mbus in lfs - why so many

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indie
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mbus in lfs - why so many

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I've always wondered why every LFS i go into has up to 7 or 8 mbus at any one time when there are so few people out there who have the capacity to care for one. So i thought i'd ask the guy who works in the shop and he said that its only because their suppliers wont let them order less than 8 at any one time! I think its quite sad, because each mbu they have is a different size and you can see about half of them have been mis-sold and returned as too large for their tank. So i guess they'll never stop ordering loads of them in cos they sell for alot of money (£40-£75) and lets face it, i bet customers lie alot about their tank size so they can get this cute puffer fish, and then eventually realise it was a bad idea. I mean, this lfs say they only sell to people with an 8ft tank, so i guess thats a start.

Just thought i'd say.lol
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Re: mbus in lfs - why so many

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Thats funny because i've never even seen two in a tank, every time i've seen them in the LFS's here there is only one. They only sell to people with 8ft tanks? yeah right
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Re: mbus in lfs - why so many

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Really? wow.
Maybe its different here in the uk.
But every LFS i go in theres loads of them. Usually they are between 4" and 6" and with some returns between 8" and 10".
The LFS i went to yesterday had a whole row of them next to each other :(

I cant see there being many people with an 8ft tank. I think they are probably letting them go to 4ft and 5ft tanks. Maybe even smaller if people are lying about tank size.
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