petsmart pleco = ick

[zpage]

bought a pleco from petsmart. a couple days later my JD was covered in tiny white spots. went back to the store and noticed ick on the other plecos in the same tank. the manager told me that all fish have ick. I finally convinced the general manager that the other manager didn't know what he was talking about. they gave me my money back for the fish and free ick treatment. After asking how the filtration works for their tanks they told me that all the tanks were connected and used the same water. lesson = no more petsmart fish. haven't had a problem since.

 

[BigFishMommy]

for any new fish you buy, regardless of where it is from, you should follow a minimum 30 day quarantine in a separate tank. this ensures no disease is transferred to your existing fish.

 

[Eclipse390]

I NEVER buy fish from Petsmart or Petco. They are almost always sick - although Petco is a little bit better than Petsmart in my experience

 

[zpage]

I would have done that but at the time I didn't have a separate tank. That's another lesson I learned from the situation.

 

[wareagle12]

Same thing happened to me. They just told my wife we are sorry and gave us $2 off Ich med.

 

[ahrealmonsters]

Yeah, i dont trust petsmarts water at all. I feel really bad for wareagle, that messed up!

 

[barracuda123]

I wouldn't rtust them for fish but deffo for deals on equipment