Petco seems to have better fish choices, while Petsmart sticks with the bread and butter species. Petsmart also pushes their cheap branded aquariums over selling other manufacturers' aquariums. In short, I like Petco better.
I've heard lots of bad fish stories concerning PetCo and PetSmart. What is the average condition of the fish that you've gotten from PetCo or PetSmart?
First, PetSmart and other chains stores are there to sell and make money. They are not the ones to listen too. They are both males, should never be housed together or as a pair. They likely are adults, at least 5 years or probably more The enclosures they sell is too small for adult Russians. They need a minimum of a 4x8 foot enclosure. Do not use any mercury, halogen or coiled cfl bulbs they ...
I am getting a betta, couple red wag platies and and a couple albino corydoras. Are they good quality from petsmart or petco?
Is this 125 gallon with stand and lights at petsmart a good deal? $494.94 If not where do you recommend getting a good stand and tank for a good price.
Is buying fish from Petsmart a good idea or not, I don't really have a LFS within an hour of me so I would like to know if the fish are fine, especially with the policy.
The PetSmart near me doesn't have healthy looking tank conditions; however, the Petco near me seems to have pristine conditions (for a chain retailer). I think it depends on the individual locations.
My sponge filter in my 10 gallon tank from petsmart has stopped working after I unplugged it while I was doing a water change and for an entirely different situation. I’ve tried to unplug and plug it back up but it doesn’t work at all anymore.