about 20-30+ fish crabs shrimp exc. in one tank and they do fine??? and the pleco is in the 6 gal tank!!! why is this
2006-10-31 08:35:14 · 12 answers · asked by sogullablegurly 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
A lot of times, those tanks are all connected and share the same water supply. I know that at places like Petsmart and Petco, the tanks are all along one wall. If you look closely, there are dividers with holes in them and not actual walls between the tanks. Petstores also have higher power filters for their tanks and clean them daily, as opposed to weekly.
And as someone else already said, the fish don't stay in the tanks long. Usually it's not a good idea to keep a pleco in such a small tank, but they generally are only in that tank for a week or so until they're adopted and taken home to be put into a larger tank, so they can have the room to grow larger.
2006-10-31 08:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by readysteadystop 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ditto. The fish are sold frequently, and cleared out. Filtration is usually GREATER than you would have at home, water changes are done frequently and on a regular basis, fish are normally fed by people who are experienced, and won't overfeed. When choosing fish, be careful in the big chain stores, as I have worked in a locally owned pet shop for years and also in a chain pet store. Usually the chain stores set up their tank where more than one tank share the same sump. ( way of filtration) This is BAD if you don't know which tanks are "connected" as you may see a sick guppy in tank a and say" well, I'm not buying from that tank" and instead you get a platy from tank b, and they are really, sharing the same water supply and you can bring home disease to your fish. Anchor worm is especially bad that way!
If you choose a reputable store, then trust they know what they are doing, that their fish are getting optimal care.
2006-10-31 17:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by PennyPickles17 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks better to have a really crowded tank. The fish do not stay there long either. The fish in the fish stores are also juveniles, so they are no where near their adult size. The stores also have IMMENSE filtration systems that are monitored very carefully. Massive tank maintanence and filtration systems allow for overcrowding, but the average person can't/doesn't want to deal with this maintanence, we want to enjoy our fish.
2006-10-31 16:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by Carson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a pet store for 15 years and would never try what you described. Water quality and oxygenation are the first priority. These could be addressed with a constant water changing system. Crowding is a separate issue. Are you sure they do fine for very long??
2006-10-31 16:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by curious george 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hate to say it but fish stores are more concern about making money than the health of the fish. Lot's of fish die at the store.
There are some good quality pet stores out there though, don't get me wrong.
2006-10-31 17:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by professorminh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the people dont care about them. i went to this one store and a guy said hes about the only one that ever feeds them and he doesnt work all that much.
2006-10-31 17:05:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's just a display tank. fish get rotated and they have bigger tanks in back
2006-10-31 16:37:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They tend to them often and take out the dead , also they sell quickly.
2006-10-31 16:38:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People buy them so quickly.
2006-10-31 18:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
b/c they don't stay there long. People buy them.
2006-10-31 16:37:02 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda SSS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