Yeah, I mean I get that they're trying to help, and I can appreciate it, but it can be kind of annoying
Very true, but thousands of people still don't research. Just look up "fish" or "fish tank" on one of the bigger, more modern social media platforms, take TikTok for example, and you will be met with unfathomable, almost cosmic horrors.This puts the onus firmly on the buyer, and in this day and age it's not exactly difficult to research fish.
50/50 by me. Of the 3-5 petcos by me, one has an amazing selection, 3 are better than a petsmart, and one is just run of the mill stuff.Edited to add: Has anyone observed that a PetCo located in an area with little or no real "fish store" competition offers better selection or service than one in a big city with proper aquarium retailers nearby? Or perhaps the reverse, where competition forces an improvement in the PetCo store?
That would be a dream come true if they weren’t all going into 20 gallon tanks…If you think that's bad, there is a chain here in South Florida and I believe Florida in general that routinely stocks the following:
Red Tail Catfish
Tiger Shovelnose catfish
RTCXTSN
Arowana
Pacu
Dovii
Red Devil
Id Shark
I thought most were just special orders but when I go in on Tuesdays the same fish comes in.
Sadly most of those arowanas sold probably don't make it past 5''. I hate when stores sell baby silver aros when they are fragile.That would be a dream come true if they weren’t all going into 20 gallon tanks…