Walmart Find
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Bunny13 said:
$40 a pair is dirt cheap. Go buy them and put them on aquabid, you could get $200 easy for 2 fish.
Snow Dog said:
Thats why i originally asked - EMG is there any material out there offering a bit more detail on why this is ?
My local walmart doesnt carry fish - maybe thats why i never came across that yet.
I found my characidium at Wal-Mart. I still have it and have yet to see another one anywhere. I paid $1.60 for an oto since they didn't have a clue what it was. Not that it's worth lots of money, but it is quite uncommon.
News to me too!
"What sort of effect, if any, do department and pet store security scanners have on live aquarium life? I'm referring to the scanners at the entrances/exits of the store that go off when you buy something that isn't properly deactivated at the register.
I work in a Wal*Mart and there seems to be two different beliefs among the cashiers. Most of them believe that the door scanners do something to the live fish and snails that results in them dying shortly after leaving the store, the most frequently cited effect being that the scanners somehow electrocute or "scramble" the fish. These cashiers tell customers to hold the fish over their heads in order to keep them out of the scanners' reach.
The rest of the cashiers believe that if the larger pet stores don't warn people about this potential danger, there's no reason to worry about the scanners somehow killing the fish; however, based on experiences with giant pet stores, it is entirely possible that the cashiers don't know about these dangers, or simply don't care. "
Link: http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/15372
Of course, there's the other side...
"....Your cashier friends are crazy. ..."
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"What sort of effect, if any, do department and pet store security scanners have on live aquarium life? I'm referring to the scanners at the entrances/exits of the store that go off when you buy something that isn't properly deactivated at the register.
I work in a Wal*Mart and there seems to be two different beliefs among the cashiers. Most of them believe that the door scanners do something to the live fish and snails that results in them dying shortly after leaving the store, the most frequently cited effect being that the scanners somehow electrocute or "scramble" the fish. These cashiers tell customers to hold the fish over their heads in order to keep them out of the scanners' reach.
The rest of the cashiers believe that if the larger pet stores don't warn people about this potential danger, there's no reason to worry about the scanners somehow killing the fish; however, based on experiences with giant pet stores, it is entirely possible that the cashiers don't know about these dangers, or simply don't care. "
Link: http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/15372
Of course, there's the other side...
"....Your cashier friends are crazy. ..."
_______________________
UncaBret said:
Finding female bettas at a wal-mart that don't turn out to be young males is a pretty good find.
You really had me about the plecos, too. :joke: Before I bought my 29 tall I was really trying to get a much bigger tank so that I could have a pleco
(I've ALWAYS wanted a pleco: )
Unfortunately, The 29 tall was the absolute biggest tank that would fit against the wall that I would need to put it on! Didn't want it near the window
(I've ALWAYS wanted a pleco: )
Unfortunately, The 29 tall was the absolute biggest tank that would fit against the wall that I would need to put it on! Didn't want it near the window
