Went To Pet Shop Today, Is This Right?

[Barb82]

I went in the shop to get water treatment and had a look at the fish while I was there. The heaters in the tanks looked real filthy, covered in green - is this ok? or should I look elsewhere for my fish? wasn't a great choice there anyway

 

[ICEEGRL]

If you have doubts, and selection isn't what you want then I would absolutely go elsewhere. It is good to shop around and look at other places to get an idea of what is out there. Then you can make better choices.

 

[Killi]

If you have doubts, and selection isn't what you want then I would absolutely go elsewhere. It is good to shop around and look at other places to get an idea of what is out there. Then you can make better choices.

I absolutely agree!
I get my fish stock/equipment from around 3/4 different fish shops in my area, and I've found the quality of fish can differ between each

 

[Miss Wiggle]

there's a good pinned topic with members reviews of pet stores in the tropical chit chat section, there's a US and UK one, should point you to some good and steer you away from bad lfs's in your area

 

[Barb82]

there's a good pinned topic with members reviews of pet stores in the tropical chit chat section, there's a US and UK one, should point you to some good and steer you away from bad lfs's in your area

Thanks I'll look on there

 

[mark.w.jones]

there's a good pinned topic with members reviews of pet stores in the tropical chit chat section, there's a US and UK one, should point you to some good and steer you away from bad lfs's in your area

Thanks I'll look on there

Tanks with algae growing on surfaces do unfortunately look a bit crappy but most of the time are perfectly fine. A bit of algae will always be hanging around in most tanks and doesn't always indicate bad tank maintainance at a poor shop. Most shops / fish keepers are happy to clean the front + side glass but usually the heater and back glass get left cos theyre a pain to get to (well they are in my tank!).