Ignorant people - Aquarium Advice

Talon242 · 06-26-2009, 04:35 PM

Sorry I felt this was the best place to share my recent at work experience. You might be wondering what that has to do about fish, but let me explain.

I work at a grocery store and someone decided it was a good idea to buy a fish for the front end managers desk. They had / have no clue what they are doing. They bought a goldfish and its stuck in a large wine glass...

I talked to them about it and they wont return the fish. The poor thing is swimming in clouded water beyond belief. I don't know what I can do if anything to convince them not to have it. They don't see it being a big deal but as a pet lover I do!

partypalooza5 · 06-26-2009, 04:47 PM

I just don't understand why so many people think its "cute" or whatever to put a fish in a tiny container. Every time I see a little kid at the petstore buy a ton of gold fish and a 2G aquarium "kit" it makes part of me die inside..

FISH HAVE FEELINGS TOO!!

mgamer20o0 · 06-26-2009, 05:07 PM

it happens. people dont know they think a goldfish stays small. its your job to polity educate them. there tends to be 3 common out comes.

1 come back and make fun of these people
2 flip out on them making them more guarded and not changing
3 cool headed try to explain to them why it wont work and to point them to a place where they can learn more

often the first 2 are used and the 3rd one rarely thus no one learns any thing better.

Mystery · 06-26-2009, 06:35 PM

Could you get the fish a slightly better bowl as a gift?

mgamer20o0 · 06-26-2009, 06:46 PM

even a bigger bowl wont do that. goldfish need a 30 gallon tank.

spoonman · 06-26-2009, 06:49 PM

Ya, maybe set up a tank and get people involved?

partypalooza5 · 06-26-2009, 07:52 PM

I just find it funny that at Petsmart on the labels in front of the tanks it shows the minimum tank size. And on goldfish it says something like 30G. Yet, the people sell 5 of them for a 5 gallon tank.

WhiteDevil · 06-26-2009, 08:14 PM

Not all of em party, most of them have a brain and are passionate about their jobs, especially those over 23 that work there.

No I do not work at a pet store of any kind.

Mystery · 06-26-2009, 08:18 PM

Anything would be better than a glass.

partypalooza5 · 06-26-2009, 08:20 PM

I will admit not ALL are like that. Alot of the people that work at my local Petsmart are rather knowledgeable and do know what they are talking about for the most part. (not trying to offend people that work at petstores BTW)