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Offlinezappaisgod
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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Gottaloveacid] * 1
    #22082935 - 08/12/15 07:12 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Gottaloveacid said:
Yeah I don't blame you. They put poor betta fish in those tiny 8 ounce deli cups, wtf


Two species of fish that need large tanks are the 2 most popular "fish bowl" pets, goldfish and bettas. Hell, golfish need at least 1000 gallons to live healthily.


I have a lot of experience with these hobbies and so many people just do it all wrong, and the first mistake most make is buying from a pet store. You gotta remember, do you really think a chain STORE is gonna care about anything but money?


Pets, even fish, cost money. If you can't afford more than a 30 cent golfish and a 5 dollar bowl then maybe the money would best be spent on a burger and soft drink. The chain pet stores specifically target those types of people. They know your fish is gonna die in a week, which is why they're so cheap.



The most simple aquarium you can get that will safely house a fish for the least amount of money is still like 30$.



Bettas don't need big tanks


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: pirate-blues]
    #22082936 - 08/12/15 07:12 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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On another interesting note, people will release their goldfish in the wild, I've seen them sometimes diving in freshwater, and they mostly thrive there.





The fish in the photo's a coy carp. They are just slightly less ugly carp, still just as shit for the waterway and will outcompete must native species. Distant relative of the goldfish, but goldfish don't grow that big if you flush them down the toilet. They are a big problem here in Aus.


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: brk]
    #22082964 - 08/12/15 07:18 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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brk said:
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pirate-blues said:
On another interesting note, people will release their goldfish in the wild, I've seen them sometimes diving in freshwater, and they mostly thrive there.





The fish in the photo's a coy carp. They are just slightly less ugly carp, still just as shit for the waterway and will outcompete must native species. Distant relative of the goldfish, but goldfish don't grow that big if you flush them down the toilet. They are a big problem here in Aus.





Oh, my bad


I think these are actual goldfish, they're more along the lines of what I see in quarries here in the US. I think people actually bring them there and release them.


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: zappaisgod]
    #22082965 - 08/12/15 07:19 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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zappaisgod said:
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Gottaloveacid said:
Yeah I don't blame you. They put poor betta fish in those tiny 8 ounce deli cups, wtf


Two species of fish that need large tanks are the 2 most popular "fish bowl" pets, goldfish and bettas. Hell, golfish need at least 1000 gallons to live healthily.


I have a lot of experience with these hobbies and so many people just do it all wrong, and the first mistake most make is buying from a pet store. You gotta remember, do you really think a chain STORE is gonna care about anything but money?


Pets, even fish, cost money. If you can't afford more than a 30 cent golfish and a 5 dollar bowl then maybe the money would best be spent on a burger and soft drink. The chain pet stores specifically target those types of people. They know your fish is gonna die in a week, which is why they're so cheap.



The most simple aquarium you can get that will safely house a fish for the least amount of money is still like 30$.



Bettas don't need big tanks





They don't but they do need at least 2.5 gallons at a bare minimum, filtration(not heavy duty) and some kind of heater.


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: zappaisgod]
    #22082995 - 08/12/15 07:28 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Bettas don't need big tanks





If they are kept in anything under 5g for a single fish, it will stress the fish out which means less color and a drastically reduced lifespan. Many have kept them in 2.5g but it really isn't big enough, 5g should be a minimum for a single betta. A 5g (well really 5.5, unless it is a "special" tank) isn't even that big, and they are 5$ at petco half the time.

Add some gravel (best choice would be black sand for color and stress reduction), a fake/real plant or two, a heater (most of the time anything under 10g only needs the lighting for heat) and maybe a little piece of wood. They live for a long time and look BEAUTIFUL if kept in those conditions.


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Gottaloveacid] * 1
    #22083063 - 08/12/15 07:35 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

shame on OP, posting copy pasta as his own intellectual property. i take back my +1 :snub:


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Gottaloveacid]
    #22083100 - 08/12/15 07:38 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

i've kept my betta in a regular fish bowl before, no heater, and it lived happily ever after. i show them lots of love tho.


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: zZZz]
    #22083113 - 08/12/15 07:40 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

How long have you had it/did it live?


The problem with fish bowls is their size. Aside from it being stressful to the fish, their small size creates even more problems. They get dirty extremely fast (since they're small) and generally you cannot put a filter in them, so 2 birds with 1 stone right there.


The heater would be the last thing I'd worry about though. Bettas are still pretty resilient but they need proper heat to thrive and grow properly. Most bettas sold at chain pet stores are still young and will grow a bit more


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Gottaloveacid]
    #22083129 - 08/12/15 07:46 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I had a goldfish for 12 years in a huge tank. He was G as fuck.

