P.J. Pets does good

[purple_drazi]

I just went by P.J. Pets in the Scarborough Town Center (Toronto) this aft. and took a look at their bettas. P.J.s just moved to a new space in the mall on Friday and where they used to have their bettas in those tiny, depressing & disgusting little thimble sized cups of water, now the bettas are in a fantastic looking display of big bowls that hold at least 1.5 cups, maybe 2 cups of water each! A couple of the boys had huge bubble nests and my daughter & I were admiring them when the guy who runs the fish area came by.
I told him how much better I thought the boys looked in the larger bowls and how happy I was to see them in a decent amount of water.
Gotta give credit where credit is due!

 

[riogal_11]

If 1.5 cups is an upgrade I'd hate to see what they were kept in before. At least they are making progress.

 

[purple_drazi]

you're kidding, right?
Most pet stores that I've seen keep their bettas in these horrible little cups that contain at most maybe 4 oz. of water.
For lots of horror stories, see almost any thread in this forum containing the keyword "Walmart"

 

[riogal_11]

The wal-mart I have here holds about 1.5 cups of water, and I think they are terrible. The cups I have seen seem to be consistent with the ones that I have seen posted on this forum many times. Maybe I am just missing the pics of the smaller cups? In comparison to thse cups, another lfs near me has cups that hold around 3 cups, which seems to be great compared to most others.

 

[bettaboi]

i.5 cups thats not bad ive seen alot worse than that

 

[riogal_11]

Yeah I guess maybe my WM is good compared to some on size! I guess the biggest problem is cleanliness~~

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

my LFS keeps them in jam jars of about 15cm in diameter and i thought that was bad, now reading this they live in a mansion compared to others

 

[Prizm]

The bettas at my local Petsmart, which are kept in the tiny cups, seem MUCH healthier than those at my local Walmart which are kept in bigger cups. I wonder if it has something to do with the blue stuff Petsmart puts in the water--After asking about it, they told me it was an antibacterial agent. Of course, many of the betta cups at Walmart aren't fully filled & I'm probably only filled with staight tap water.

 

[riogal_11]

My local wal-mart sometimes has the blue stuff in the cups too. I didn't know what it was for either. I am with you on the thinking my wal-mart was bad. I think mine are terrible, but it seems some aremuch worse.

 

[Kiarra]

That blue stuff tends to be Methylene Blue, which is an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent.