Our Petco isn't bad but I still prefer the local guys. I assume the big chains depend on the employee covering the fish area which is hit and miss. The Wal-mart near me needs to remove fish all together though. It always looks like a horror show in those tanks.
The worst store we have around here is oddly one of our oldest. Not sure how the guys stays open but he is hidden behind the mall and usually doesn't even have the ceiling lights on much less the tank lights. I have never been in when the tank sides weren't covered in algae, half full and multiple dead fish in most tanks. The last time I went in there was a beautiful large Oscar lying on the bottom of what looked like a 45g tank half full of water.
The rest of the store was no better with everything piled up like a hoarder so bad I could barely walk through the store. The last time I was in there I felt terrible because I was wanted to buy every fish still alive just to rescue them but I was scared of what sickness I might be adding to my tank so I just left.
The worst store we have around here is oddly one of our oldest. Not sure how the guys stays open but he is hidden behind the mall and usually doesn't even have the ceiling lights on much less the tank lights. I have never been in when the tank sides weren't covered in algae, half full and multiple dead fish in most tanks. The last time I went in there was a beautiful large Oscar lying on the bottom of what looked like a 45g tank half full of water.
The rest of the store was no better with everything piled up like a hoarder so bad I could barely walk through the store. The last time I was in there I felt terrible because I was wanted to buy every fish still alive just to rescue them but I was scared of what sickness I might be adding to my tank so I just left.