And what the fuck OP!? :crankey:


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Gottaloveacid]
    #22083147 - 08/12/15 07:56 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

i've had it (i say "it" cuz i dont know the gender..) for about 1year+, not sure on the exact time, could be longer.

then the last beta fish i had lived up to maybe 2 to 3 years, and only died when it was injured during the cleaning process, was pretty sad about that one..

but yea, they usually seem pretty happy, anytime i take a glance im always left in awe from their beauty, it's as if they put on a show just for u, it's amazing.

i do agree tho small fish bowls suck, but if u care for it enough i dont think it'd really mind..


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: zZZz]
    #22083172 - 08/12/15 08:01 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

i always tell people they need a real tank, a heater and a filter.  But i have a customer who keeps swordtails and cardinal tetras in bowls with no heater and no filter :shrug: it can be done, but its too much work for me.


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Sterben] * 1
    #22083264 - 08/12/15 08:20 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

We're just lucky they don't have beavers there and zombi3 hasn't been in.


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Sterben]
    #22084164 - 08/13/15 12:31 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

They don't take very good care of there fish, I had the same problem years ago. To be honest Id call animal control due to the condition they keep these poor fish in.
R.I.P Betta


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: KEVLARE]
    #22084377 - 08/13/15 01:27 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Why did I find this thread so fucking hilarious..


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Sterben]
    #22084398 - 08/13/15 01:35 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

i love your fire.  thank you for taking the ugly fish.  id complain.  im sure that's not the only animal there who's had less than ideal care


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Sterben]
    #22084564 - 08/13/15 02:37 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Sterben said:





Okay. You caught me. I'm absolutely livid right now. I went into a local Petsmart to pick out a betta fish and asked the person there, "hey which one has been here the longest?". Associate didn't even have to guess or think about this shit. I was handed a very dull-yellow colored betta. "Here. He's been here for a long time because everyone thinks he's ugly." My heart fucking broke, Petsmart. It fucking broke. I took this fishy up to the counter with water so dirty you could barely even see the fucking fish. The associate at the counter was like, "wow that's one ugly fish". What. What if I told you that your face was uglier than my betta? Don't say that shit, man. I bought this little turd monger the same day my beautiful betta passed away. I couldn't bear to be alone in my room again. That other fish came from another local pet store and he was badass as fuck. Fucking fish always wanted to fight my finger man. He passed away still fierce as fuck. Goddamn bladder infection took him too soon man, too soon.

Now back to this new fishy. I bought him and noticed he had a little bit of a black fin. Shit. I looked it up and my little turd monger has fin rot because Petsmart doesn't take care of their fucking fish. I don't know how long he'll last but he has started making bubble nests in this gigantic 10 gallon tank. He's happy as fuck. Now, I love this turd monger, don't get me wrong. What makes me so damn mad is that he had fin rot because they don't take care of their fish. Before you come at me like, "Bruh is he on antibiotics" the answer is yes. I'm not taking this fish back to Petsmart so he can rot more.  Even if he only lives for another week I can say he died in better conditions.

Now this new fish is badass as fuck and lemme tell you why:

1. Fearless. THIS FUCKING FISHY ALLOWS YOU TO PET HIM.
2. He looks like a goddamn sunflower. Everyone says he's ugly but he's A GODDAMN SUN IN THIS TEN GALLON TANK.
3. If I stick a tinier container into the 10 gallon tank, HE JUST SWIMS INTO IT. I carried this fish downstairs. He's fearless. He seemed super excited to go downstairs. Seems like a dog trapped inside a fish's body.

Ayeeee Petsmart employees: please never insult someone's pet. What if I had been a kid? That would have been so shitty.






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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: Artnotwar]
    #22084574 - 08/13/15 02:40 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Artnotwar said:
Everyone knows this is copypasta from craigslist, right?

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/rnr/5160756616.html




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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: zZZz]
    #22085291 - 08/13/15 08:14 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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zZZz said:
i've had it (i say "it" cuz i dont know the gender..)





If it had the long flowing fins and bright color it was male.  The females are quite drab in comparison and don't have long fins.  Unless they want to breed them almost everybody buys the males.  And you can't have two males in the same tank because they will fight like fuck.  When you get a male and a female they will build a bubble nest that floats on the surface and then do quite a tango fertilizing the eggs.  They wrap around each other.



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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: zappaisgod]
    #22088025 - 08/13/15 04:21 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

interesting, thanx for that. :cool::thumbup:


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Re: What the fuck Petsmart!!! [Re: zZZz]
    #22088046 - 08/13/15 04:26 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

They don't call them Siamese Fighting Fish for nothing


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