Electric blue jack Dempsey @ petco

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I love when "Big Chain" pet stores mislabel fish and then try to elucidate the confusion by feeding us a bunch of made up bs. I just picked up a really nice 3" ZZ Flowerhorn that I'm going to grow out in a spare 29G. He was in the "Assorted African Cichlids" tank for $6.99. One of the advantageous things about being in the hobby for a long time is that you can take advantage of the "steal deals" at the expense of the inexperienced/novice store employees. On the contrary, beginner hobbyists often pay uber-high prices for low quality fish, simply because they don't know any better.

I also picked up a few guppies for my kids tank. I find it hilariousness that after the girl asked me what kind of fish it was and admired it for a minute or so she then proceeds to tell me "you know you can't put these in the same tank right?" I replied "yes I know". In my mind I was thinking how do you know you just asked me what kind of fish it was.
 
Great find! Were they labeled as regular or was the employee just being dumb? Either way, great jacks! I hope they do well!
 
Great find! Were they labeled as regular or was the employee just being dumb? Either way, great jacks! I hope they do well!

they were labeled as regular jacks
This particular petco seems more focused on dog/cat stuff the fish and reptiles are always heavily neglected so I think that added to nobody catching it
it took the kids 10 mins to catch them from a 10 gallon tank it was hilarious
He thought a 1x1 xtra small net would be best since the fish were so small ? I just watching and laughed to my self one he got em and got them into the bag he then folded it over like it was a brown paper bag and tied it up leaving almost no air ? I asked him if he need help he said he got it ? lucky for me it’s a 5 mins drive home
 
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