My Family brought me a Betta when I was in various hospitals from November 2017 to April 2018, getting up and caring for him was the best therapy I could get! So I can see both sides of the discussion. When I got home he got put in a 55 gallon tank to live out his days,one of my favorite fish of all time!
Your family did a very kind thing for you ❤ I think that sometime pets can really help us get through the more difficult times in our lives because of the joy they bring us.
I got my halfmon from a chain pet store when his fins were all the way rotted off. The employees had already started treating him, when they heard I had a cycled 10 gallon they gave him to me for free. He is doing very well 2 years later, all his fins have grown back beautifully!
One topic I want to say personally is that, there's a lot of people that look at this whole topic in black and white. Like "don't ever buy from big chains because less profit means less bettas being tortured" but the reality is that there will always be rude and obvious/ignorant customers that still buy them and neglect them. So many people are stuck in a misconception or stick to outdated information. I've had so many people say "back in my day we did this..." or when you try to explain them some very basics about keeping tanks they say how "keeping fish wasn't that complicated when I had them" and it frustrates me and makes me want to say some kind of reply back but sometimes the best thing to do may be to talk to them politely so just maybe they can try to learn a little more than what they knew.
This^^ big stores will always replace the fish. So if you want to save one little fish then go for it- it makes no difference to them. I would totally buy from a local mom and pop store tho!- but I have none anywhere close to where I live :( all I have are chain stores so I have to buy from them :(
I assume thos fish keeper who talks about how simple they keep their fish "back in the days" probably believe that the fishes they're keeping live less than half than their actual lifespan.
My little female red veil tail was WHITE when I bought her in her sad little cup at petsmart. As soon as I got her into my established 10 gallon tank with clean water, and the right temperature, she turned scarlet red. She is a fighter. Her first birthday is coming up 😍 Edit: I didn’t know you can ask for them to be free! But to be honest, all the bettas looked pretty bad in that store. 🥺
It's very hard to choose my first Betta fish because all of them looked so dull in their small little cups and the conditioner that the employee claims they put in to their cups
I rescued a betta last night from a big box store. Since he has such severe fun rot, they gave him to me for $1. He’s in a hospital tank now, grey and tattered fins, skinny af. Looking forward to seeing his colors come out!
Regardless of other people's feelings on whether or not you get a Betta from a big box store, I don't regret getting Persephone out of there. She needed someone to help her. I can tell she has fight in her. She deserves a long happy life and I'm going to give that to her.
totally agree.. yes the philosophical argument exist that the way they are transported and housed isn’t ideal, but why ignore suffering of a living thing for a philosophical argument?
I found one that was in his cup for over 6 months. He looked so bad, torn fins, skinny. The clerk told me their water was only changed once a week and they were fed only blood worms. They sold him to me for $4.99. I took him home and put him in a heated, filtered 3 gallon tank. He really perked up and started changing colors. His fins grew back and I have had him almost a year and he’s in his own 10 gallon tank, sponge filter, heater, live plants and beautiful. Fully regrown fins and midnight black with blue streaks in his fins. No meds at all, just clean tanks and a variety of food and reg tank maint. I cycled his tank before adding him also.
I agree, generally you just need to give them a little space and clean water. I have tried medicines a few times but I don’t think they work. They just seem to be pretty sensitive to the water change parameters when adding medicine.
My husband and I brought a tiny little pink Betta from petsmart , they wouldn't give for free but I couldn't leave him there , he has so small at first I though it was female. We brought all supplies from a small run family store, currently have the tank running and going to add him soon . Fingers crossed he makes a full recovery.
I rescued my little betta from Petsmart. He had a bladder infection and was floating on top of his little cup. He was treated and happily lived for 18 months with me until I had to travel and left him with my parents. It is VERY hot in their house during summer and when I picked him up he was all black - his normal color is red and positioned vertically. I wasn't able to rescue him again. 😢 I was too late 😪😔 Be careful, if water is too warm it's very harmful for your betta
If I buy a fish in the winter, I’ll put the bag my fish is in onto my passenger seat when I’m driving home. Then I’ll put the heated seat on low. Not too hot, but probably better than nothing.
when i was a teenager, i was that employee who named one betta fish and who told customers to buy heaters and baffle the flow on their filters, and i can tell you, we took home the animals that corporate allowed us to and we really tried our best. i agree that the best thing to do is not incentivize profiting off fish when you don't adequately care for them- i work in animal rescue and its similar to the puppy mill situation- you want to save them but you know the best thing to do is not give the companies your business
Thank you. I think if the big petstores did better it would benefit the betta because there would be a great selection of healthy fish to buy. Sometimes the petsore employees try to do their best, by they are limited in what they can do so I hope that talking about this helps make even a small difference.
