Hi,
I was in the Richmond district of San Francisco a few days ago, and I found a fish store on Clement. Curious to see their selection, I went in and was horrified at the condition of their specimens. On the bottom level they were selling smallish arowanas in tanks under 5 gallons. The fish barely had room to turn around. They possessed a common stingray in a aquarium that looked too shallow, as it kept trying to slide up the walls as if trying to escape. All of the fish, whether in the right size tanks or not, looked in very shabby shape.
On the top level, arranged in catwalk-like upper level, they kept fish such as the African lungfish, pleco, archerfish, arowana, flowerhorns, and many more similarly sized fish in tanks LESS THAN ONE GALLON. These fish were in terrible condition as well. I would have taken pics, but there were signs posted banning pictures, which should raise eyebrows. And with multiple employees around the store, I couldn't have done it in secret. Any MFK members in SF should look at this store and see if they come to the same conclusions I do. I'll go back and try to take pictures discreetly soon. If anybody does find this store to be questionable, reply to this post ASAP. Thanks for your help!
I was in the Richmond district of San Francisco a few days ago, and I found a fish store on Clement. Curious to see their selection, I went in and was horrified at the condition of their specimens. On the bottom level they were selling smallish arowanas in tanks under 5 gallons. The fish barely had room to turn around. They possessed a common stingray in a aquarium that looked too shallow, as it kept trying to slide up the walls as if trying to escape. All of the fish, whether in the right size tanks or not, looked in very shabby shape.
On the top level, arranged in catwalk-like upper level, they kept fish such as the African lungfish, pleco, archerfish, arowana, flowerhorns, and many more similarly sized fish in tanks LESS THAN ONE GALLON. These fish were in terrible condition as well. I would have taken pics, but there were signs posted banning pictures, which should raise eyebrows. And with multiple employees around the store, I couldn't have done it in secret. Any MFK members in SF should look at this store and see if they come to the same conclusions I do. I'll go back and try to take pictures discreetly soon. If anybody does find this store to be questionable, reply to this post ASAP. Thanks for your help!
