a place worse than petsmart, petco, and walmart with all their crapinest combined

[halofishboy]

OFG i just got home from what i will have to deem the worst fish store.. no store of fishy death..

they had a 16in jardini i a 30gal.. they also had smaller jardinis 4in in itty bitty 7 gals... temis in half what i think is a 10 they had a divider about 8 silver aros in a 10 gal.. 5 inches!!!!! theres more but... you get this place of death

they didn't know what a water change was.. waht ammonia was they thought their water was cloudy becuase of the chemicals they put in there..... they thought a texas cich was a FH...... drift wood was draft wood there.. and i went home pissed!!!!!!!!!!

[Bsixxx]

thats like every fish store i go to nuthing new sad but they usually have the best prices and there fish dont stay there long

[Buckdog]

What I cant get over this week was that the WalMart by me had better looking fish that the LFS's. I'm still trippin about it. They ALL looked good.

[dorkfish]

Personally, I'm wondering why anyone so ignorant about fish keeping would even bother with a fish store - according to a post on AC from a fish store owner, this is definitely not the kind of thing you want to be doing unless you realy like fish.

[ewurm]

Halo, that is the worst care of lfs mismanagement I have heard about. Should be shut down. If dogs were kept in this manner, there would be fines and it would be shut down.

[angeladay]

Isn't this what some of our sponsors do too while fish are on hold? (haven't you seen pics of large rays and catfish in small holding tank only with sponge filters?) Or look at what sort of ordeal the animals in this hobby go through in exporters' facilities.

Blaming local petshops alone is too naive and irresponsible. We who are in the hobby should also think about where we are in perpetuating abuse and neglect in this pet industry. For this reason, I'm frankly turned off by display of tanks on fish forums that are overstock (why do people need to have that many fish from the wild in their possession?). It is not too dissimilar to the effects the wealthiest nations of the world are having on environment and gross socioeconomic injustices due to their overspending and unwillingness to compromise their lifestyles.

[Nabbig2]

OFG i just got home from what i will have to deem the worst fish store.. no store of fishy death..

they had a 16in jardini i a 30gal.. they also had smaller jardinis 4in in itty bitty 7 gals... temis in half what i think is a 10 they had a divider about 8 silver aros in a 10 gal.. 5 inches!!!!! theres more but... you get this place of death

they didn't know what a water change was.. waht ammonia was they thought their water was cloudy becuase of the chemicals they put in there..... they thought a texas cich was a FH...... drift wood was draft wood there.. and i went home pissed!!!!!!!!!!

That's just sad, wow. And why do you hate Petco? I know it's a store more for noobs, but I don't think it's bad at all.

[TheBloodyIrish]

Petco varies from region to region. There is an overwhelming number of minimum-wage employees that don't really care about fish or buy into the ancient 60's fishkeeping myths. If Petco or any petstore actually offer a bit more salary, then the specialists would be more willing to come out of the woodworks.

[ercnan]

Petco varies from region to region. There is an overwhelming number of minimum-wage employees that don't really care about fish or buy into the ancient 60's fishkeeping myths. If Petco or any petstore actually offer a bit more salary, then the specialists would be more willing to come out of the woodworks.
Exactly, If MCD's was hiring, they would be there for the "shift meal".
Not the "specialists", but the current employees.

[Mystix212]

Did NOT KNOW WHAT A WATER CHANGE IS WTF!!!!!!! Why dont they just walk into a knife.

[doozie01]

Isn't this what some of our sponsors do too while fish are on hold? (haven't you seen pics of large rays and catfish in small holding tank only with sponge filters?) Or look at what sort of ordeal the animals in this hobby go through in exporters' facilities.

Blaming local petshops alone is too naive and irresponsible. We who are in the hobby should also think about where we are in perpetuating abuse and neglect in this pet industry. For this reason, I'm frankly turned off by display of tanks on fish forums that are overstock (why do people need to have that many fish from the wild in their possession?). It is not too dissimilar to the effects the wealthiest nations of the world are having on environment and gross socioeconomic injustices due to their overspending and unwillingness to compromise their lifestyles. :clap :clap :clap
well stated! I totally agree with you there!!

[Nabbig2]

Petco varies from region to region. There is an overwhelming number of minimum-wage employees that don't really care about fish or buy into the ancient 60's fishkeeping myths. If Petco or any petstore actually offer a bit more salary, then the specialists would be more willing to come out of the woodworks.

Good point. My petco is usually very good.

[Mystix212]

I just avoid chain stores all together.

[zachery120]

:ROFL: :hitting:

[Westicle]

up here in canada we are limited to where and when we can buy fish, seems like most pet stores are pretty poorly managed.

[johnptc]

Isn't this what some of our sponsors do too while fish are on hold? (haven't you seen pics of large rays and catfish in small holding tank only with sponge filters?) Or look at what sort of ordeal the animals in this hobby go through in exporters' facilities.

