The sad part is places like this just perpetuate the problem. People buy sick fish here and all their fish die at home and they abandon the whole hobby and move on to the next animal. It just hurts us all.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Yup....or keep buying fish and dry good trying to fix the issue when the issue is where they are buying the fish!
@mocha8759
5 жыл бұрын
It is commonly confused that PETCO abuses the animals but they aren't. The people who are selling them to PETCO are the abusers. Not the other way around
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
If you say so.
@RexDogDelivers
4 жыл бұрын
But it puts tons of used tanks for cheap on the market. On a side note even though this is factual it was meant as a joke.
@kristoferstiles9375
4 жыл бұрын
Jadren Aquatics couldn’t agree more
@firefly2090
2 жыл бұрын
I find it truly depends on the location. The one I work in we try and keep as great as we can and most of the team I work with have their own fish and want people to be successful in owning fish and other animals.we all have our own pets and want them to go to a safe home. But then I worked at the other store access town because someone called in sick and it was a nightmare. It was one of her horror pet shops people talk about. None of the staff there was educated or willing to learn and it was extremely irritating. Meanwhile our staff is using some of our personal money to buy fresh veggies for the animals because we fall in love with them while they are there. It depends on the location and motivation of employees. Also as an employee thank you for not yelling at that person. They probably were just told they had to tell you to leave and it's always great when people don't yell at you for what you can't control ❤
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I have seen better and worse in my days. Thanks for doing what you do!
@JustJulie-cz8fs
3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you made this video, even though it’s been 2-years since posted. All the local Pet Smarts near me have gone to utter crap. They were always pretty bad, but I think they’ve worsen. I made the mistake of impulse buying from them 4 days ago. Instead of going to a proper LFS. I went to two locations, and both locations, plenty of dead fish in various tanks. Like an idiot, I still decided to buy. So far, already 1 Corydora died on me, another one has a missing eye and clearly is going to die, and a guppy that seemed fine (I went to a different PS location, just a tad further) also dead fish. I keep blaming myself, and think I’m the problem and it’s me, but I tested, 0 ammonia and nitrite and prior the tank was running 9-months. I really feel like it’s them, and it’s just hard to keep their fish alive at this point, even going to 2 locations was useless.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
So you didn’t even quarantine? That’s trouble.
@JustJulie-cz8fs
3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom I didn’t mind skipping quarantine, because this tank is an empty one there was no fish in it after my betta died. I have plans on taking it down in a couple months anyways, and it was only going to be Petsmart fish amongst Petsmart fish. For my 33-gallon long, once I get that set up, all the fish will be quarantined and probably bought from a more quality LFS vs a crappy chain.
@SourCat420
2 жыл бұрын
Petco and pet smart turned me off the hoppy years ago with ich, what a mess that was, now got a few shrimp tanks and a few big fish tanks, order online and don’t give up, it may cost a bit online but your getting good quality and not gonna waste money on meds and days of water changes. Get some guppy’s very easy and look great in groups!
@mcr7825
2 жыл бұрын
Just went to Petsmart the other day and saw lots of their feeder goldfish dead floating on top of the tank which proves that they’ve been dead for a while and were just left there for display. It’s a nightmare 😱
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, for sure.
@charlottealtland6587
6 жыл бұрын
That is why you should ALWAYS quarantine fish no matter where you buy them
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@melissas3064
5 жыл бұрын
How long should you quarantine fish ? Two weeks?
@Mark-yb1sp
3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom What is the process of quarantining a fish? I am a new fish owner. Thank you.
I've never understood why fish stores, big box or LFS, don't have as an employee task an hourly "tank walk," looking for and removing dead fish.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Right?
@johnnyvasquez1310
5 жыл бұрын
They do.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
That doesn’t mean they actually do it.
@yermailmain206
4 жыл бұрын
Anthony Ragan simple... the fish are not they’re first priority unfortunately
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
Money is. Fish are just a reason for people to walk in.
@fuggleradventures5820
4 жыл бұрын
I had goldfish from my local PetSmart and they never survived. I get my fish from my local fish store and they live their life span out with me. The only fish they seen to survive from Petsmart for me was the betta fish I use to keep.
@ianviviTV
2 жыл бұрын
Thankfully, my petsmart has good fish area because the guy that works there is in the fish hobby and actually cares. He is always monitoring the fish area so I guess I'm lucky for that
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
Sure are!
@tinacuppernell9566
6 жыл бұрын
If they had nothing to hide, they should love it if you put their store on your u-tube channel. Hum, not so much. lol
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@susanbriggs862
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. Another great video. Presently nursing 5 peppered Cory cats purchased 6 days ago from Petsmart. Particularly nasty pop eye developed second day in quarantine with Paraguard. Responding to Kanaplex but lost two right off the bat. Salesperson cheerfully told me not to worry. To bring back any dead fish within 14 days and they will replace them. I don't think so. Last time buying fish from Petsmart.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss. Hopefully you didn't buy the meds at Petsmart!
