A Home for Nemo (you won't believe it)

[apratsunrthd]

THIS is scary: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=202074

[Red Tailed Wonder]

What?

[apratsunrthd]

A Home for Nemo? 1 gallon bowl? 5 gallon aquarium. I just have this vision in my head of someone buying one of these for their kids, filling it with tap water and buying a clown fish to stick in it. Maybe I'm alone here.

[sumthin fishy]

no, your not alone. The only thing walmart knows about fish is that thay can make them money. Especially since fish only tend to live a few weeks to a month :rolleyes:

[fishcatch22]

wow, overpriced and useless..... they've sunk to a new low....

[jm1212]

oooh i can just see it
they go to the LFS and buy a clownfish,
LFS guy: "clownfish are saltwater"
Mom: "what? the people at walmart said theyd be just fine in the tank we got with fresh water!"
LFS guy:"how big is the tank?"
Mom: "1 1/2 gallons"
LFS guy: thinks in his head 'you have got to be kidding me' and tells her, "first of all, clownfish need a bigger tank... much bigger. like 20 gallons or more. second, saltwater tanks need much more filtration and a protein skimmer and live rock and live sand, plus synthetic slatwater mix to allow you to make the slatwater itself. third, most marine fish are wild-caught, and it takes experience to get them to eat comercially prepared foods like flakes that a child would be able to eat. since your tank is to small for a clownfish, why not try a goldfish instead? they wont get any bigger then it is now."
Mom: "son go pick out one of the goldfish"
Kid: "ok"
he picks out a 3 1/2" sahasa comet in the pond fish section
LFS guy: you like that one? ok ill get it out for you"
to the mom: "that will be 5.99"
she takes out six dollars and hands it to him and they walk out of the store

[sumthin fishy]

Or walmart just says there saltwater, heres some doc welfish's salt and some flake food :)

[UncaBret]

Gee, I don't see a problem. :rolleyes: