Why do these still exist? 4 months ago, I went to petco to buy a thermometer for a new tank I was setting up. I see some woman and her 7-8 year old son looking for fish. Out of curiosity I asked if they kept fish, and what size aquarium they had. The lady replies "oh, we have a bowl" *sigh* her son points at a random fish which happened to be a JEWEL CICHLID. I tell them those fish need heated, filtered tanks of decent size. She then says "I can't afford a $30 heater for some dumb fish!" And she then suggests getting 2 black moor goldfish. I tell her they produce massive amounts of ammonia and she looks at me with a baffled expression saying "what's monia?" .....I tell her they get huge and should be kept in a tank of at least 20-30 gallons. She then says this....are you ready for cringe? "Well I kept 2 black moors in a bowl and they lived for a year!" I tell her they can live for 15-20 and looks at me like I'm from another planet. She asks how a 15 year old knows all this. I tell her that I have 7 aquariums at home, ranging from 15-240 gallons and tells me I'm crazy and leaves. And before you ask, yes. This actually happened.
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