@papayin5930
6 жыл бұрын
In my country all the petstores/aquariums are like this... So sad...
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
😮
@PalmerAquatics
6 жыл бұрын
I used to have a video bashing their fish and their filters but KZitem took it down after it gained tons of views over a year 🙈 hopefully they don’t do that to you.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
I guess we will see.
@PerplexiaX
5 жыл бұрын
Petsmart probably reported you for slander or some other baby-whiny something like that for hurting their feelings!
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Still up!
@fishndchick2228
3 жыл бұрын
Nope, it's still up! Jo Michael, did you go back there to look at the fish again?
@bigvalboski811
3 жыл бұрын
Wouldnt higher ups want you to film to make sure there stores are up to standard
@augustvukosovich4683
5 жыл бұрын
Most of the fish at my local petsmart are ill. I bought guppies from them and they brought in my first illness that I still don't know what it was and it took out about 60% of my guppies. On the other hand, their plecos and corydoras are actually very healthy. I bought over a dozen corys about 4 months ago and all are still alive. My new plecos from them are beautiful and healthy too.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the gupps, great to hear about the Cory’s!
@StinkiSlinki
4 жыл бұрын
i always go on the day they get their shipment in, plus luckily the person they have over the fish area now seem very knowledgeable.
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
That's great!
@thestruggler1000
6 жыл бұрын
Michael it is good that fish lovers shame pet shops because if big enough ripples are created something might get done to improve conditions . Pity the love of animals is not incentive enough to have them well cared for.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@kparran79
5 жыл бұрын
my petco fish died, but the pet supplies plus ones are still kicking and made it to the main tank. they also sell thier plants $5 and already growing in the tank! i miss the local mom and pop pet stores, they cared for the pets that kept them in business
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@blaketundra3216
4 жыл бұрын
There doesn't have to be a law about not filming in their store, she said it's in the stores policy. And the fact that you raised the camera to her face as she's telling you not to film her is super disrespectful. With that being said, this video still helped me. Thank you.
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
Lol...you’re welcome.
@Isa-cr7fd
5 жыл бұрын
I worked in a chain pet store a year or so ago. Every week we would dose the sump with all different types of chemicals to stop the fish looking sick. (Also ALL of the fish tanks were connected, all the water went to the bottom sump and pumped back out into the “tanks” it was literally just 1 tank) Ph for the fish didn’t matter at all. Another gross thing about it is we had a small room where all the sick animals went, the vets (we had a vets attached in our store) would look at the animals and any that were sick would mostly get euthanised. We even had a bird illness breakout within the whole colony of birds and my boss full on told me to tell the customers they had a “cold”. I only worked there for 9 months I couldn’t do it anymore it was the saddest shit I have ever experienced. Edit: we even had 2 snakes go missing! They were never found. Mice and rodents were constantly in the back room dying from some disease and every pet there was infected with something or constantly going into the back room, getting loaded up on steroids and sent back on to the floor until sold.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
In wouldn’t have lasted a week their!
@shesellsfish
6 жыл бұрын
So glad you brought up that ALL their tanks are on the same water system. So many people don't know this. Where is my Chewy fix? Need it, gots to have it. Show me some Chewy.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
If only I could post pics here
@jeffjackson9679
5 жыл бұрын
They have UV sterilizers in the back that prevents parasites from one tank getting to the others. Also, the feeder fish have a separate coldwater system. This guy is an idiot.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
If you believe what you wrote, you are the idiot.
@a.kevinzane213
6 жыл бұрын
I subscribed a week ago and now i cant stop watching ur vids!!!
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah....that happens! 😎
@LB-xe1ho
6 жыл бұрын
I buy from some of these places because it’s cheap and we’re I live shipping isn’t always that easy but I also medicate and quarantine them for a month so it’s more work in the long run
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Where do you live that shipping is an issue?
@rant-A-holic
6 жыл бұрын
im from scotland and we have "pets at home" (exactly the same thing) and they keep 10+ bettas in the same tank, hillstream loaches with zero added oxygen and because of that they die within a week and turn white and again all their tanks are connected so one sick tank means they're all sick. years ago when pets at home was the only "aquarium store" i could buy from i really struggled to keep their fish alive. i wouldnt surprise me if pets at home and pet co and petsmart were ran by the same person/company
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
That wouldn't surprise me.
@fishtropiccanada4747
2 жыл бұрын
Mike I broke my phone and you owe me a new iPhone 13 max pro !!!! Legend says mike is still coughing !!!
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
I’m fine!
@gregjonesonline
6 жыл бұрын
careful of the store music playing, you can get a strike/mute
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah...I’m waiting for it. Thanks for bringing it up here....lol
@1Low550
6 жыл бұрын
I buy a lot of my fish from petsmart, ive had a red devil and a jack for almost 8 years from them. Not all are bad
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Right, I never said they all are bad.
