Its Official!!!

Be warned if you work at a petco please don't read this. Quick back story. My daughter took my dumbo ear male up to her room over the weekend and mr grumpy face died yesterday so I picked up 2 baby boys and a baby girl while I was out today. At the register the cashier started asking me questions before she would sell me the fish. By the looks of her I have had fish longer then shes been alive but any way. She asks me if they would be in separate tanks. Answer yep. Tells me that I should change the water every month or so. Answer yep. Asks me what type of light I have. Answer not sure. Tells me that the tank can only be a maximum of ten gallons. Now anybody on here knows were these fish are going but I didn't feel like arguing so I just gave her the answers she wanted to here. So its official I have lost all faith in pet store employees.

 

Be warned if you work at a petco please don't read this. Quick back story. My daughter took my dumbo ear male up to her room over the weekend and mr grumpy face died yesterday so I picked up 2 baby boys and a baby girl while I was out today. At the register the cashier started asking me questions before she would sell me the fish. By the looks of her I have had fish longer then shes been alive but any way. She asks me if they would be in separate tanks. Answer yep. Tells me that I should change the water every month or so. Answer yep. Asks me what type of light I have. Answer not sure. Tells me that the tank can only be a maximum of ten gallons. Now anybody on here knows were these fish are going but I didn't feel like arguing so I just gave her the answers she wanted to here. So its official I have lost all faith in pet store employees.

Change water every month or so? Oh my

 

Oh and she never even asked if I had a filter or a heater.

 

I don't think she was interested in the fish, maybe she was interested in you...you're such a flirt.

 

That’s really quite something
I can’t get over the “Maximum of 10 Gallons” part, that’s so incredibly and outstandingly incorrect.

 

Could you imagine what the look on her face would of been if I told her truth. I probably wouldn't of been allowed to buy fish though.

 

Could you imagine what the look on her face would of been if I told her truth. I probably wouldn't of been allowed to buy fish though.

What is the truth?

 

A giant betta tank lol. Bc the bettas could “drown”.

 

Their going in the 75 with the other bettas.

 

Their going in the 75 with the other bettas.

Lol you should've told her that and watched her face. I bet that's an awesome tank, do you have another thread somewhere with pictures? I'm fairly new to this site

A giant betta tank lol. Bc the bettas could “drown”.

I do remember reading a post about the bettas being able to "drown" lol

 

Oh and she never even asked if I had a filter or a heater.

I truly wish I was surprised.

I don't think she was interested in the fish, maybe she was interested in you...you're such a flirt.

Not our David!

 

Its sad that's there is so much info out there on bettas that's just wrong. I see it on care sheets and in videos all the time. Its annoying. Oh and I do have pics on my profile.

 

I've had a couple of employees give me the same run down and I laugh when their boss sees me then they feel stupid for even asking.