arghghgh irresponsible people

[robynsfish]

so i work at a certain pet store.. someone came in today, and wanted to give us a 4 inch looks to be female midas cichlid (beautiful)she said was too big for her tank.. A 5 GALLON!@@!@!@!@ when we said sorry we cant take it ( store policy) she left.. i went on lunch half an hour later, and FOUND the poor fish in the tupperware, on the pavement,IN FLORIDA at the far end of the parking lot.. the water was HOT to the touch....

needless to say, i now have a midas cichlid in my already overstocked tank.. argggggggg at least everyone is getting along so far, and the midas is recovering nicely..

 

[pdbrady]

What an a-hole. That's why I carry invisible shotguns so I can take those kind of people out......

 

[Natalie]

so i work at a certain pet store.. someone came in today, and wanted to give us a 4 inch looks to be female midas cichlid (beautiful)she said was too big for her tank.. A 5 GALLON!@@!@!@!@ when we said sorry we cant take it ( store policy) she left.. i went on lunch half an hour later, and FOUND the poor fish in the tupperware, on the pavement,IN FLORIDA at the far end of the parking lot.. the water was HOT to the touch....

needless to say, i now have a midas cichlid in my already overstocked tank.. argggggggg at least everyone is getting along so far, and the midas is recovering nicely..

That's horrible.

You know, I always wonder if people buy fish like that because they believe that old myth that all fish "only grow as large as the tank". Any experienced fishkeeper will tell you this isn't true, but I admit it's a myth I stupidly believed til I started educating myself in my early teens. I live in a college town and have to cringe every August when I go to the pet store and see girls with a fish bowl in one hand, picking out the prettiest fish in the store to buy. (And I'm a girl, I'm not being sexist).

 

[robynsfish]

i cant tell you how many times a day i have to refuse a sale to someone who wants to put something like,, oh i dont know, what happened today.. ah,, a bala shark.. in a half gallon fish bowl. and then tell me, well i got a goldfish at the fair 3 years ago and the goldfish lived in a bowl for 6 months before it died... and it was fine...yeaaaa.... 6 months is a hellova lifespan...arghghghghghghgh on the upside, she seems to be adjusting well..i'll get pics of her in a minute at feeding time.

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

i hate when people that work at petco pretend they are experts on fish, the resident fish expert at petco was explaining to some kid how puffers inflate themselves by drawing water into their "lungs"

 

[jcardona1]

lol thats pretty crappy!

 

[Spaz]

i hate when people that work at petco pretend they are experts on fish, the resident fish expert at petco was explaining to some kid how puffers inflate themselves by drawing water into their "lungs"[/quote]

One of these days i'm going to one of these places, and ask a bunch of questions just to hear that kind of thing. that's hilarious.

 

[Thalan]

If you guys have security cameras you should get the police involved and press animal cruelty charges. Thats messed up.

 

[Pyramid_Party]

People like this I wanna body slam for being stupid and inconsiderate. It happens alot, idiots get a fish they think is cool and have no means to care for it, or simply dont know anything about the fish and get it anyway. Not much you can do unless there was a law in place of some kind. But that wont probably happen.

 

[TheFishJunky]

so i work at a certain pet store.. someone came in today, and wanted to give us a 4 inch looks to be female midas cichlid (beautiful)she said was too big for her tank.. A 5 GALLON!@@!@!@!@ when we said sorry we cant take it ( store policy) she left.. i went on lunch half an hour later, and FOUND the poor fish in the tupperware, on the pavement,IN FLORIDA at the far end of the parking lot.. the water was HOT to the touch....

needless to say, i now have a midas cichlid in my already overstocked tank.. argggggggg at least everyone is getting along so far, and the midas is recovering nicely..

good job though-at least ya saved her life