Petsmart Sucks

[Miles]

FYI - Most animals that produce neurotoxins (sp?) in the wild, do not produce them in captivity. (ie: pufferfish, dart frogs, firebelly toads and newts.)

The firebelly toads sold from Petsmart are likely captive bred. They probably have lost their ability to produce the toxin.

The reason is because most these animals produce this toxin from whatever their staple diet is in the wild. Puffers eat crustacea that could have toxins. Dart frogs eat fire ants. Not sure about Firebellys, but just like the Dart frogs, the bright coloration is an indication of this toxic ability.

This is probably why your Arowana (which is funny you call so many people stupid, because I am positive you don't and won't ever have a tank big enough for an Arowana.), has yet to die.

 

[WyldFya]

Corporate fish stores can be good, and they can be bad. I have purchased from Miles' Petsmart many times (always miss you when I go in), and I have never had a problem. I've worked for Petco, and knew every fish, in the store. Sometimes you get people that don't know anything, sometimes you don't, but to label an entire company that way just because you spoke too loud, and they have to uphold the rules, is sad.

 

[Mr Pleco]

I'm sure you weren't being loud and pompous, creating a mental erection while bragging to your testosterone pumping friend on the other line, about feeding a live animal to another live animal.

It's all the employees fault. He "sucks *&%%£" for following guidelines.

PetSmart exists because of people like you.

Note;Tonymofo, don't expect your Silver A to turn Red because you feed him"fire" belly toads to bring his color out.....

 

[Aquaman_95]

you do know, firebelly toads secrete a toxic substance from there pores..

TTTRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

 

[Aquaman_95]

Well my local petsmart is Awsome they always get every thing right. Of course they have me to help.lol

 

[OscartheGrouch]

Hey Tonymofo,
If you have a chinatown in your area, I'm sure you can buy live frogs from some asian supermarket. Buy a dozen or two, quarantine them & put them on a nutritious diet. Perhaps that's a cheaper and healthier alternative for your aro. You can enjoy a fat aro and don't have to put up with Petsmart

 

[kasper909]

Well tbh I'm glad. Fire bellies are WAY cooler than arowana's

 

[dragonfish]

[QUOTE;]Hey Tonymofo, You don't have to put up with Petsmart [/QUOTE]

And the reverse is also true.

 

[wizzin]

The frogs create the poison from the bugs they eat in the wild. Once in captivity they can't produce the toxins.

Maybe it's a fluke, or it's because the store is only about 5 years old, or that 100% of the employees are female (some very attractive too) but the petsmart by me actually has a great fish dept. Their fish are all very nice, and I've never seen any disease on any of them. No dead floaters etc. Plus it's 5 mins from my house. I think it really comes down to the people who work at the store you are at. It's not fair to say that the corporation sucks because you ran into a jerk at your store.

 

[Gothyc_samurai]

The frogs create the poison from the bugs they eat in the wild. Once in captivity they can't produce the toxins.

Maybe it's a fluke, or it's because the store is only about 5 years old, or that 100% of the employees are female (some very attractive too) but the petsmart by me actually has a great fish dept. Their fish are all very nice, and I've never seen any disease on any of them. No dead floaters etc. Plus it's 5 mins from my house. I think it really comes down to the people who work at the store you are at. It's not fair to say that the corporation sucks because you ran into a jerk at your store.

actually, you will find that all toads, toad eggs toad tadpoles, and toads are toxic, it is secreted from their pores and can still do unlike the dart frog whose poison is 3rd gen passed from plant to bug to frog .