In their defense, at least they gave you the 24 hours to get the chlorine out of the water
. Well that's about it... Chlorine would kill the fish way faster than ammonia, and as in every other rant thread I've replied to, I had to bring forth the problem isn't with the store, but it's with the consumer.
#1 you can not buy.
#2 99% (maybe I'm exaggerating, but it seems accurate) of Americans and most other developed countries want everything now. That is the basis of capitalism... basically...
#3, They don't like to be told something they don't like. If one store tells you to wait a month before adding fish, they will either. (this goes along with #2#
A. give up on the fish or
B. buy somewhere that doesn't make them wait
#4, people who buy fish from Wal Mart (no offense) generally don't know what they're doing. I bought my first fish tank (a five gallon set) from Wal Mart, my fish died, (I was around 7-8ish) and gave up. Started up around 5 years later, and actually know something about fish
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#5, (I'm not totally sure about this one) But Wal Mart doesn't have to pay for fish they kill. They count them, and tell the distributor, who adds them to the next order. And they buy in such quantity, that it is basically nothing to them.
#6, Wal Mart doesn't make money off fish, but the tanks, air pumps, filters, food, etc.
I could add another 14 and end at an even 20, but...
#1 you probably wouldn't want to read it
#2 I want to go to bed...