Sad day for pet shop gars

[Crustman]

I was at my LFS when an order came in. One of the bags had about 10 Florida gars at about 12-14 inches. The owner seemed surprised that they were so big. The employees dumped the gars into 2 bucket not even wide enough to accommodate their length. They found 2 tanks of about 20 gallons and proceeded to try to net the gars to get them into their tank. Two of the fish jumped and landed on the floor and the employee was too scared to pick it up. Finally she got the head in a net and threw it in the fish tank calling it an ugly fish. There was no acclimating the fish. They just dumped them in the tank. These gars already had damaged snout tips from their holding tank or transport. One of the gars was belly up when I was leaving the store. Poor gars can barely turn around in the tanks. I will see if they sell them. It is one of 3 fish stores in the city. I really want to find other stores outside the city. :irked:

[vanimate]

:( You work at a LFS and your afraid to pick up a fish? WTF is that about?

[demjor19]

that really pisses me off too! if they were dogs or cats being treated like that the store would be in deep ****!

[davo]

An LFS near me had three alligator gars in a 24"x18"x12" tank and they were all around 10" give and take. Was a sad sight had no room to turn or swim, so just hovered just above the gravel.

[demjor19]

there is also a fish shop in kent ohio where my g/f goes to school that has two catfish...i think a marbled and some other kind that are both pushing 24" in a pair of 30 gal. that makes me sick! if i had the room i would have bought them in a sec. beautiful fish. actually if anyone has the room and wants to save them post or pm me! i could tell you where it is. they have been there for over half a year!!!

[cstillwagon14]

yeah man that really sucks...at my lfs they have a 1000 gal. tank with 2 gars about 1.5-2 ft. each...i recently donated my red pacu there and there was still plenty of room for him in that huge a** tank...i can't beleive they can just get away with that though...sad sad sad...

[ewurm]

I hate mistreatment of fish, especially monsters.

[inspectahdeck34]

thats sad to hear man its to bad we cant save them all

[redheaded stepchild]

:( very very sad.

[Redliw]

Aw, that is such a shame. I was just saying I'd like to get one, but I just don't have the right stuff to accomodate them at the moment (tiny tank). Very sad.

[Miguel]

Sorry to barge in, guys..but here uin Europe we would immediately tell everybody the name of the shop..that is how we can help the fish and correct bad behavious and gross negligence.. why don't you let us know the names of those LFS?

[phoenixx]

:( You work at a LFS and your afraid to pick up a fish? WTF is that about?


He doesnt work at the fish store, and I doubt he is even afraid to pick up a fish.