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Old 07-02-2009, 09:24 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Who has a horror story about Walmart fish?

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Originally Posted by phil_pl View Post
who doesnt have a horror story from walmart fish
I can honestly say that I do not have one. Before the Walmart Superstore quit handling fish here, they had a man who knew how to handle fish. They cleaned the tanks every day and the fish were kept in tanks that the fish were all compatible with each other. There were never dead or dying fish in the tanks and they were never overcrowded. The store had a unique area where the bettas that the store had were kept and it was fairly decent actually. Each was kept in a larger version of the cup but they were clean and each was on a lighted shelf not stacked on top of each other. They were cleaned every day and not kept in drafty areas, while they were not in heated and filtered tanks, I felt that since the water was changed daily in those cups they were fairly healthy. The man did the best he could and they were all given food appropriate to the species they were feeding not just flake food for all.

But unfortunately This Walmart store decided that the attention spent on the fish was too expensive and decided to discontinue the fish department other than fish supplies. So no more live fish. I have seen PetSmarts and Petcos and many many local fish stores that do a worse job so you will not get a horror story about my local Walmart. I think they did a good job for as long as they did it. I was almost sorry to see it go.

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