Experience With Pet Store

[martyn413]

Hi Everyone,

I've got a digital ph tester and its fantastic. my tap water is 7.5 and tank water is about 7.8.

I usually buy my fish from Pets at Home in Reading. Before when one fish died, they told me my ph was too high. I've just tested their water with my new device and their ph is the same as mine.

After reading lots of information on fish and their ideal ph i told the silly assistant that having the same water supply as them the ph would likely be the same. Also i've done work experience there a few years back and know how their filteration is setup. Water is taken out of each tank and filtered together then fed back into the tanks. This means that fish with different PH needs would have mixed water. I pointed this out to the assistand and was given my replacement fish with no problems. Now when i go into the store they don't ask any questions.

I think i've upset them. lol.

Martyn

 

[dreamsphere]

The Pets at Home here is disgusting. I bought 2 Mollies from them and 6 Neon's once. I live about a 10 minute drive away. Upon getting home one of the Mollies was dead and 3 Neon's - And I'm not in the slightest surprised from the way they attempted to catch them; crushing them with nets and hands.

Half their 'filters' don't work and on any trip there are many dead fish to be seen floating in the tanks. I also find the place extremely laughable, when they say 'How big is your tank?' and they bang on about how these fish need to be kept in a tank the size of an olympic swimming pool, yet it's perfectly fine for them to keep them in something the size of a shoe box.

Disgraceful in my eye's. Fortunately a good ol' fashioned pet shop has opened near by. They are priced slightly higher than say Pets at Home. But the service is excellent and any livestock I bought from there has been superb.

I'm not a fan of big corporate places in case you hadn't guessed

 

[martyn413]

My sister was with me and she is quite vocal at times. In one tiny tank there was 5 red tail sharks. They suggested only 1 per tank so she told then and had an row with then.

I'm going to upgrade my tank soon and in future i will be going to another pet store.

 

[demonmagus]

My sister was with me and she is quite vocal at times. In one tiny tank there was 5 red tail sharks. They suggested only 1 per tank so she told then and had an row with then.

I'm going to upgrade my tank soon and in future i will be going to another pet store.

I am not saying that pets at home is good here, but your point isn't valid

No LFS would give 1 fish 1 tank, because there is a large turnover of fish and they will not have established territorys yet. I would be very, very surprised if you found a pet store that had 1 shark per tank. Most LFS's near me have quite a few, again because they are there for about a week