@shecomments2much189
3 жыл бұрын
Biggest mistake I made as a young girl was purchasing my fish from Walmart. The guppies just kept having ich. The only fish that did good that I got there were the oscars but they’ve got some thick slime coating. Think think that was the only part of their biology that saved them.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
At least you learned. Some people don't. LOL
@ronalflores3131
3 жыл бұрын
I started this hobby because of a tank my neighbor gave me which only had guppies I did my research and now they had about 20 fry and they are both females I didnt want them to be lonely so I got some fish at Petco and 2 out of the 3 fish died idk if it was my fault or not I'm very young and I dont consider myself a hobbyist I'm just a kid who's tryna take care of some fish and your videos help me a lot💯
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for loss. It sounds like you are doing everything right.
@ingadunwoody2238
5 жыл бұрын
At my local pet smart, the people that work there love the fish, many of them are in the aquarium hobby, I'm friends with one if the workers, joy, she gives me the baby fish that are born of their guppies and such, theyre so little they would get sucked into the filter, she gives many of them to me as she trusts I will take good care if them, they have a sick fish area, with betta cups of medicated water for the fish they find that get sick, but few fish get put in there because they maintain the water well, the only thing that sucks is the care if the bettas, but they tend to be abused everywhere, they try their best, and do water changes on the cups every other day.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@alvinjones1327
6 жыл бұрын
Have you ever walked in without a camera and ask about there filtration system. It is amazing truly a work of art. Just ask them if you can see it...
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
I took one apart once.....it was kinda cool.
@tedhawk211
6 жыл бұрын
Well done Michael it's good that you're putting the word out and you handled that perfectly I don't blame you I'm not a lawyer or either I wouldn't have debated the issue with the store lady either I live near a very small town we don't have any pet shops that's kind of ironic I was just telling a friend of mine the other day well we're probably better off that we don't have a big chain store because they're not really known for selling quality fish the only way to obtain quality anything is to buy from a breeder who sells quality stock thanks again though man I like your videos
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jodymaley3674
6 жыл бұрын
Lucked out at Petsmart once, brought guppies from SeaCrest Farms straight from the shipping bags. Large, plump, colorful mutts. They have been happily prolific in my tanks and pond for many months. Had to argue them into selling them as company policy said no sales for a day after ship in. Think I will try some guppy mutts from you next.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Last day for "ThankYou10" promo code.....just saying! LOL
@happyniazi1
5 жыл бұрын
That’s terrible- my local Petsmart takes amazing care of their fish and all of the bettas are healthy and I haven’t found one sick or dead fish yet
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome. Unfortunately not the norm.
@uniquascaper7052
6 жыл бұрын
All the corporate stores buy from the same massive fish farms. These fish farms have to raise these (inbred) fish in a soup of antibiotics, antifungals and Growth Hormones in order to speed the 'time to market'. So these fish are grown in a chemical bath and artificially 'sped up' biologically - and everyone wonders why they are susceptible to every disease as well as living very short lifespans compared to organically grown fish. Then they drop them in tanks that are all on the same filter system so diseases and parasites are shared between all of the tanks. Stop buying Corporate- for your fish and yourself. And for the hobby.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
That's right! Buy from www.michaelsfishroom.com
@PerplexiaX
5 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom LOL No self-promotion there, eh, Mike! LOL :-)
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
💯
@PerplexiaX
5 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom LOL :-D
@Steelbooking541
4 жыл бұрын
My petsmart gave my tank Ich! Black skirt tetras came home and I didn’t quarantine them 👎👎👎👎 One week later it was everywhere in the tank. I’ve successfully treated all fish with no losses, none the less I was not happy to get sick fish from Petsmart. Sticking to my local fish store from now on.
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
Good job on treating, but Petsmart didn't do anything. YOU did not QT, that's on you.
@Steelbooking541
4 жыл бұрын
Michael's Fish Room I agree quarantine is important but I COMPLETELY disagree that Petsmart didn’t do anything. I’d be scared to buy fish from you if you think selling sick fish is totally okay and it’s the customers fault that the fish is sick when it gets home. BTW Petsmart also wouldn’t let me look at their tanks or the tetras I got until after they bagged them as the whole tank area is taped off do to this Quarantine stuff. So i was not able to check their condition before purchase because of Petsmart’s decision. I agree the majority of responsibility is on me to quarantine the fish at home- BUT Petsmart did do something. They sold sick fish. Enough said, that’s unacceptable in my opinion, I highly doubt they didn’t know the fish were sick. Especially being black skirt tetras it’s should have been EASY for them to spot ich and not sell any fish associated with that water.
@Steelbooking541
4 жыл бұрын
Michael's Fish Room I must be mis-understanding you because I cannot fathom someone defending a pet store selling any type of sick pet and blaming the customer for it when they notice it’s sick a few days after taking it home? Uhm?
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
I’m not saying thy are not equally to blame.
@sinverrette9803
Жыл бұрын
Yep. I got a betta 1 year ago. Kept getting sick. This last time he didn't recover. Died 4 days ago. It was always something..
