Honestly, I give him a few hour fate at most.I have had to steer very clear of the fish area when I go into Walmart. I tend to open my mouth about stuff like that......loudly
But like Convict said, its unfortunate we cant save them all. That Oscar will be dead before too long, which is probably better for him than being stuck in a tank at Walmart. :-(
That's offensive to their part from you. Don't be mean to people like that because they are just ignorant. It's parents/Adults who don't know. It's just like asking you to conduct a submarine without killing everyone in it(terrible example). I had two goldfish(commets) in a 1 gallon(maybe even smaller). Yes i was ignorant, like most people, but we learn from our mistakes, and that's what I would love people to understand. Maybe telling these people can change their way of viewing this hobby that's so underrated and under estimated by so many people.The people bought a pleco and a Oscar in a gallon bowl. That's like us stating In a porta potty all day. I hope that they suffer like the Oscar will
For most, huge can be as much as 5''(litteraly). I showed a 22'' ckf I had to my uncle and couzins, they flipped. They never though you could have something bigger then 6''. You just need to introduce this information.The people were adults early couple. They didn't learn from their mistake. They said they owned a Oscar that got huge in a 10 gallon. They didn't learn from previous times.
You know, I doubt they will, if ever change they're regulations. These are investors, and they would do the same in human industries if it were legal. They would stuff you with cheap and bad foods(Worst then McDonalds) if it were legal. It's so sad to see all these animals being wrongly treated for the pleasure of other people.I just wish stores would have stricter regulations towards selling fish but they don't care about anything but money
What's worse is that the people at walmart don't even care what happens to the fish. Much less tell people what fish they shouldn't buy
I just wish stores would have stricter regulations towards selling fish but they don't care about anything but money
Its more likely that they dont know that there is a problem. Two days later the same untrained Walmart employee will be helping a customer pick a toaster on the other side of the store.
Its not their fault... nobody told them there was something to know about fish.
Just be glad they dont sell puppies and kittens.... or do they? I havent been inside a Walmart in close to a decade.
I wish stores wouldn't sell bowls and vases for fish! That gives people the idea that a pint of unfiltered water is an acceptable home, and that anything bigger than 10g is pure extravagance.
I kept bettas once- my LFS told me that their natural habitat is puddles, so they don't like being in a large body of water. I followed his advice, and thinking I was doing the right thing by them, put them in bowls. I never could keep them alive more than a few months :-(
People also look at tanks crammed with colourful fish at the shop, and think they can recreate that at home.
All of the walmarts around where I live stopped selling live animals quite awhile ago