ladylouroll

i visited the Jolleys branch in waterlooville for the first time today and i wish i hadnt the fish were kept in terrible conditions. There were at least 2-3 dead fish in everytank. but one tank really got my attention the entire tank (about 30 fish) pretty much had white spot (which seems stupid when they sell the stuff to treat it but do they use it?... no!) there were at least 9 dead fish in the tank and many more looked like they were dying. i ended up buying 5 of the female bettas in the tank just to try and save them from this who knows if they will survive. but ive never seen anything that bad!

agabr123

that's always so frustrating and upsetting to hear

aquarist48

Sounds like my local WalMart

ladylouroll

yeah its sad that they sell the treatments but dont use them themselves!!

gt-ere

In my town there is a pets at home shop and the fish section is bad (but not as bad as the shop you are talking about), literally there is probably a dead fish in every tank and they sell fish at such high prices. It's horrible, but the rest of the shop is fine.

sirdarksol

That's often one of the biggest differences between a chain and an LFS. An LFS will usually avail itself of the knowledge, equipment, and supplies that it carries if necessary. A chain doesn't usually care, since it can easily just order more fish.

ladylouroll

yeah true. i just wanted to have a look as i dont have much of a selection of LFS as i dont drive. the female bettas were 3.25 each (pounds). which i didnt think was too bad but then i had to spend more on the white spot treatment for the ones i bought!

ladylouroll

one of the balloon mollys has died today so just over a day of life out of that place

ladylouroll

the regional manager is going to check the store out as he keeps fish himself. and hes replacing my 2 dead fish, so hopefully they will get taken care of again