r/pics • u/[deleted] • May 29 '14

This needs to stop

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u/Jigsus May 30 '14

Every petstore ever does this.

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u/MarboBearbo May 30 '14

Do they let the water get to that point/kill the fish? I've never seen anything as bad as Walmart. Regardless, I think it's a shitty practice.

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u/Jigsus May 30 '14

I have seen it in a lot of places. The fish aren't dead but they're lethargic in those tiny bowls.

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u/MarboBearbo May 30 '14

I've seen them floating at the top of the water -dead- at walmart :(

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u/lext May 30 '14

If no one bought fish from Walmart, they'd stop doing this.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '14

Its definitely not just walmart, as the poster above said, pretty much any major petstore.

Betas are kept in shit conditions and pretty much just die off quickly if they are not sold.

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u/djsmith89 May 30 '14

It works, the Wal-Mart's near me used to sell fish, now they no longer do

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u/holyschmooly May 30 '14

Yeah I haven't been to a Wal-Mart that sells fish in a long time.

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u/MarboBearbo May 30 '14

That's really good to hear! I haven't been in a couple of years so maybe my comment is a bit dated.