Yes I have rescued many. I put them in my 20 to 55 gallon tanks. I also make sure only to do this from fish stores that really take care of their fish. You must build a relationship with employees to understand if they are taking care of them.
Thanks for this. I have a hard time going into aquarium shops that store Bettas in maybe 4 cups of water, usually smaller. It just disgusts me. I sometimes deal with Pet Land and while they care for their aquarium fish well for a BB store, they do not have the same care for Bettas! In particular the Glow Bettas which are still living animals. Their best Bettas ironically are the fish they keep in the plant aquariums. I am guess ING to keep some kind of bio-film or food for the plants, each aquarium has one line Betta. They get lots of room and are obviously in better shape. I do not like to think of the others in their tiny storage containers. I have also read a lot of pro's and cons about saving them. If they make money from. Them they will keep stocking them. I buy all my meds etc for them from Amazon so I just buy the fish from the store. Trying to pick one that still feels a little energetic is very difficult. Recently I came across some stuff that you add to the water during "Daily Water Changes?" Thinking it is for the tiny little containers they promote. It is called "Betta Revive." It says it is for prevention of Protozoan Diseases, Bacterial Diseases, fungal diseases. It is meant to give a speedy recovery. It contains methylene Blue (
It’s a very difficult situation for sure, I buy my aqueon aquariums from petco, when they have the 50% of sale on tanks. I own only 1 betta which I bought at a swap. So I hope the big box stores do better, but I will continue to buy the aquariums because the prices are so affordable. Great topic! I love your videos!!❤️🙂👍🏻
Great video, very insightful and informative. I never understood why the little cups as I think bettas fair better here in the UK as my LFS keeps theres in community tanks and similar in our larger pet stores. My LFS always disclose supplier info and are an open book with me which I respect
I think that even if they used the beanies or larger containers like breeders do then the fish would fair much better. Since it's only a temporary way to keep them I think there is more flexibility in how this can be done but their basic needs need to be met. Keeping bettas in tanks at fish stores is also a great idea as long as they don't get put with fish that will nip their fins ^_^ I'm glad that LFS are so forword thinking!
@@CreativePetKeeping yeah my LFS is family run and they put their fish first and foremost. They also refuse to sell fish as feeders which is another point I feel strongly about. They house them with lambchop rasbora and cpds and other nano fish.
Betta fish is the fish that got me into the hobby. (Actually I had goldfish first, but they always died). I don't want to reward petco due to the way they keep their bettas. Just as others mentioned the dollar a gallon sale is certainly what keeps me going in. I am also not going to protest against someone that buys a betta there either. It could be a child and this betta could spark their interest in the hobby. I do however, when I see someone getting a betta and they go to grab that tank that is horribly small, I just say "make it at least a 5 gallon and you and your fish will both be happier. If they are receptive to that, I tell them the importance of a pump, heater, and some other things needed for bettas as well.
I want to start breeding bettas simply to help stop the big stores from torturing these poor fish. Maybe I’ll start a store that primarily focuses on them
It would be nice to see more local breeders in the USA. One tricky part is that its hard to offer a wide variety of betta types and colors when u breed by yourself. You can also import bettas from overseas and sell them directly if you get an import liscence. This way u can choose which breeders you want to support (there are both bad and really great breeders overseas) and offer a wide variety of bettas that you take good care of.
