petco ... needs help

[bigmatt1992]

i went to the petco out mcnight on friday with a couple of my buddys to pick up dog food for a overly massive pittbull. i went into the fish department and was looking at there saltwater selection. ive never seen a tang so worse for wear in my life the poor fish berly had any fins left and on top of that he had ick all over him. when i asked a guy who was the 'AQURIUM SPECALIST' he had said that the white spots all over the poor guy where particals of sand. i beg to differ. then i asked why he was so chewed up he said well we had him in there with 25 other tangs. the tank must have only been 30 gal. then i figured i would ask well what are your filtaration system for all these tanks like. he said well they run into a giant tank in the back wall then we pump it back into the tanks. he was like not sure how it really works i just dump water in it everymoring to make sure the tanks are filled to the right hight..

i dont think petco should carry anymore marine fish untill they have there act togther!:sad2::sad2::sad2::sad2:

 

[vr697getta]

complaining about petco is just like beating a dead horse
only thing you can do is dont buy anything saltwater from them. i think the one in monroeville doesn't carry saltwater fish any more.

 

[jamesd74]

petland in robinson is pretty good and you can make deals with the fish guy

 

[vr697getta]

i liked petland in monroeville but the got rid of the fish department

 

[Starfiretank]

Here's a good one for you guys... I stop at Petco tonite (ran out of Brine Shrimp) The asst mgr at the register asked if I had a saltwater setup. I said yes for about 6 yrs. He asks "Does it take long to get them cycled?" and in the same breath "Is it hard?"NOW SHOULDNT THIS BE A PREREQUISITE FOR THE JOB? Especially management.

 

[acer]

I think PetCo is basically just another retail store- which happens to sell pet products. You wouldn't expect the person in Walmart's/K-mart's/etc. pet area to help you with your saltwater tank either. Just a reality check- we really have some great knowledge due to our own passions ( independent researching), the club, and local reefers with knowledge and experience helping us. I remember not to long ago being told, and believing it, that having 2 x 40 watt T12 Tritan bulbs over my 55 gallon was ample light for an Anemone. I wont mention which store out of respect for the dead.

 

[cloakerpoked]

I remember not to long ago being told, and believing it, that having 2 x 40 watt T12 Tritan bulbs over my 55 gallon was ample light for an Anemone. I wont mention which store out of respect for the dead.

To be fair....5-10 years ago, this was a commonly held belief in marine circles, and depending on the species of Anemone, and if you were target feeding it, this may have actually been acceptable enough to work. Tritan bulbs emit higher spectrum than a normal 40w bulb would, so more of it is actually usable by the anemone. I'm not suggesting this was a preferred method...just that you would've found more people around the marine community that felt the same way.

 

[acer]

Yep - that was my point - unless you are constantly actively seeking info and have the time/passion to research and implement - you may still think this type of setup was OK. Keeping corals, anemone, etc in 55 gallon, undergravel crushed coral substrate, no skimmer, and with 80 watts of T12 titan lights. I did not mean to say this was really bad for the 5-7 years ago time period - rather - that things have changed that much and someone who is not really involved in salt water aquariums would never be able to keep up. So, better that the salesperson say " I don't know" and we just assume they have no actual knowledge of what we do in our hobby.

 

[cloakerpoked]

yeah...but how do you sell your Triton bulbs then?

Oh, and there's that whole problem of not having a higher intensity light in your store either....hmmmm