Terrible, disgusting display of fish at large chain store.

The sad part is that those fish don't show decay which means they died recently. It's not like they died and then all the water evaporated afterward, over time....they were living in that swill for awhile. As far as recognizing the shelving, though, it looks like the same shelves that they use at any pet store, gas station, grocery store, c-store, etc.
 
smitty said:
I do not understand why no one could say which store it was. It is not slander or defamation with the evidence to prove it.
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Because when it comes to litigation, the stores usually have deeper pockets than forum management and members. Even fighting the good fight can end up costing a nice chunk of change in the end.
 
I had seen similar conditions to that at a PETS store near my house, I immediately called corporate and complained. They sent out the district manager and now almost every time I am in there (2-3x a week for crickets) there is somebody changing out the betta water - or adding more too it. I don't know if this pic was from a pet store, but if it was you can call and complain and most of the time they will do something about it. If it is a big box store that just so happens to carry fish too. If you catch an employee in the area, and make a big enough deal about the water quality, they will add more/change it. Just threaten to call corporate ;-). Not that I've done that one before either :grinyes:
 
w8 a few more weeks, the fish sauce is almost ready.. urp..
 
I made a stink at a store like that, and they ended up charge me with theft.
I went to the grocery section, grabbed a few bottles of water and refilled their cups.
 
Ballyhoo said:
I made a stink at a store like that, and they ended up charge me with theft.
I went to the grocery section, grabbed a few bottles of water and refilled their cups.
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Awesome! well, besides the charging you with theft part. Did they go through with the charges?

To put your mind at rest and not give some stores a bad rap, the establishment isn't a petstore. As mentioned, in the past there have been forums that have had to deal with legal issues when posting store names, and we really don't need any of that on AC, so use your imagination.
 
That's pretty horrible, but when you think about how many bettas go to live in college dorms where their bowls will have anything from pee to beer be poured in it, or left completely neglected with only top offs if they're lucky (with dechlorinator if they're SUPER lucky!) it has less of an impact, at least to me personally.

No matter what, if bettas are going to be sold in cups (whether the cups have blue water or not, whether the cups are the size of a urine sample cup or half a yogurt container) the presentation gives this message:

"Bettas can live in unfiltered, unheated vessels of water. Bettas can stand to be left uncared for. Bettas are different from other fish."

If people would see bettas (if only females) occasionally with other fish in a proper setup, this might change. Many fish would be suitable, such as small rasboras, cherry barbs, certain tetras, and certainly bristlenose plecos or otos.

If only people would see bettas in divided tanks in with the other tropicals, this might change.

Every time someone "rescues" a betta in a cup, they support the practice of selling bettas in cups. If no one bought them at all, they wouldn't sell. And the way they are shipped to the store is awfully atrocious, as well. At least the way I understand it, they are shipped in teaspoons of water:
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=23985

Every time someone applauds a store for deciding to "store" their bettas in bigger cups, they are not helping the cause. The ultimate goal should be for stores to stop selling bettas in cups. Will that day ever come? I hope so, but I'm not sure.

So while this is terrible, to me it's more like the last shots in a series of time elapsed photography...this is ultimately how most bettas will end up, sadly, and ditto for comet goldfish kept as pets.
 
Cheech said:
Awesome! well, besides the charging you with theft part. Did they go through with the charges?

To put your mind at rest and not give some stores a bad rap, the establishment isn't a petstore. As mentioned, in the past there have been forums that have had to deal with legal issues when posting store names, and we really don't need any of that on AC, so use your imagination.
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No they didn't.
 
platytudes said:
That's pretty horrible, but when you think about how many bettas go to live in college dorms where their bowls will have anything from pee to beer be poured in it, or left completely neglected with only top offs if they're lucky (with dechlorinator if they're SUPER lucky!) it has less of an impact, at least to me personally.

No matter what, if bettas are going to be sold in cups (whether the cups have blue water or not, whether the cups are the size of a urine sample cup or half a yogurt container) the presentation gives this message:

"Bettas can live in unfiltered, unheated vessels of water. Bettas can stand to be left uncared for. Bettas are different from other fish."

If people would see bettas (if only females) occasionally with other fish in a proper setup, this might change. Many fish would be suitable, such as small rasboras, cherry barbs, certain tetras, and certainly bristlenose plecos or otos.

If only people would see bettas in divided tanks in with the other tropicals, this might change.

Every time someone "rescues" a betta in a cup, they support the practice of selling bettas in cups. If no one bought them at all, they wouldn't sell. And the way they are shipped to the store is awfully atrocious, as well. At least the way I understand it, they are shipped in teaspoons of water:
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=23985---------OMG that's awful!

Every time someone applauds a store for deciding to "store" their bettas in bigger cups, they are not helping the cause. The ultimate goal should be for stores to stop selling bettas in cups. Will that day ever come? I hope so, but I'm not sure.

So while this is terrible, to me it's more like the last shots in a series of time elapsed photography...this is ultimately how most bettas will end up, sadly, and ditto for comet goldfish kept as pets.
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The petsmart near me they do arrive in their cups. They come in a big box filled with a large piece of styrofoam fitted to the cups.

As for the pic, unfortunately I've seen them like that at petsmart and walmart.
At petsmart I find the person over there and take each and every betta to their station and tell them what they need to do. ;)
At walmart, if I can't find an associate to change their water I'll take them to the sink and do it myself (thier is a camera aimed there, the security guards never say anything to me about it. ;) )
 
My local Wal-Mart has prob. more dead fish than live ones. A dead tiny baby Clown Loach and pair of nearly dead baby Oscars broke my heart. It was so sad that now I make a point not to even look over at the fish when I buy Tetra flake there. Bettas were all pale gray or dead. Fish dont last long at my Wal-Mart:( Haha I said it :P
 
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