@@CreativePetKeeping I would love to support good breeders as well as breed my own, while it is unfortunate that breeding options are limited here I had come to the realization that importing bettas would be necessary for a store. As long as I can help promote healthy and happy betta care I’m fine with importing 🤗
I hope for the best for you! I would be so nervous to do that as I wouldn't know the fate of the ones I'd end up selling. Unless there's somehow a lot of communication with buyers!
so true !! i dont buy bettas from big box stores because i now the more bettas bougth the more demand they will ask for more bettas , that means more bettas tortured
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I work at a smaller chain, still a chain but it does make it so difficult that corporate limits us to what we are or aren't allowed to do or use. The bettas where I work get the tank water from the main tanks and the bettas have a piece of hornwort with them but I still wish we could keep them in something bigger. I feel like the worst part is that even when you tell people basic care how they can still be ignorant and ignore it. I was able to convince someone to get a 5 gallon set up this week but it gives me anxiety whenever I explain betta care because people can be so nasty about it. I refuse sales when I can but sometimes it happens when I'm not around. 😬
I work at a large petstore chain jere in canada. We dont get any training. My boss would probably fire me if I give a fish for free. He would rather loose the fish than give things for free. When i started taking care of the fish section workers started getting mad at me for changing the water in the cups 2x a week. They said is worse because they get stressed :/. Chaon stores just suck. Dont buy anything from one.
Thank you for this video. I have rescued 9. Besides the ones I have purchased. I give them the best hime I can. Heater and 5 gallon tanks and filter. Water Ganges twice a week and variety of foods. I feed once a day but should I be feeding the 2 times a day? Thank you.
Wow, that's awesome! I think feeding once a day is fine but I noticed that bettas seem to do a bit better when they eat smaller meals a but more frequently. I switch it up. Some days I feed once a day..sometimes twice... or even 3 times and some days I fast my fish.
This is why I only buy fish from small pet stores or breeders. But The big places are like over 2 hours away. I do wish they all improve how they care for all of their animals
Awesome and brave video, well presented. One thing I did learn though, is if the betta is sick, it's usually due to its conditions living. There a good chance that it isn't something like Ich or Velvet. Still very sad. 😕
I work at a big chain petstore and no there is no educational training however, my manager asked that we at least had some knowledge. there’s a lot of stuff we had to take care of behind the scenes, so we rarely have time. Especially because at my store they only want to have one person working the floor during the weekdays. on the weekends we have more people and have time to actually tend to the bettas.
I sometimes will but not just to save them. They have to be a high grade betta that I would want to keep anyways. Then I inform the pet store they a sick and usually get a discount.
When I bought our Betta I preheated the car and my front seat has heater, so I put the bag on warm seat under a jacket… Between store and car I got the bag under jacket closer to my body… but this is because it was vary cold outside… (-20c*)
Thank you for another great video. It is really heartbreaking to see Bettas suffering in little cups. I would be interested in learning what to do to tear them so a video on that would be great.
Unfortunately even the two small mom and pop aquarium stores in my area treat their bettas poorly. All of them do a brisk business in selling a bowl and some cheap conditioner and fish flakes to people who impulse buy a betta for their kiddos and know nothing about them. It’s very sad.
It’s OK we just need to buy the cheap stuff so we can rescue more fish. But I agree something needs to be done. I feel like maybe we should get together and sign petitions sent directly to company CEOs. I really don’t think they are neglecting the fish. I think it’s a combination of the shipping shock and customers coming in and shaking cups and causing stress and the fish being in small cups. I think just a few minor changes would probably significantly improve the whole process. I love your channel name, and I am a new subscriber. As a librarian of 12 years, I agree that books are a better source of information than surfing the Internet. Of course if you know, specifically, what you are looking for, the Internet is very useful; but books cover topics that you didn’t know you should search for.
It’s OK we just need to buy the cheap stuff so we can rescue more fish. But I agree something needs to be done. I feel like maybe we should get together and sign petitions sent directly to company CEOs.
Dang. I didn't think about buying my tanks from a local fish store when I rescued my betta. That is a great idea because I just told corporate that I'm an impulsive buyer and I will buy a betta and 250 dollars of fish equipment.
Nothing is really going to change until there is legislation enforced like in many European countries. Not all of us have local "mom and pop" fish stores btw....Either I have to support the big box stores or quit the hobby. And rescue is a pretty loose term, if I see a fish that I like and can give it a better home, is that really a rescue? Don't get me wrong, I hate seeing Bettas being sold in those little cups...but I also see employees at my local big box stores doing water changes, treating sick fish, and sometimes even giving good advice. Honestly, the whole hobby can be seen as unethical in one way or another...especially if you can see behind the scenes of the way that some (even most) fish are bred or wild caught, distributed, etc. And nothing in this hobby kills or damages more fish than new hobbyist that don't do basic research. In the end, if you go into a big box store and see a Betta in a little cup and you like it, buy it...call it a rescue if you would like, lol! The most important thing is to do your research first to make sure you can give it a good home.
