New Job for me...

[CTReptileRescue]

HI all,
I just wanted to share that in the past month I underwent a job change...
I stopped working with the CT Humane Society for a few reasons, and after thinking long and hard about it and with the help of my husband, I decided it was better to leave. I was actually very happy, (I remembered what being happy was again) about two days after leaving. So I was and still am very confident with that decision.
But as some of you know I am the main working person in our houshold, so being out of work for too long wasn't really an option. I started looking around at different vet hospitals, but in the meantime we were invited to have a presentation at a local (mom & pop) aquatic fish store. It was their big grand opening weekend. You can find pictures in my yahoo album if your interested:
(look towards the bottom page in the educational presentation folder:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rustys...r=3295&.src=ph
The owner (Derek) was very nice and had heard I was out of work. He asked for my resume and I reluctantly gave him a copy. I really, (I MEAN REALLY) did not want to go back into retail. But seeing as he offered a really good salary (best pay I have actually ever gotten) and he has a really good work ethic, I soon became his right hand man. He desperetly needed a manager, and someone to get his new store organized. So it has actually been alot of fun. The guys I work with are all very nice. It is just fish, and some marine inverts. He is really big into captive bred animals, ecspecialy when it comes to marine. I have been really thrilled in realizing he has alot of the same ideas and ethics as I do.
Anyhow, just wanted to share. If anyone keeps fish please let me know what kind. We have always kept fish, but of course secondary to the herps.
I have been learning alot more abou the aquatic industry, and I can tell you it is just as adicting as herps!!
(I think that rescue we did that included to two Pacu may have spurred some of this..lol)
Thanks
Rusty

[iceman25]

Congrats, great to hear that you got a job that you like!

[SatanicIntention]

How awesome Rusty! Congrats! I hope it works out wonderfully for you and your family. We have a family-run fish store here and the owner, Sue, takes excellent care of her fish. I got my HUGE oranda goldfish from her, and he's around 7-8 years old, maybe older. Biggest wen I've ever seen on an oranda, LoL

Anywho! Best of luck with it all!

[Shelby]

Very cool! I love fishies. I am too busy with things (oh and 21 snakes) to have many fish (no room either!) but aquatics and marine biology were one of my original loves.

I currently only have a crowntail betta and a brown bullhead catfish that I caught as a 2cm long baby about.. oh.. 6 years ago. His name is Mr Whiskers... except I think it's female actually. Oh well.

[wolfy-hound]

Hey great news for you!
People cannot normally work at the Humane for overly long times, not and stay sane. I am sure you did the right thing for you.
The fish store sounds great! And the guy being into captive breds!! Awesome!! I do breed bettas, and seahorses, and have kept stonefish and frogfish(saltwater) and a lot of FW(includeing cichlids), although I must admit my specialty is the seahorses and then the bettas.
Sounds like you are in a great tiem and I hope you continue to enjoy it!
wolfy

[greenmonkey51]

Not to be a downer but a lot of local fish stores close within the first year or 2. Just be prepared for a lot of work and late nights early on, Im still waiting to get a job at a local fish store.

[Shelby]

Hey Wolfy.. do you have pictures of your seahorses? I have always loved them. Facinating fish.. have you ever kept pipefish?

My favorite seahorse is the leafy seadragon. Ghost pipe fish rock too..

I love fish.

[recycling goddess]

oh i looooooved working in my LFS - it was great... but my kids really missed me so I quit and my hubby went back to work instead (he retired at age 54).

a good store, who cares about their customers is a store that lasts...

btw, my wage was the highest i ever received when i worked there as well

[tigerlily]

Congrats Rusty on the new job, and I hope it continues to keep you happy!

[IamKaervek]

Congrats, Rusty. Do you think you might talk him into carrying Herps, too? Or at least collecting them at home?