Worse Case Of Either Neglect Or Stupidity I've Ever Heard Of

[ox5477]

I was in my lfs this evening buying some food for my Jack Dempsey and I just thought I'd check out to see if a mature Jack Dempsey the store had was still there. He looked so sad to be there and I would love to buy him but I just don't have the room. anyways....

I looked at the right wall and I discover a 10" Tiger Oscar with a bad fungus infection in a 30G tank. In a 30G below the upper one, were a 6" and a 5" Tiger Oscar, both seemingly healthy. Hopeing that the lfs wouldn't be as stupid as some other lfs', I asked the girl if a customer had traded them in and she said that a young man had just come in earlier that day to sell them to the store complaining that he couldn't keep them healthy and they were a horrible fish. The girl then proceeded to tell me that the young man stated that he kept these three oscars, along with another 9" Tiger Oscar, a 6" catfish (species not stated), a 5" common plec, and a 6" Texas. All of these fish were in a supposedly in a 30G TANK!!!!!!!

The girl told me that the Large Oscar that the store did not buy from the man had a severe case of HITH and she refused to buy him as he would be dead probably soon. She was upset that she couldnt give these fish a bigger tank than 30G in the store there, but atleast the big one had his own, and the two smaller ones shared one. This is like living in wide open pastures after what hell they must of indured in that small 30G.

I cannot believe that someone can be as stupid to think that all of those fish, expecially the size they were, could live a tank that size. I don't even know how they could have grown to that size, they must have been bought as large specimens and stupidly put together in the tank. I think it is disgusting how some poeple lack common sense. I mean, you don't need to read one thread on this forum to know that that was prob a VERY BAD IDEA!!!

I'm sorry they have to live in the small lfs tanks, hopefully the big one will get healed up (which im sure he will, this lfs is much more competant then others.... ie petsmart, petco) and all of them will find nice homes in somebodies 125G or higher cichlid tank.

 

[Raechal]

I was in my lfs this evening buying some food for my Jack Dempsey and I just thought I'd check out to see if a mature Jack Dempsey the store had was still there. He looked so sad to be there and I would love to buy him but I just don't have the room. anyways....

I looked at the right wall and I discover a 10" Tiger Oscar with a bad fungus infection in a 30G tank. In a 30G below the upper one, were a 6" and a 5" Tiger Oscar, both seemingly healthy. Hopeing that the lfs wouldn't be as stupid as some other lfs', I asked the girl if a customer had traded them in and she said that a young man had just come in earlier that day to sell them to the store complaining that he couldn't keep them healthy and they were a horrible fish. The girl then proceeded to tell me that the young man stated that he kept these three oscars, along with another 9" Tiger Oscar, a 6" catfish (species not stated), a 5" common plec, and a 6" Texas. All of these fish were in a supposedly in a 30G TANK!!!!!!!

The girl told me that the Large Oscar that the store did not buy from the man had a severe case of HITH and she refused to buy him as he would be dead probably soon. She was upset that she couldnt give these fish a bigger tank than 30G in the store there, but atleast the big one had his own, and the two smaller ones shared one. This is like living in wide open pastures after what hell they must of indured in that small 30G.

I cannot believe that someone can be as stupid to think that all of those fish, expecially the size they were, could live a tank that size. I don't even know how they could have grown to that size, they must have been bought as large specimens and stupidly put together in the tank. I think it is disgusting how some poeple lack common sense. I mean, you don't need to read one thread on this forum to know that that was prob a VERY BAD IDEA!!!

I'm sorry they have to live in the small lfs tanks, hopefully the big one will get healed up (which im sure he will, this lfs is much more competant then others.... ie petsmart, petco) and all of them will find nice homes in somebodies 125G or higher cichlid tank.

I wish I lived closer haha I would take him home.

 

[vancouver]

People do all sorts of dumb things for their own entertainment.. when I worked at a lfs, someone came in and spent over $100 on fish for his piranha to fight with.. I didn't want to sell him anything, but was pretty much forced to.. Another time 4 guys walked in to buy bettas.. then they sat in the parking lot outside and dumped all 4 into one bag..

Things like that contributed to me quitting. In reality I wish I would have quit when it happened the first time.

 

[ox5477]

I just love how people don't think fish are actual pet's and they pet's rights or any feelings. THEY ARE LIVING, CONSCIOUS ORGANISMS. They have all the same feelings and right's that your cat or dog, or bird or hamster or iguana have. But people think that they can just flush their problems away.

I think there should be something of a small test administered for a fish keeping license, much like you need a fishing license to do it in the wild. and with this test, you will have to atleast know the basics. I know anyways this woulda helped me when i started out, because I lost 2 or 3 mollies and I was upset, so it made me look for info out there and I realized I was doing almost everything wrong. I understand a small test wouldn't stop people from doing what they do with overstocking and such, but hopefully enough would be educated to extent where those people who don't care would get scolded and insisted upon by others to make the conditions more likeable to the fish. Maybe too, knowing that they have to actually exert themselves and learn a little before they would be able to get the fish might deter some a$$hol3s from pursueing the hobby.

I don't know, just knowing that your delibrately hurting a a beautiful fish and not caring, I just wouldn't be able to do that. Everyday when I would go to feed them (thats assuming these people feed them everyday), I would just look and get pissed at myself for being a jerk.

 

[Imatuna]

I just love how people don't think fish are actual pet's and they pet's rights or any feelings. THEY ARE LIVING, CONSCIOUS ORGANISMS. They have all the same feelings and right's that your cat or dog, or bird or hamster or iguana have. But people think that they can just flush their problems away.

I think there should be something of a small test administered for a fish keeping license, much like you need a fishing license to do it in the wild. and with this test, you will have to atleast know the basics. I know anyways this woulda helped me when i started out, because I lost 2 or 3 mollies and I was upset, so it made me look for info out there and I realized I was doing almost everything wrong. I understand a small test wouldn't stop people from doing what they do with overstocking and such, but hopefully enough would be educated to extent where those people who don't care would get scolded and insisted upon by others to make the conditions more likeable to the fish. Maybe too, knowing that they have to actually exert themselves and learn a little before they would be able to get the fish might deter some a$$hol3s from pursueing the hobby.

I don't know, just knowing that your delibrately hurting a a beautiful fish and not caring, I just wouldn't be able to do that. Everyday when I would go to feed them (thats assuming these people feed them everyday), I would just look and get pissed at myself for being a jerk.

i agree good thing i am closer

 

[Boids-n-more]

something i noticed at local fish stores is the people that mostly buy oscars are highschool and colledge students. They like them because they get big and eat smaller fish. I think its one of those get a case of beer invite some buddies over and see how quick the goldfish disapear type thing.

 

[solsed]

i think that it is absolutely horrible that any one could be hurtful or neglectful to any animal. it makes me cry to thing of the pain that poor animals have to endure everyday due to the certain few discusting scum of the world. the people who like to see animals in pain should be treated that way themselves. i think that the license idea it great. and i intend to write to my local polotician with regards to it.

 

[RadaR]

People do all sorts of dumb things for their own entertainment.. when I worked at a lfs, someone came in and spent over $100 on fish for his piranha to fight with.. I didn't want to sell him anything, but was pretty much forced to.. Another time 4 guys walked in to buy bettas.. then they sat in the parking lot outside and dumped all 4 into one bag..

Oh my god! Thats disgusting!