When I was looking into it, the info was a bit confusing. Seems like they are still both owned by the same parent company but Petsmart sold its shares of Chewy.
I had some concern where this was going in the beginning of the video - I would be even more drastic. Just getting you in the store to save a fish is a win. Even a saved fish is the basis for further animal cruelty. It sounds cruel but leaving these fish to their fate is imho the best way to assure either better treatment in the future. It is the only way to teach them that living things cannot be treatex like packaged goods.
Training for employees at big box stores is practically non existent when it comes to fish keeping. I literally had to explain to a group of employees a couple of days ago that selling 2 koi fish to a guy looking for tankmates for his arowana was not only a bad idea but ethically immoral. In the end the customer listened to my suggestion and did not get the koi. Smdh when I discussed training for the employees with the manager, his response was they're kids you can't teach them anything. Petsmart fails again.
Big yikes dude. I had a different experience in my store, but I can certainly echo frustration in dealing with sale refusals. I had to do a few of them, a number of which got managers involved. Like no, lady, I'm not going to let you purchase a singleton of a shoaling species or a common pleco for a 15 gallon. WHY DO WE EVEN ORDER THEM?! Get bristles, banjos, garra, red lizards, more Otos...anything! Just not regret with fins and monstrous poops. Not when my average size tank sold is 20 gallons or less. Maybe a few 40's here and there.
Hello can you please tell how to prevent Betta tail biting....having the issue with almost every Betta I buy...I do keep the newest one with danios to distract him but he still bit his tail off!
I have a terrible time choosing fish. I only have room for one betta, and I fret about the ones I decided not to buy. Does anyone else feel that way, too?
PetSmart employee recently humiliated me by refusing to sell 5 nano fish saying that adding 5 nano fish to 12 other nano fish in a 22 gallon long planted tank is "overstocking". He made himself look professional and all.... There is no point in arguing with inept but confident person. I wonder how he explains his half dead bettas in cups
On point! If they're giving it for free, then sure I'll take some fish. If Imma pay for it even for a discount, then fuck it. I'm not giving them anything for doing a shitty job taking care of their animals. Just go to these big chain stores, take the sick fish, and walk away. Don't buy anything. Any amount you pay, no matter how small, will just circulate in their account and it will contribute to acquiring a new fish that will suffer
My question is... why hasn't anyone ever tried to implement animal abuse laws into this situation, and put a stop to it!? Technically, with today's animal abuse laws, it's a felony to murder an animal. Fish are animals. They're pets. Someone in a position of power, should step to the plate, and do something about this.
Its insane that big box stores are allowed to sell live animals. What you do to save these animals is go to your local pet shop. Spend the extra money on the gear at a small shop.
My Family brought me a Betta when I was in various hospitals from November 2017 to April 2018, getting up and caring for him was the best therapy I could get! So I can see both sides of the discussion. When I got home he got put in a 55 gallon tank to live out his days,one of my favorite fish of all time!
Your family did a very kind thing for you ❤ I think that sometime pets can really help us get through the more difficult times in our lives because of the joy they bring us.
Wow 55 gallons! That’s awesome!
@@mikaelafox6106 the tank had other fish in it as well.
I got my halfmon from a chain pet store when his fins were all the way rotted off. The employees had already started treating him, when they heard I had a cycled 10 gallon they gave him to me for free. He is doing very well 2 years later, all his fins have grown back beautifully!
Yep I’ve had tons of workers. Give me multiple fish for free because they recognize they were suffering.
One topic I want to say personally is that, there's a lot of people that look at this whole topic in black and white. Like "don't ever buy from big chains because less profit means less bettas being tortured" but the reality is that there will always be rude and obvious/ignorant customers that still buy them and neglect them. So many people are stuck in a misconception or stick to outdated information. I've had so many people say "back in my day we did this..." or when you try to explain them some very basics about keeping tanks they say how "keeping fish wasn't that complicated when I had them" and it frustrates me and makes me want to say some kind of reply back but sometimes the best thing to do may be to talk to them politely so just maybe they can try to learn a little more than what they knew.
