We expect people that sell fish to know how to properly care for them and give people the right information, not sell half dead oscars to people w/ 10 gallon tanks!
I could go on forever about retailers such as those promoting fish. Many, many times I have stopped by to view the fish and was appalled at how they were kept, treated, and barely fed. Not to mention most of them were mislabeled, dead or dying from stress related illnesses, stuck dead to the intake valves with the bodies obviously being there for days, or covered in ick. It discusts me. Just the other day, I went to pet supplies plus to pick up some flea meds for my dogs and stopped to check out the fish. You wouldn't believe, they had two green severum juvies in a mbuna mixed tank that were totally beat down. they had no place to take cover so both of them were jammed up beside the intake valve, finless, almost scaleless, and full of body slime/ick. I complained to the completely clueless clerk that called an even more ignorant clueless "fish guy" to the counter. They didnt even know what they were. He promptly said that the "convicts" were fine in the tank. I almost fell over. I quickly purchased them and rushed them home to medicate them. They made a full recovery. I since rehomed them with a friend of mine. I have been known to make rescues especiallly in cases like that, but it sickens me to know they even hire these people that know little or nothing about the little charaters they call "disposable ornaments". Places like that should be banned.
i actually lauged in her face then asked her where she got her information at, she said the other guy that does the fish, i stopped laughing and went to the other guy, needless to say, he doesnt say anything anymore to the customers. i wish they wouldnt sell the "assorted cichlids" i get nine thousand people a day wanting them and i have to go through how there agressive and they eat other fish. its ridiculous, sorry about the rant
They shouldn't have fish though.