@MichaelsFishRoom
Жыл бұрын
If you had it a year, it was fine.
@SecretlySeven
4 жыл бұрын
All Petsmart fish are sick because they use connected filtration and they don't pay any attention to the tanks so they just pump problems around. I just recently rescued some sick fish at my local Petsmart. An Angel fish with velvet pretty bad. (happy to report he has recovered and is doing well) 5 guppies and a clown pleco that all had pretty advanced ick. (sad to say they all were just too far along and stressed to make it) I detest that place but I always try to buy a few sick fish to try and save them from the flush. Win some, lose some but it's sad the hurt they put on small fish stores around here. They took out our local store that was a decades old fixture in this town. They also put fish directly from the bag to the floor untreated. Either it's a blind risk on Thursday or like picking over a grave site on Wednesday. I don't have any experience with the fish from other Petsmart stores just the one in Lakewood NY.
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, inexperienced staff and bad stock don't mix well. I am sure there are some "good" petsmarts, but not many!
@laurierowe617
4 жыл бұрын
That was so funny when you said you would have to throat punch them! OMG made my day! 🤣
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@KOTR2003
4 жыл бұрын
Since the store is not public property, they can tell you not to film there, if you do not comply they can remove you. If you do not leave, they can call cops and charge for trespassing.
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Capt.
@paulnerlich6099
4 жыл бұрын
There's a Pet Supplies Plus by me that has over 100 dead feeder and comet goldfish in their tanks. I just went in for the dollar per gallon sale since Petco wasn't having one. The worst part is that this was about 7-10 days after they were newly installed to the store. That's really sad they don't have a clue.
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
ugh
@kealeegiese94
3 жыл бұрын
And, upon seeing the tanks...they look SO much cleaner and brighter than the petsmart I just went to a few days ago. Sad.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
They look clean, yes.,
@smallaqautics1699
5 жыл бұрын
At my PetSmart they take very good care of of their fish and I will continue buying them there.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome!
@davidhess4639
3 жыл бұрын
It's scary looking at the way they have there set up
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
yup
@thebeigesheep6132
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have any videos discussing fish health? It would have been super helpful if you pointed out exactly what was wrong with these fish. To a newbie with an untrained eye it's difficult for me to see what's wrong unless it is something super glaring. Unfortunately I don't live around anywhere with many stores so I need tips on making sure I'm buying healthy stock
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
Specifically no, but I have some videos on other issues.
@killereyes1985
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I know that’s store you recorded is not the best but the PetSmart by I live is 5 times more horrible... water look very foggy, the tanks have mold, fish looking sick and prices are so high 🤦🏻♂️ so much I have to say but I will never end. Hope PetSmart companies try to evolve and create something productive in the fish department. They just care 1 money 2 money 3 money not about the concert of the pets in their companies.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@dustinfisher29
6 жыл бұрын
but that back swimming pale eyed half grey molly looked stunning......or stunned....:PPPP
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
It was bad!
@mysticalsprings1998
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I saw this video because I'm getting back into fish and I was 4 for 20 on fish from there though it was me!
@MichaelsFishRoom
Жыл бұрын
Most likely not you
@johncameron4194
2 жыл бұрын
Eye opening and yes it depends on the store
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
For sure.
@princesslunakusuma8322
6 жыл бұрын
i love your videos when u in japan and guppies and fish store tours
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bk2pla
6 жыл бұрын
“Sick’em Mike!” 😼
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Naoma09
6 жыл бұрын
I wish I had known about petsmart before I bought the 2 plecos that caused a massive ich outbreak in both my tanks. While I'm pretty smart about most aspects of fishkeeping, when I bought the plecos, I was fairly new to the hobby....this little fishkeeper is much more educated now.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
You live and you learn! As long as you learn it is OK!
@drockingfish
6 жыл бұрын
I know, our petsmart most of the tanks are empty, no more sales, and all the fish are the same common species, the only fish i would recommend are the Roseline Barbs
@aquatictanksbymj9632
6 жыл бұрын
First of all as somebody who has worked in a PetSmart. the Nets are in a solution that keeps them sanitize and makes it where it doesn't hurt the fin of the fish. And there are UV sterilizers going through the water in the back filtration. Plus they isolate there fish that are sick so usually if you have an outbreak is because they came to us like that which PetSmart keeps their fish at the distribution centers for quarantine before they come to the stores so most of the time is illness due to stress. Videos like this really make me upset because you're not helping but if someone just has a PetSmart or Petco to go to. They feel like they're doing something wrong. You should make a video on how to pick a proper fish out because in reality all the fish come from the same place it's just a matter of who's taking care of them in the shops or the big box stores. Most likely why your PetSmart used to be good and now it's not because the good people probably left for better opportunity.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Not all fish come from the same place. Petsmart buys from Seagrest farms, as do many many other retailers. Not all the fish are sick. Also this did you see the pile of dead fish, not to mention at least 10 in tanks, in the system that is so amazing.