This^^ big stores will always replace the fish. So if you want to save one little fish then go for it- it makes no difference to them. I would totally buy from a local mom and pop store tho!- but I have none anywhere close to where I live :( all I have are chain stores so I have to buy from them :(
I assume thos fish keeper who talks about how simple they keep their fish "back in the days" probably believe that the fishes they're keeping live less than half than their actual lifespan.
My little female red veil tail was WHITE when I bought her in her sad little cup at petsmart. As soon as I got her into my established 10 gallon tank with clean water, and the right temperature, she turned scarlet red. She is a fighter. Her first birthday is coming up 😍
Edit: I didn’t know you can ask for them to be free! But to be honest, all the bettas looked pretty bad in that store. 🥺
It's very hard to choose my first Betta fish because all of them looked so dull in their small little cups and the conditioner that the employee claims they put in to their cups
I rescued a betta last night from a big box store. Since he has such severe fun rot, they gave him to me for $1. He’s in a hospital tank now, grey and tattered fins, skinny af. Looking forward to seeing his colors come out!
Regardless of other people's feelings on whether or not you get a Betta from a big box store, I don't regret getting Persephone out of there. She needed someone to help her. I can tell she has fight in her. She deserves a long happy life and I'm going to give that to her.
totally agree.. yes the philosophical argument exist that the way they are transported and housed isn’t ideal, but why ignore suffering of a living thing for a philosophical argument?
I found one that was in his cup for over 6 months. He looked so bad, torn fins, skinny. The clerk told me their water was only changed once a week and they were fed only blood worms. They sold him to me for $4.99. I took him home and put him in a heated, filtered 3 gallon tank. He really perked up and started changing colors. His fins grew back and I have had him almost a year and he’s in his own 10 gallon tank, sponge filter, heater, live plants and beautiful. Fully regrown fins and midnight black with blue streaks in his fins. No meds at all, just clean tanks and a variety of food and reg tank maint. I cycled his tank before adding him also.
I love that. You’re the best.
I agree, generally you just need to give them a little space and clean water. I have tried medicines a few times but I don’t think they work. They just seem to be pretty sensitive to the water change parameters when adding medicine.
My husband and I brought a tiny little pink Betta from petsmart , they wouldn't give for free but I couldn't leave him there , he has so small at first I though it was female. We brought all supplies from a small run family store, currently have the tank running and going to add him soon . Fingers crossed he makes a full recovery.
I rescued my little betta from Petsmart. He had a bladder infection and was floating on top of his little cup. He was treated and happily lived for 18 months with me until I had to travel and left him with my parents. It is VERY hot in their house during summer and when I picked him up he was all black - his normal color is red and positioned vertically. I wasn't able to rescue him again. 😢 I was too late 😪😔
Be careful, if water is too warm it's very harmful for your betta
If I buy a fish in the winter, I’ll put the bag my fish is in onto my passenger seat when I’m driving home. Then I’ll put the heated seat on low. Not too hot, but probably better than nothing.
Thats a clever idea! I wish I had seat warmers in my car.
also didn't know chewy was owned by petsmart! thanks for that info
when i was a teenager, i was that employee who named one betta fish and who told customers to buy heaters and baffle the flow on their filters, and i can tell you, we took home the animals that corporate allowed us to and we really tried our best. i agree that the best thing to do is not incentivize profiting off fish when you don't adequately care for them- i work in animal rescue and its similar to the puppy mill situation- you want to save them but you know the best thing to do is not give the companies your business
so glad i dont have any stores with bettas in cups
I think this was a great video to put out. Bettas are going up in demand and people don’t usually take enough caution
Thank you. I think if the big petstores did better it would benefit the betta because there would be a great selection of healthy fish to buy.
Sometimes the petsore employees try to do their best, by they are limited in what they can do so I hope that talking about this helps make even a small difference.
Yes I have rescued many. I put them in my 20 to 55 gallon tanks. I also make sure only to do this from fish stores that really take care of their fish.
You must build a relationship with employees to understand if they are taking care of them.
