OMG I can't belive PETCO
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I totally expect that kind of thing from petco. I dont even go to petco anymore unless i absolutely have to, I find the closest petsmart some of them kind of know what they are doing. I was talking to a guy at petsmart who was a former employee for petco, he said that he wanted to set up a quarentine tank for sick fish, and the up and ups at petco just about had a heartattack, and told him no way. I couldnt believe it.... thats an absolute necessity when all the tanks run off the same filtration. So needless to say petco is a dirty word at my house
i say the petsmart beats the petco around here. but the petsmart only has your basic fish with no saltwater species.
petco on the otherhand does, but there tanks are disgusting!
all are completely covered in algea, almost every tank had a disease in it, ich, fin rot, fungus etc. they had a lionfish that was so close to the end he was just floating upside down... horrible! i would patronize that place again
petco on the otherhand does, but there tanks are disgusting!
all are completely covered in algea, almost every tank had a disease in it, ich, fin rot, fungus etc. they had a lionfish that was so close to the end he was just floating upside down... horrible! i would patronize that place again
Picking employees that know about care for the different animals they sell is a low priority with both places. I'm not sure what the employment questions are supposed to reveal, but a lot of them sound culturally biased.
A crappy store should not stock mollies. I suspect the reason most people buy them is that they have a people name. If everyone called them Pocelia they'd be as popular as green chromides.
A crappy store should not stock mollies. I suspect the reason most people buy them is that they have a people name. If everyone called them Pocelia they'd be as popular as green chromides.
I agree. My petsmart is better than my local petco.
I was at my petco a few weeks ago, looking to buy some guppies. I walked over to the guppy tank, and it had at LEAST 20 guppy carcasses, some mangled, some covered in fungus, in the tank. The water was so nasty you couldn't see to the back of the tank. And floating at the top of the tank was what, on first glance, appeared to be a white ball of fluff. It was a guppy carcass, covered in at least an inch of fungus. It was so discusting.... And the thing is, the employees walked right past this tank as though it wasn't there. That was the last time I even looked at their fish.
I was at my petco a few weeks ago, looking to buy some guppies. I walked over to the guppy tank, and it had at LEAST 20 guppy carcasses, some mangled, some covered in fungus, in the tank. The water was so nasty you couldn't see to the back of the tank. And floating at the top of the tank was what, on first glance, appeared to be a white ball of fluff. It was a guppy carcass, covered in at least an inch of fungus. It was so discusting.... And the thing is, the employees walked right past this tank as though it wasn't there. That was the last time I even looked at their fish.
HAH! The petsmart out here is selling Pacus. They're claiming they grow to 12 inches and are semi-aggressive tropical fish. I asked one of the employees if he knew what he was selling, and he said "No, you know, I don't know anything about these fish. What are they like?" He works in the fish department.
They're nuts for selling Pacu. They're EXTREMELY aggressive fish that can grow to 24 inches, sometimes larger! Pacu. At Petsmart! Way to go guys.
They're nuts for selling Pacu. They're EXTREMELY aggressive fish that can grow to 24 inches, sometimes larger! Pacu. At Petsmart! Way to go guys.
my petco is top notch. there is only one employee who doesn't know what she's doing, and she is quickly being re-trained. their tanks, sparkling, their fish, healthy. the only time I even see dead fish is in the marine section, and that is only rarely and with sensitive fish such as coral beauties that are already weak from capture and transport all the way up here...
I have three major LFSs/LPSs to buy fish, all good. it's the wal-marts that are bad.
I have three major LFSs/LPSs to buy fish, all good. it's the wal-marts that are bad.
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PetSmart > Petco any day.
The Petco and Wal-marts in my area sell pacus too.. They're insanely popular as pirahnas are illegal in this state, and sadly enough, most people don't care for potential future problems.. as long as the fish is nice and fits in the tank NOW.
The Petco and Wal-marts in my area sell pacus too.. They're insanely popular as pirahnas are illegal in this state, and sadly enough, most people don't care for potential future problems.. as long as the fish is nice and fits in the tank NOW.