@matthewzito6130
6 жыл бұрын
Removing sick fish for treatment might be part of the problem. There could be many sick fish in their sales tanks that aren't yet showing symptoms. Then people buy them and bring them home, and a day or two later they're covered in white spots. … I stopped buying fish at my local PetSmart after getting several Black Skirt Tetras and Ancistrus with ick. They all looked good in the store and got sick soon after I got them home.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
This can happen anywhere....but I think the point is, they don't treat the tank, they treat individual fish.
@pirrgang
6 жыл бұрын
Pet stores shouldn't be able to sell live animals without some kind of certification. Fish are unhealthy not to mention the reptiles are almost never cared for properly. At a chain store the other day and a Snakes shed is stuck becuase the humidity level is 40 percent below what it should be. How does that happen?! If you are going to care for a animal know and maintain the husbandry requirement.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Shouldn’t?
@adler819
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve had zero issues with my fish from petsmart in my area. I buy from petsmart and couple local stores. Had worse luck with the local stores.
@JU-ov5fo
6 жыл бұрын
Every location is different. Every situation is different. The problems everyone has with there home aquarium, petsmart will experience all of them multiple times over. Not saying you saw wasnt terrible husbandry, because it was awful, the main problem with petsmart is that they will hire uneducated people and expect them to instantly get it. They are a retail store. Some petsmarts have smart and knowledgeable people that will help just as well as you could. But, that is not the majority unfortunately. The real problem is the distributers. Which everyone that sells fish, unless you are a private breeder, has to go through. Any LFS that you go to gets there fish from the same distributers as petsmart. But, I digress. I personally know the fish keepers that run my local petsmart and they are very knowledgeable on all things freshwater fish. But like i said. The one you went to looks awful. It sucks that yours is that bad. But atleast it aint fucking Walmart. ):
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
That's true....LOL
@EvanXDev
5 жыл бұрын
When it comes to Petsmart every location is the same in terms of terrible husbandry. Can you believe this Petsmart was actually one of the better ones? Because it was. Petco are much better than Petdumb.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Oh snap...petdumb!
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
If they are doing a job they should have training.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
At least!
@Desperado070
4 жыл бұрын
Getting kicked out for filming dead fish, somethings never change... But you are welcome to film the not yet dead fish!
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
Avtuall;y they didn't want me to film at all!
@sierra8177
3 жыл бұрын
My fish from pet smart has been alive for 5+ years it just depends on how you take care of them
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
It actually depend on how the store takes care of them if they are sick at the store.
@flacosgarden6816
3 жыл бұрын
Every store has dead fish, but leaving them out like that. My local petco likes to leave the dead fish in the tank for DAYs.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
They like too? 🥺
@UnconventionalAquatics
6 жыл бұрын
Wow those fish looked terrible! Don’t know why I’m surprised though. Wonder why that lady was so upset??? Lol seems as if she was maybe embarrassed about something... haha Great video Michael, gave me a nice Sunday afternoon smile🤙🏻
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Maybe because there was a whole container of dead fish right there!
@UnconventionalAquatics
6 жыл бұрын
Michael's Fish Room 😂
@chihironiich.9335
2 жыл бұрын
I bought fish from PetSmart and had a good experience. I added fish from local fish shop, and they were sick and wiped out most of the tank, the only survivors being one angelfish and five Corydoras I got from PetSmart, and one adult Corydoras I got from the lfs. I did not quarantine and that was entirely my fault, but still, the ill fish came from a small local shop. In my personal situation I think the best source of fish is PetSmart for me unfortunately. I live in a very rural area so my options for in-person fish stores/providers are bleak.
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@loavesfishes6268
6 жыл бұрын
That was heartbreaking.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
yes it was
@cindywood2089
2 ай бұрын
I have a question... My one female guppy gave birth to a bunch of fry which I separated into their own tank. But, she had white stringy poop/worms and died. Should I be assuming that the fry will have worms and treat them? If so, with what? I wish that you were local...I bought five female guppies from Petco and they all died within 5 days. I currently have a pregnant female guppy giving birth in a quarantine tank that I was about to treat with expel P In case they have red worms like the five guppies that died from a different batch. This pregnant guppy that is giving birth currently was treated with para cleanse and did have white worms coming out of her. As soon as the fry are born I will move them in with the other fry. The other fry are maybe 10 days old? Is it okay to put them together?
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 ай бұрын
I ship. www.michaelsfishroom.com
@heatherleelovejoy9690
6 жыл бұрын
My local Petsmart is crap! Sick fish in every tank, all the tanks are empty bare bottom, I can't even go in that section any more it kills me! And that's all we have except a petco and they aren't much better!
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Mine used to be better...now it is a death zone!
@natashaford4654
5 жыл бұрын
Is this petsmart in Shreveport if not I swear it’s the exact same build
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Nope, it is in NJ. I bet a lot of them are the same.