Thanks for this. I have a hard time going into aquarium shops that store Bettas in maybe 4 cups of water, usually smaller. It just disgusts me. I sometimes deal with Pet Land and while they care for their aquarium fish well for a BB store, they do not have the same care for Bettas! In particular the Glow Bettas which are still living animals. Their best Bettas ironically are the fish they keep in the plant aquariums. I am guess ING to keep some kind of bio-film or food for the plants, each aquarium has one line Betta. They get lots of room and are obviously in better shape. I do not like to think of the others in their tiny storage containers. I have also read a lot of pro's and cons about saving them. If they make money from. Them they will keep stocking them. I buy all my meds etc for them from Amazon so I just buy the fish from the store. Trying to pick one that still feels a little energetic is very difficult. Recently I came across some stuff that you add to the water during "Daily Water Changes?" Thinking it is for the tiny little containers they promote. It is called "Betta Revive." It says it is for prevention of Protozoan Diseases, Bacterial Diseases, fungal diseases. It is meant to give a speedy recovery. It contains methylene Blue (
It’s a very difficult situation for sure, I buy my aqueon aquariums from petco, when they have the 50% of sale on tanks. I own only 1 betta which I bought at a swap. So I hope the big box stores do better, but I will continue to buy the aquariums because the prices are so affordable. Great topic! I love your videos!!❤️🙂👍🏻
Considering it's hard to get tanks at cheaper prices thats very understandable
I have 3 smaller tank's that I bought from Petco.
I couldn't say no, the price was so low
Great video, very insightful and informative. I never understood why the little cups as I think bettas fair better here in the UK as my LFS keeps theres in community tanks and similar in our larger pet stores. My LFS always disclose supplier info and are an open book with me which I respect
I think that even if they used the beanies or larger containers like breeders do then the fish would fair much better. Since it's only a temporary way to keep them I think there is more flexibility in how this can be done but their basic needs need to be met.
Keeping bettas in tanks at fish stores is also a great idea as long as they don't get put with fish that will nip their fins ^_^ I'm glad that LFS are so forword thinking!
@@CreativePetKeeping yeah my LFS is family run and they put their fish first and foremost. They also refuse to sell fish as feeders which is another point I feel strongly about. They house them with lambchop rasbora and cpds and other nano fish.
So appreciative for you posting this important information! Buying is not rescuing!
Betta fish is the fish that got me into the hobby. (Actually I had goldfish first, but they always died). I don't want to reward petco due to the way they keep their bettas. Just as others mentioned the dollar a gallon sale is certainly what keeps me going in. I am also not going to protest against someone that buys a betta there either. It could be a child and this betta could spark their interest in the hobby. I do however, when I see someone getting a betta and they go to grab that tank that is horribly small, I just say "make it at least a 5 gallon and you and your fish will both be happier. If they are receptive to that, I tell them the importance of a pump, heater, and some other things needed for bettas as well.
I want to start breeding bettas simply to help stop the big stores from torturing these poor fish. Maybe I’ll start a store that primarily focuses on them
It would be nice to see more local breeders in the USA. One tricky part is that its hard to offer a wide variety of betta types and colors when u breed by yourself.
You can also import bettas from overseas and sell them directly if you get an import liscence. This way u can choose which breeders you want to support (there are both bad and really great breeders overseas) and offer a wide variety of bettas that you take good care of.
@@CreativePetKeeping I would love to support good breeders as well as breed my own, while it is unfortunate that breeding options are limited here I had come to the realization that importing bettas would be necessary for a store. As long as I can help promote healthy and happy betta care I’m fine with importing 🤗
I hope for the best for you! I would be so nervous to do that as I wouldn't know the fate of the ones I'd end up selling. Unless there's somehow a lot of communication with buyers!
so true !! i dont buy bettas from big box stores because i now the more bettas bougth the more demand they will ask for more bettas , that means more bettas tortured
Luckily there are lots of great local fish stores that do much better and I'm seeing betta rescues pop up as well
@@CreativePetKeeping yes all my bettas are from LFS
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nice video! amazing information 🔥
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I work at a smaller chain, still a chain but it does make it so difficult that corporate limits us to what we are or aren't allowed to do or use. The bettas where I work get the tank water from the main tanks and the bettas have a piece of hornwort with them but I still wish we could keep them in something bigger. I feel like the worst part is that even when you tell people basic care how they can still be ignorant and ignore it. I was able to convince someone to get a 5 gallon set up this week but it gives me anxiety whenever I explain betta care because people can be so nasty about it. I refuse sales when I can but sometimes it happens when I'm not around. 😬
This only brings one issue I have no choice but to buy from petco/pet smart cause where I live there are no small local fish stores
I work at a large petstore chain jere in canada. We dont get any training. My boss would probably fire me if I give a fish for free. He would rather loose the fish than give things for free. When i started taking care of the fish section workers started getting mad at me for changing the water in the cups 2x a week. They said is worse because they get stressed :/. Chaon stores just suck. Dont buy anything from one.
