Walked in to a Petsmart for the first time this afternoon, never been in one before, now I understand why people don't really care for them all that much. I was looking for a Christmas present for the neighbor boy and decided to give their fish selection a quick glance. Tiny tanks. I came across one tank that had 4 Dragon Gobies in it and it was a 5 gallon tank at max, freshwater, and no hiding places at all. I was so taken aback that I bought all 4 on the spot and educated the young lady working in their fish area. I didn't get a good look at them until she was bagging them. One was about 8" long, his lower lip is torn, and his chin is really abraded. The other three are about 4 inches long and very skinny but with a little TLC should do fine. I've got them in a freshwater quarantine tank right now and plan on slowly bring the SG up over the next few weeks and then get them in to my big brackish tank.
Four hour drive to visit relatives, see a Petsmart and stop in on a whim, end up driving back with four beautiful but mistreated fish.....Who'd a thunk it?
One good thing and I don't know if this is all Petsmarts, but they didn't sell Marine fish. I asked the sales person about it and she said that all the fish people banded together and refused to sell hem due to the conditions they are required to keep them in. Anyone else hear of this happening elsewhere?
I'll get some pictures up as soon as I know they are doing OK.
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
. The other three are doing fine, already found hiding spots and happily building homes.