@allintanks9865
4 жыл бұрын
I know this is an old video but Most Pet Supplies Plus fish sections are horrible with death and illnesses too
@karly4justice
3 жыл бұрын
Amen to that!
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Yup
@flaquitasolis400
5 жыл бұрын
Where did you go did you go to mission Viejo or Lake Forest
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Sicklerville
@efe3ce791
5 жыл бұрын
And That is why I always quarantine.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Me too, but most don't.
@efe3ce791
5 жыл бұрын
Michael's Fish Room true and I always say if you don't have a quarantine tank and go out your way to acknowledge the process meds set up etc don't buy fish at all please
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
I agree, but then most of the hobby wouldn’t be.
@bjsouth9719
3 жыл бұрын
Have had 3 white cloud mountain minnows for a couple years...no problems. Recently bought 2 baby white clouds, 2 male guppies, 3 female guppies from Pets martial. Within 2 days of purchase; 1 of my white clouds was dead, 1 new baby white cloud was dead, 1female guppy was dead, both male guppies were dead. Never had that happen in more than 40 years of keeping fish. We used to have a family-owned/run pet store that I always shopped at. Wonderful quality, awesome fish selection, great employees. Chain pet stores put them out of business. Been a crap shoot ever since.
@bjsouth9719
3 жыл бұрын
Petsmart not pet martial. Ignorant autocorrect.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
LOL....glad you corrected it for me. Yeah, the big box stores are hurting the hobby for sure.
@lilybeaumont683
6 жыл бұрын
My Petsmart makes yours look wonderful..we have to drive to a Petco ..its new the guys all keep fish but they have a new woman manager and she is not as good as I was told to expect..but I did till her I have never seen dead fish there before..I hope she took note..my local fish shop is crap..never going there again..now they sell rabbits all you need to know about how down hill they are going..
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
That sucks....I am lucky in that my LFS may not be the best, but is good.
@Samuel-dl2so
6 жыл бұрын
Whats with the "woman manager"??? You sexist bruh?!
@lilybeaumont683
6 жыл бұрын
@@Samuel-dl2so I am very sexist...its a talent..🤔🤔🤔
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
How is that sexist exactly?
@lilybeaumont683
6 жыл бұрын
Everything is sexist nowadays..its the new ' in ' thing..🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@Lucy-vx9nn
3 жыл бұрын
Petsmart in my town has velvet disease in all its tanks and won't treat them and change them out even though they know and are very aware.so i never buy live fish from there since my first mistake buying one when i first started keeping fish
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately we all learn the hard way.
@Nyambui
3 жыл бұрын
I'm planning to make mutts from their guppies and form a line from there. It's been a few months, and so far my guppies are healthy and breeding! There weren't many to choose from so they are probably survivors. I don't trust the way they handle fish, because there is always a dead betta. I've had a betta live for 5 years, and survived 600 mile car rides, summer and winter, with 2 cockatiels and a dog. A dead betta in a store is a bad sign to me.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
One infrequently happens, it's nature, but everytime you go in and see multiple dead fish. NOT A GOOD SIGN.
@bobbuilder9813
4 жыл бұрын
Setting up my fish room soon can’t wait been years coming I need it done looks awsome
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
You can do it!
@bobbuilder9813
4 жыл бұрын
Michael's Fish Room thanks bud can’t wait
@karebearsanimalhouse7195
4 жыл бұрын
You have to keep in mind that these fish are young... so that explains the size and theres hundreds of fish they probably just shipped across the country, so of course theres go a be a few dead fish amongst the large amount that looked alive and healthy to me. My local petsmart had 2 large balls of dead fish... now That is unacceptable. They also had a dead fiddler crab in a tank that had obviously been there for a while.
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
I get fish orders all the time and ship fish every week, I usually don't have DOA's. This to me was very bad.
@karebearsanimalhouse7195
4 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom yeah they dont take care of their fish the way you do. I get it. I have a video clip from my local petsmart. My boyfriend saw me recording and walked off lol. There were literal balls of dead fish.. in 2 diff aquariums. The comet goldfish. It upset me. 2 large balls of had to be 50 dead fish in each.
@matthewzito6130
6 жыл бұрын
Lately I've been getting fish from a large independent pet store in a neighboring county. … Whenever they get sick fish they treat the entire tank and won't sell any fish from that tank until the outbreak subsides. … It seems a lot more effective than the PetSmart method of removing visibly sick fish to a hospital tank.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Right because once one fish is infected, most likely the rest of the fish are infected.
@jaydeef5187
3 жыл бұрын
My petsmart is sold out of tropical fish in 2-3 days no matter what or how many they get. They still have a few cichlids and glofish but tropicals fly out of there and the ppl that they have working there are pretty knowledgeable. I never really pay much attention to the color either because after a diet of quality food their color,size and fins get vibrant and look better than even the best fish rooms.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@aquaticcentral6341
6 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if your guppies will survive in a tank without crushed coral?
