ChristaCat
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I took an hour drive to go to a pet store since there's really not any in my particular area. The guys who worked there claimed to be experts at keeping fish and guided me. Except now I regret listening to them...
I told them I wanted fish for my betta community tank which had
1 male betta
4 albino cory cats
1 mystery snail
I told him we wanted a small, colorful, schooling fish like cherry barbs he said cherry barbs were far to aggressive to be with a betta and led me to the dwarf neon rainbowfish. I asked him how many we should get and he bagged up two, a male and female, without even asking if that's what we wanted. I tried to tell him I wasn't sure I wanted them but he bagged them up anyways.
So I saw a ropefish and asked what size tank it needed and he said it would do great in my 20gal. I said really? He explained that they're very peaceful and would be an excellent addition and began bagging him up before even said anything else. I didnt realize until after I got home how big they got...
I also wanted 2 more cory cats but there's were very expensive and the place I got mine from was way cheaper so I just skipped on those for the time being.
Then, I mentioned I wanted dwarf puffers for my old 6.5 gallon and he charged me for two but only bagged one up for me! They also told me they'd eat shrimp pellets but mine hasnt and since I'm in a very rural area I can't quickly get snails for it, Id have to order them and only after I get paid in like a week.. I wasn't too worried then because they assured me the food I had was fine. Also, he doesn't look so good...
I did get some mystery snails though, no problem. But they told me they were asexual and I'm pretty surw mystery snails are one of the only ones that aren't actually? So idk if he knew what he was talking about.
So now my 20gal tank has
1 betta
4 cory cats
2 mystery snails
1 ropefish
2 dwarf neon rainbowfish
And my dwarf puffer is currently being held in a 1 gallon, only temporarily until I figure out what to do.. he's a juvenile, not even as big as a pencil eraser. He's so small he's hard to see.
What should I do?
Returning them would be difficult, I had to get my boyfriends brother to take us out there since our car is in repair. So I currently don't have reliable transportation.
I told them I wanted fish for my betta community tank which had
1 male betta
4 albino cory cats
1 mystery snail
I told him we wanted a small, colorful, schooling fish like cherry barbs he said cherry barbs were far to aggressive to be with a betta and led me to the dwarf neon rainbowfish. I asked him how many we should get and he bagged up two, a male and female, without even asking if that's what we wanted. I tried to tell him I wasn't sure I wanted them but he bagged them up anyways.
So I saw a ropefish and asked what size tank it needed and he said it would do great in my 20gal. I said really? He explained that they're very peaceful and would be an excellent addition and began bagging him up before even said anything else. I didnt realize until after I got home how big they got...
I also wanted 2 more cory cats but there's were very expensive and the place I got mine from was way cheaper so I just skipped on those for the time being.
Then, I mentioned I wanted dwarf puffers for my old 6.5 gallon and he charged me for two but only bagged one up for me! They also told me they'd eat shrimp pellets but mine hasnt and since I'm in a very rural area I can't quickly get snails for it, Id have to order them and only after I get paid in like a week.. I wasn't too worried then because they assured me the food I had was fine. Also, he doesn't look so good...
I did get some mystery snails though, no problem. But they told me they were asexual and I'm pretty surw mystery snails are one of the only ones that aren't actually? So idk if he knew what he was talking about.
So now my 20gal tank has
1 betta
4 cory cats
2 mystery snails
1 ropefish
2 dwarf neon rainbowfish
And my dwarf puffer is currently being held in a 1 gallon, only temporarily until I figure out what to do.. he's a juvenile, not even as big as a pencil eraser. He's so small he's hard to see.
What should I do?
Returning them would be difficult, I had to get my boyfriends brother to take us out there since our car is in repair. So I currently don't have reliable transportation.