Thank you for this video. I have rescued 9. Besides the ones I have purchased. I give them the best hime I can. Heater and 5 gallon tanks and filter. Water Ganges twice a week and variety of foods. I feed once a day but should I be feeding the 2 times a day? Thank you.
Wow, that's awesome!
I think feeding once a day is fine but I noticed that bettas seem to do a bit better when they eat smaller meals a but more frequently. I switch it up. Some days I feed once a day..sometimes twice... or even 3 times and some days I fast my fish.
Lots of good tips, thanks for sharing.
Great video! 100% agree with your pt of view. 👍
One thing about this, there are many places here in the usa where there are not lfs. For a lot of people the big box stores are all they have.
Also my complaint with Pet Smart is to educate when buying a fish and tank together to cycle tank first, otherwise the ammonia is very high.
This is why I only buy fish from small pet stores or breeders. But The big places are like over 2 hours away. I do wish they all improve how they care for all of their animals
Awesome and brave video, well presented. One thing I did learn though, is if the betta is sick, it's usually due to its conditions living. There a good chance that it isn't something like Ich or Velvet. Still very sad. 😕
I work at a big chain petstore and no there is no educational training however, my manager asked that we at least had some knowledge. there’s a lot of stuff we had to take care of behind the scenes, so we rarely have time. Especially because at my store they only want to have one person working the floor during the weekdays. on the weekends we have more people and have time to actually tend to the bettas.
I sometimes will but not just to save them. They have to be a high grade betta that I would want to keep anyways. Then I inform the pet store they a sick and usually get a discount.
When I bought our Betta I preheated the car and my front seat has heater, so I put the bag on warm seat under a jacket…
Between store and car I got the bag under jacket closer to my body… but this is because it was vary cold outside… (-20c*)
Nice video! Are there any specific books on fish diseases that you recommend?
Thank you for another great video. It is really heartbreaking to see Bettas suffering in little cups. I would be interested in learning what to do to tear them so a video on that would be great.
Unfortunately even the two small mom and pop aquarium stores in my area treat their bettas poorly. All of them do a brisk business in selling a bowl and some cheap conditioner and fish flakes to people who impulse buy a betta for their kiddos and know nothing about them. It’s very sad.
It’s OK we just need to buy the cheap stuff so we can rescue more fish. But I agree something needs to be done. I feel like maybe we should get together and sign petitions sent directly to company CEOs. I really don’t think they are neglecting the fish. I think it’s a combination of the shipping shock and customers coming in and shaking cups and causing stress and the fish being in small cups. I think just a few minor changes would probably significantly improve the whole process. I love your channel name, and I am a new subscriber. As a librarian of 12 years, I agree that books are a better source of information than surfing the Internet. Of course if you know, specifically, what you are looking for, the Internet is very useful; but books cover topics that you didn’t know you should search for.
I consulted an online fish pet for my betta. I sent her some photos and a video of his movements. She was very helpful.
Rescue betta video would be great, thank you from NYC
It’s OK we just need to buy the cheap stuff so we can rescue more fish. But I agree something needs to be done. I feel like maybe we should get together and sign petitions sent directly to company CEOs.
Where I live don't have a fish store only have petco and petsmart
I reallyyy wish I had an LFS. The closest one is 2 hours away. Might as well rescue the bettas I can!
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I got my betta at petsmart it's a platinum male and he is named ghost he is happy and healthy in a planted tank
Dang. I didn't think about buying my tanks from a local fish store when I rescued my betta. That is a great idea because I just told corporate that I'm an impulsive buyer and I will buy a betta and 250 dollars of fish equipment.