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Depends how hard your water is.
@aquaticcentral6341
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@MasterAquatics
6 жыл бұрын
lmao!!! " ok folks have a great weekend! wait why would you have a great weekend, you just had a weekend!"
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
LOL
@westcoastvibes9154
3 ай бұрын
I was really upset with petsmart today in Bend Oregon. Half the fish in the tanks are dead or sick and the beta are all barely alive. They need to switch to food and product sales only because they cannot properly care for the animals the company supposedly represents. I love the staff and you can tell that they aren't happy about the condition of the animals or how they're disposed but they're threatened to be fired or face a lawsuit if they talk about the animals conditions or disposals, AKA "thrown in the dumpster while alive". I find it ironic that animal conservation groups like Peta dont blink at this while funding kill shelters and hating on the farming industry. P.S It is this bad in every location unfortunately and they face no legal charges for animal abuse or anything wich i can't seem to comprehend because anyone that did the same would face jail or prison for animal abuse. Petsmart and Petco should be product based companies only.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, that sucks.
@kellysuzanne976
2 жыл бұрын
My local Feeder supplies always has tanks with ich . I'm talking tank after tank after tank . I got some guppies from them and they all died in two days. Guppies in my opinion aren't easy fish to keep at all. At least not the ones you buy from these chain pet stores aren't . They have issues , and these people that work there no nothing about fish . At least most don't .
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
If you buy healthy guppies, like from me, they are pretty easy.
@patwestland4660
2 жыл бұрын
Same problem where I am, sick fish for sale - bloody depressing.
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
yup
@cenzosenerchia3043
Жыл бұрын
I bought 8 fish today and they all died in the bag before I made it home. 6 neon tetras and 2 platys
@MichaelsFishRoom
Жыл бұрын
You really should have seen they were sick before you bought them..
@cenzosenerchia3043
Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoomthey seemed fine to me, I’m still learning. What do you recommend I keep an eye out for? Or where should I buy them from instead?
@miscmeme
4 жыл бұрын
This scenario almost made me drop the hobby when I first started. Didn't know what I was doing. Got me some guppies to hangout with my pleco. 5 days later my pleco's poop looked like plastic tape...
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
But you learned what to do right?
@miscmeme
4 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom Yes, in fact I did enough research to realize I was giving terrible care to him. Even when he seemed "healthy". Naturally, found out they're Armored Catfish like a newbie does. After I cleaned out those parasites. (Over a month with normal stool) I upgraded him to a 55 Gal tank, were he'll stay for another few years before hopefully getting a 6' long tank for him within that time. Also learned to never buy fish at a chain store. (At least the one's around me.) And always quarantine new fish no matter the source. Oh and sadly I'm completely still biased against guppies because of the stress it caused... Kuhli loaches are my latest addition. Great content btw. Glad I found it!
@alexl3383
6 жыл бұрын
I have bought a bunch of African cichlids and clown loaches from petsmart and petco and all of them are healthy have a 7 inch blood parrot and clown loaches that I bought from both places that I have had for 4 years and are doing great.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@susanbriggs862
6 жыл бұрын
It's part of the hobby to occasionally lose fish, but to be told by a sales person at Pet***** to buy extra because "you're going to lose a few within the first week anyway", is just wrong. If the fish are healthy, quarantined before they go out to the store's display tank and the salesperson is trained to inquire about the buyer's water parameters and tank set up (so fish is going into a good environment) there should be minimal fish loss. This should be industry standard.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
You are right it should be. Unfortunately the average fish keeper most likely does not know their water parameters.
@isaiahfurrow7414
3 жыл бұрын
I have never been a fan of pet smart, out of a handful of them in my region.... also never had much luck getting good dry goods from them... I HAVE bought a LOT of things from local shops, and also gotten ill fish or unwanted hitchhikers from places... Now, I QT everything .... but I still value Petco and their now 50% off sale on tanks(used to be $1/gallon)....as well as their sales on food, supplies, equipment, etc... I have one really good Petco in my area that always has clean tanks, healthy fish, etc... knowledgeable staff.... and I have had great luck so far with their livestock...it is hard to mail order fish where I live as a lot of the year weather is unfavorable for that... I just look over the fish carefully, watch them a while, and look over the other fish carefully in that bank of tanks... it seems that they have theirs separated into sections, every 2 stacks of tanks has 1 sump underneath 1 stack, and 1 pump and such under a second stack.... somewhat helping keep from having the entire store's tanks go out of commission. ....but shared nets and such is still a thing at most any store... Stores are well over an hour from me, but I have also journeyed a full day drive one way, to get to a store before... it was well worth it, and I plan another trip soon to check out a different store...
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta QT everything, even from trusted sources!
@lori3855
6 жыл бұрын
I've got a new petsmart recently built near where i live and hopefully their fish don't end up like this...