Blaming local petshops alone is too naive and irresponsible. We who are in the hobby should also think about where we are in perpetuating abuse and neglect in this pet industry. For this reason, I'm frankly turned off by display of tanks on fish forums that are overstock (why do people need to have that many fish from the wild in their possession?). It is not too dissimilar to the effects the wealthiest nations of the world are having on environment and gross socioeconomic injustices due to their overspending and unwillingness to compromise their lifestyles.


what is a sponsor ??:confused: :confused:

[johnptc]

OFG i just got home from what i will have to deem the worst fish store.. no store of fishy death..

they had a 16in jardini i a 30gal.. they also had smaller jardinis 4in in itty bitty 7 gals... temis in half what i think is a 10 they had a divider about 8 silver aros in a 10 gal.. 5 inches!!!!! theres more but... you get this place of death

they didn't know what a water change was.. waht ammonia was they thought their water was cloudy becuase of the chemicals they put in there..... they thought a texas cich was a FH...... drift wood was draft wood there.. and i went home pissed!!!!!!!!!!



what store ????

[cichlid savage]

IS there sme palce to report a disgusting LFS like this one?

[mike dunagan]

Isn't this what some of our sponsors do too while fish are on hold? (haven't you seen pics of large rays and catfish in small holding tank only with sponge filters?) Or look at what sort of ordeal the animals in this hobby go through in exporters' facilities.

Blaming local petshops alone is too naive and irresponsible. We who are in the hobby should also think about where we are in perpetuating abuse and neglect in this pet industry. For this reason, I'm frankly turned off by display of tanks on fish forums that are overstock (why do people need to have that many fish from the wild in their possession?). It is not too dissimilar to the effects the wealthiest nations of the world are having on environment and gross socioeconomic injustices due to their overspending and unwillingness to compromise their lifestyles.

Get off the soap box...

I am sick of people placing the blame for the world's problems solely on the "wealthiest nations" lecture...

[shinypenny]

Get off the soap box...

I am sick of people placing the blame for the world's problems solely on the "wealthiest nations" lecture...

Well it sure is a good job that the previous poster didn't "place the blame for the world's problems solely on the wealthiest nations". How about you go back and read the post carefully, perhaps allow some of it to sink in, and then try and post something constructive.

[johnptc]

Well it sure is a good job that the previous poster didn't "place the blame for the world's problems solely on the wealthiest nations". How about you go back and read the post carefully, perhaps allow some of it to sink in, and then try and post something constructive.

post said ""It is not too dissimilar to the effects the wealthiest nations of the world are having on environment and gross socioeconomic injustices due to their overspending and unwillingness to compromise their lifestyles.""

what is your constructive point shinnypenny :confused: :confused: :confused:

[sean-820]

how did they not know what a water change is?

its kinda self explanitory
the "change of water"
were in a lfs is water?
in the tanks
so there for its changing tank water

[mike dunagan]

Proving once again why students are failing high stakes tests... inability to recall information and answer questions...even when the text is there for reference....

I am simply sick of blaming the rich... The rest of the world is destroying the world just as fast as we are...

[andregurov]

I am simply sick of blaming the rich... The rest of the world is destroying the world just as fast as we are...

That's a rather broad statement. Irregardless, I've heard many posts about LFS that are poorly managed or staffed by incompetents. Why not bring up one's concerns directly to the store staff/management? Sometimes those in a business lose sight of the end goal of selling: happy customers. They might need to be reminded. It may not satisfy, but at least it gives you a real opportunity to judge the store and its employees with what they do when given, or prompted with, the right information. Dealing directly with the public (particularly in a LFS) can be incredibly draining, and it becomes very easy to overlook why we love it.

J

[FishRfine]

tell me where this place is. ill send in a delta force team to rescue the poor fishes. also, name the store please

[kyleking007]

What i seem to notice is that most stores go through a lot of people. and there tanks are just as up and down as anyone else on heres tanks would be if the boss man wasnt giving you the money needed for maintaining the tanks and good filtration, water changes. when you look at it from a their side its easyer to buy fish than invest 20 grand into having the right setup. not saying this is right but most "pet stores" not fish stores dont care about the fish, they sell more cheap small fish than they do larger more expensive things that us advanced keepers love. they make their gravy off the "daddy i want a fish" than the DIY guy looking to fill his thousand gallon. most stores have good times and bad it all depends on the day,week,month. I try to hit them all from time to time but have my one true "fish store" that I trust. and even they have crap at times.

[altimaser]

What i seem to notice is that most stores go through a lot of people. and there tanks are just as up and down as anyone else on heres tanks would be if the boss man wasnt giving you the money needed for maintaining the tanks and good filtration, water changes. when you look at it from a their side its easyer to buy fish than invest 20 grand into having the right setup. not saying this is right but most "pet stores" not fish stores dont care about the fish, they sell more cheap small fish than they do larger more expensive things that us advanced keepers love. they make their gravy off the "daddy i want a fish" than the DIY guy looking to fill his thousand gallon. most stores have good times and bad it all depends on the day,week,month. I try to hit them all from time to time but have my one true "fish store" that I trust. and even they have crap at times.


Very well said Kyleking007, I agree with you 100%