Nothing is really going to change until there is legislation enforced like in many European countries. Not all of us have local "mom and pop" fish stores btw....Either I have to support the big box stores or quit the hobby. And rescue is a pretty loose term, if I see a fish that I like and can give it a better home, is that really a rescue? Don't get me wrong, I hate seeing Bettas being sold in those little cups...but I also see employees at my local big box stores doing water changes, treating sick fish, and sometimes even giving good advice. Honestly, the whole hobby can be seen as unethical in one way or another...especially if you can see behind the scenes of the way that some (even most) fish are bred or wild caught, distributed, etc. And nothing in this hobby kills or damages more fish than new hobbyist that don't do basic research. In the end, if you go into a big box store and see a Betta in a little cup and you like it, buy it...call it a rescue if you would like, lol! The most important thing is to do your research first to make sure you can give it a good home.
Amazing video
Awesome video! I think Petsmart and Chewy split, so I feel like it's more ethical to buy from Chewy now
When I was looking into it, the info was a bit confusing. Seems like they are still both owned by the same parent company but Petsmart sold its shares of Chewy.
Yes please make a further video.
I had some concern where this was going in the beginning of the video - I would be even more drastic. Just getting you in the store to save a fish is a win. Even a saved fish is the basis for further animal cruelty. It sounds cruel but leaving these fish to their fate is imho the best way to assure either better treatment in the future. It is the only way to teach them that living things cannot be treatex like packaged goods.
Do you have videos of curing betta fish?
any good book suggestions about diseases and cure for betta?
Training for employees at big box stores is practically non existent when it comes to fish keeping. I literally had to explain to a group of employees a couple of days ago that selling 2 koi fish to a guy looking for tankmates for his arowana was not only a bad idea but ethically immoral. In the end the customer listened to my suggestion and did not get the koi. Smdh when I discussed training for the employees with the manager, his response was they're kids you can't teach them anything. Petsmart fails again.
Big yikes dude. I had a different experience in my store, but I can certainly echo frustration in dealing with sale refusals. I had to do a few of them, a number of which got managers involved. Like no, lady, I'm not going to let you purchase a singleton of a shoaling species or a common pleco for a 15 gallon. WHY DO WE EVEN ORDER THEM?! Get bristles, banjos, garra, red lizards, more Otos...anything! Just not regret with fins and monstrous poops. Not when my average size tank sold is 20 gallons or less. Maybe a few 40's here and there.
Hello can you please tell how to prevent Betta tail biting....having the issue with almost every Betta I buy...I do keep the newest one with danios to distract him but he still bit his tail off!
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I have a terrible time choosing fish. I only have room for one betta, and I fret about the ones I decided not to buy. Does anyone else feel that way, too?
Big box stores don't know how to treat fish ( I tryed to save 2 betta from petsmart they both dyed a week later)
PetSmart employee recently humiliated me by refusing to sell 5 nano fish saying that adding 5 nano fish to 12 other nano fish in a 22 gallon long planted tank is "overstocking". He made himself look professional and all.... There is no point in arguing with inept but confident person. I wonder how he explains his half dead bettas in cups
It’s OK we just need to buy the cheap stuff so we can rescue more fish
Chew isn't owned by PetSmart any longer.
So I can rescue a betta fish for free then ? didnt know that & would the store let though
Would you be willing to share the name of the pet stores you visited that took good care of their bettas? Would love to support!
love u sO much.
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On point! If they're giving it for free, then sure I'll take some fish. If Imma pay for it even for a discount, then fuck it. I'm not giving them anything for doing a shitty job taking care of their animals. Just go to these big chain stores, take the sick fish, and walk away. Don't buy anything. Any amount you pay, no matter how small, will just circulate in their account and it will contribute to acquiring a new fish that will suffer
i buy fish supplies from a store that isnt even a pet store and yet they take better care of bettas than pet stores
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0:00 but choose the more healthy 1
They won’t see they are losing money because they sell a lot more than Bettas.
I save my betta fish from petco😙😙
My question is... why hasn't anyone ever tried to implement animal abuse laws into this situation, and put a stop to it!? Technically, with today's animal abuse laws, it's a felony to murder an animal. Fish are animals. They're pets. Someone in a position of power, should step to the plate, and do something about this.
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Be careful and not careless. Take the right precautions before doing anything. That’s the basis of this video
Its insane that big box stores are allowed to sell live animals. What you do to save these animals is go to your local pet shop. Spend the extra money on the gear at a small shop.