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Hope not
@MasterAquatics
6 жыл бұрын
Darn it mike.... Now I need aNEW KEYBOARDwqwwekjdfhaiodhfiose hf eke
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@xxbabymegalodonxx2474
5 жыл бұрын
5:13 those are feeder fish, they aren’t even so,d as pets in the first place, the6 are sold as turtle food
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Would feed your turtle sick fish?
@sabretooth0467
6 жыл бұрын
All you have to say is... "OK, if that is your policy for no camera's it must be in writing. May I see that please?"
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Next Time.....
@jessicacarrasco4892
3 жыл бұрын
Very cool what your showing I see alot of dead fish in tanks and some are so thin. Its cool ur viedoing I tryed and they told me no cell phone or they kicked me out.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
They eventually kicked me out too. But I kept filming.
@jessicacarrasco4892
3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom The sad part some times we have no choice if we want fish to go there. I think u just have to really look at the fish u buy very good and with luck they will be ok. My weather loach was like that now hes happy fat and out going.
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
You have to look at the entire system!
@yourtap
3 жыл бұрын
Life hack: if you're new to fish keeping and a big chain store is all you've got, and you're like me. You want to pick your fish. Ask when their shipment days are. Show up and buy them before they acclimate them to their tanks. Nothing wrong with ordering fish. I got that "I need instant gratification" deal going on. Lol
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Or you can order from me on Sunday, and get it Tuesday!
@georgiarudeboy4468
5 жыл бұрын
You can film in places open to the public there is no expectation of privacy in a public place we get videos taken of everyone on the street and in everystore we go in
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jamieward2880
3 жыл бұрын
Pet smart and the rest of pet shops stress the hell out of fish too many in to small of tank demands excellent maintenance. And upper escholon filtering least be hundred gallons more per hour than tank size but maintain those filters and dont skimp on media it's now a full time job and water changes daily ,testing daily.better for keeper to keep a few he likes than a community tank .
@MichaelsFishRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Huh?
@wesleybrink5309
6 жыл бұрын
I've bought alot of my fish from my local petsmart. Since the closest LFS is around an hour away. Thankfully I've only had 1 neon die the day after I got it. My petsmart receives a shipment of fish every Wednesday, so I wait until Saturday or Sunday to go and look at what's left. The weaker ones or the ones that were stressed to the max are gone by that point. With that being said I still quarantine every fish and plant no matter where I've purchased them. I personally dont think the chain stores are that bad. For someone like me it makes the hobby a lot more accessible.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Not a bad plan.....My Petsmart used to be very good...this was horrible!
@tortoisetom1
6 жыл бұрын
I recently purchased a couple male guppies from petsmart they were both dead in 48 hrs.Thank god i quarantined them.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
You should have bought guppies from me!
@kerrypitt9789
6 жыл бұрын
You should be commended for doing this. Up here Pet Smart does not carry anything alive. Exposing this abuse is important. Our SPCA in Canada will charge Aquarium Shops with animal excuse for what you showed there. Will they not do it there? We may disagree on some things but you are good at this kind of thing. I hope something comes of it.
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks....I think.
@kerrypitt9789
6 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelsFishRoom Mike I am quick to criticize I know, but I am quick to complement. When I was a kid we had Zellers, Simpsons Sears and almost anybody with space sold Aquarium fish. This was in the 60's and 70's. We had friends who owned their own shop, back in the day you could purchase Ocelots and Toucans. Their shop was awesome but these other places, if you wanted a fish you had to pick from the dead fish floating in the aquarium. Now people don't put up with that here and when guys like yourself care enough to expose these jerks, it is an important thing to do. Give people that info, can you post it on their Facebook page as well? Peace .........
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
I emailed corporate....got a bullshit phone call from the manager....my plan is to go back and see if anything has changed!
@MrScienceGeek
6 жыл бұрын
My snack while watching this video was cheddar chex mix and a mountain dew. Im shocked the mollies didn't have visible ich. This is why us fish snobs prefer to give business to our local fish stores :)
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a great snack...I’m more of a water kinda guy though.
@logan3815
6 жыл бұрын
Epic, yeah usually ppl have a problem being filmed or they're business,home etc When they know that what they are doing is wrong or what they did is wrong etc etc...I know if I have nothing to hide or whatever, shit film away!!
@MichaelsFishRoom
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@MichaelsFishRoom
4 жыл бұрын
In my experience, people want to be in videos.
@js8224
4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't want to be in a video. There's a line between reporting and invading.
@kenbaxter8581
5 жыл бұрын
My blue eagle male guppy from petsmart just died after a week of getting him.
@MichaelsFishRoom
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry
@logangreenwalt2943
2 жыл бұрын
I need help, I’ve bought a couple fish for my small 10 gallon, it was all going good at first then out of no where maybe a week in my pleco and Molly died then there is tons of ich in my tank and now two mollys have Popeye am I doing something wrong??
@MichaelsFishRoom
2 жыл бұрын
Clearly. Did you quarantine? Did you cycle your tank?
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