridge so my cat wouldn't get at it. I'd forgotten to buy some things for its tank, so I quickly ran out to get them. When I got home, I saw the tank destroyed on the floor, and my cat devouring my fish. I had the fish for less than an hour. FML

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redbluegreen 40

Monday 6 September 2010 9:19

What's not to get? A perforated tank divider is a fish tank divider with holes in it, thus defeating the purpose of separating different kinds of water. They're used to separate fish that would usually fight each other. Since water molecules are obviously a lot smaller than fish, they would get through the holes. Personally, I wouldn't want to sell anyone an animal if they didn't know the name of it. I think there's actually something that says pet store employees can refuse selling an animal if the person wanting to make a purchase seems incompetent enough, because it would result in the death of the pet.

ZOMBlE 0

Monday 6 September 2010 9:13

Shoulda smacked a bitch.

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rotaryvelocity 0

Monday 6 September 2010 20:55

anyone should get this fml unless you don't know the definition of perforated then i suggest investing in a dictionary...

Chunchunchun 3

Monday 6 September 2010 21:54

Believe me, this is an FML. I have to explain most work days the answer to that question, it's not hard to figure out. Do you see your goldfish there in the tank marked COLDWATER? Now notice how the "Nemos" are not even tropical fish, where it would be too cold in your goldfish tank, but they're freaking labelled marine! Marine means sea! You're a grown man! The perforated divider thing would have taken all my willpower to not call them an idiot to their face.

Fishfanatic 7

Monday 6 September 2010 23:00

It's precisely why I will not work in a pet shop, and specifically a fish shop. My username kind of explains why I get this FML. If I worked in such a store I'd end up having to take a hellish amount of time off to recover from the stupidity of others. I sure as hell wouldn't sell any fish. The reason being that 90% of the people buying a fish have NO ******* clue what that species requires in terms of waer parameters, feeding, decor ( amount of cover and hiding areas ect ) and compatibility with other species. And most importantly, ******* tank size. That has to be the biggest hair puller of them all >.< No sir, that 2 inch goldfish is not to be kept in anything under 40 gallons because in the next few years it will become 12-14 *inches* long ( get a tape meaure and measure it out ) and require ALL of that space to actually ******* grow and live in. So you'd have to buy a large tank anyway, in which case get it now and save yourself the cost and bother. Yes madam that betta does in fact reuire more than 1 gallon of water to live in, strangely enpough they have never lived in minuscule puddle all year round. You know the secret? ******* RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING. How hard is it? The biggest killer of fish is pure laziness. They are specialised creatures, from the ,ost delicate marine coral down to the most humble guppy or goldfish. FYL OP, you have more paitience than I ever will for that special breed of idiocy.

jaymelaine 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 5:47

wow, your cool.

glambert1998 0

Tuesday 7 September 2010 1:37

drater

Nightstrike07 1

Tuesday 7 September 2010 2:57

I think the comment page is an fml in itself, apparenty it takes a pet store worker to know what "perforated" means or that saltwater and freshwater fish can't live in each others environments, people are dumb and are due for an IQ check followed by euthanasia for low scores

SorchaR 0

Tuesday 7 September 2010 6:05

This seems more like something for "Not Always Right" than FML.

brookig 10

Tuesday 7 September 2010 7:17

People that ignorant don't deserve a Nemo fish.... FYL!

lovefreaxx 0

Tuesday 7 September 2010 8:40

fish talk..

timeoffire45 8

Tuesday 7 September 2010 17:28

not worthy of an fml, IMO. the person is clearly just stupid and doesn't understand simple concepts like diffusion.

emmirose92 0

Tuesday 7 September 2010 20:54

Holy shit people, how do you not get this FML? Did you pass 2nd grade? Jesus... it terrifies me knowing there are people as stupid as you all in the world...