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If they were the dip sticks, I guess it depends on which end you are holding. From now on, whenever you have them test your water, write down the actual results.. the numbers that are showing up on their tests. Without that, it’s hard to know what the tests are showing. You can’t trust them when they say it’s OK since they called ammonia, pneumonia. LOL Look at the strips and charts yourself and write down the results.
It really would be better, if you can afford it, to get your own Master Test Kit before getting the ammonia alert. The alerts should be considered a luxury where the Test Kit is a necessity. The API kit is under $20.00 at WalMart and it sounds like the store you are dealing with is PetsMart (ask if they’ll match WalMart.com’s price and bring the printed page from WalMart.com) but you haven’t mentioned their name for some reason. It’s Ok if it’s a PetsMart and PetsMart will match their own online prices and some stores will even match competitors prices. I have one a block from my subdivision and shop there if they have a good price on what I need… but they aren’t known for their good advice.. but there are exceptions (Allie). LOL Ooops.. I should have asked.. is the girl who called it pneumonia named Allie? LOL (Just kidding Allie 
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Yes, goldfish have a strong will to live but are also one of the most personable fish out there. They are like puppy dogs with their owners. Unfortunately, they are one of the most abused fish out there… usually due to the owner not realizing it. Many people abandon them or just force them to live in substandard conditions because the cost of upgrading to the proper sized tank, filter, etc., is not something they want to do or maybe they can’t afford to do it. I blame this on the many bad books, websites, products/advertising and uninformed store employees. My local PetsMart still sells “Goldfish Bowls” and a “Goldfish Starter Kit” with a 10G tank and the picture on the box has five or six goldfish in the 10G tank. That kind of bad advertising and some of the prevalent bad info on the net and in many books perpetuates the mistreatment and usually unintentional abuse of goldfish. Of course, we also let couples pop out babies without any kind of parental training or responsibility either… or let them kill them if they decide they don’t want the baby… which is even worse.
Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com (Links to articles referenced above listed on the right side under Archives - Year, Month and under Labels)
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