ATROCITY against FISHES: Walmart Stores GFS members from across the US have told horror stories about the terrible treatment fish receive at Walmart. Fish are forced to live in filthy water, dead fish and diseased fish abound in the tanks, andOften, fish are kept with other incompatible species, and goldfish are indiscriminantly mixed with tropicals. Rochester, New York Walmart's pet department is dark, ill-lit, andTo obtain help, one must seek an employee out. the fish literally die before my eyes, suffering in these terribleNo animal should ever be treated this way, allowed to suffer endlessly until its inevitable death. According to Mr. Greg Bickal, Chapter Head of the Iowa "I would like to complain about Walmart. I recently bought 2 red-capped orandas and a calicoOr should I call it RESCUED. If I would have left them they surely would have died within a week." D. Catham, head of our Texas chapter has this to say: "Another very bad fish abuser and seller, at least in this

In this area, Walmart is far worse [than Petsmart], ifI frequent the fish department every time I go to that find absolute carnage, and then I find someone in the department, and COMPLAIN LOUD AND LONG! Walmart SHOULD NOT BE IN THE LIVE FISH If their conscience is not bothered by the gross cruelty of keepingbuy aquarium plants perth enough to kill them there or send them home with a poor, unawarebuy aquarium in hyderabad to die and/or spread disease to that customer's home tanks(not onebuy dream aquarium screensaver Walmart, the nationwide discount department store, is known mistreat their fish, an active party to their suffering. simply NOT BE SELLING LIVE FISH. * * * * *

Letter Writing Campaign: Walmart Stores Goldfish Sanctuary Members, we need your support! pledged to make the world a better place for goldfish, and YOU can do right now by joining our Walmart letter-writing campaign. convince Walmart to1) clean up their act or2) stop selling live We need your help! Walmart will not change their ways unless someone acts, and members, that means us! Here's what to do: 1: If you have a Walmart near to you, or even several make a point to visit them as soon as possible. fish are kept at your store first hand. Find out who is in charge of fish department and ask some basic questions, like: what can you tellI have a fishbowl at home. you think I can keep in it? I think I have some tropical fish food home - I think I'll just feed them that. How do I care for goldfish? You, the knowledgable hobbyist, will spot a fraud But try to be polite... after all, the person watching the fish might have been given the responsibility by management, not by

fact, you may even consider asking how the attendant came to work inOr hired specifically for Does he keep fish at home? If your local Walmart is acceptable in its care of fish, write to complain about the following location instead (more will follow in future newsletters) : 2: When you have gathered as much information as possible your local store(s) you will begin preparing your letter. Introduce yourself and explain that you are writing on behalf fish for the Goldfish Sanctuary who is dedicated to the humaneList your findings (or draw from the above Offer details of why these conditions are bad for fish/goldfishExplain that this treatment is unacceptable and Explain your feelings about it. Further, explain that you are not going to buy any of your fishkeeping products or fish from them. Even better - explain that you want to boycott their entire store because of this offense. that you do not intend to patronize them unless they clean up their

Explain that you will be encouraging every fish owner you meet to their fish department as well. If you know of a good fish store in area, explain that you intend to buy from them instead. drive the point home. Tell them that they should discontinue their sale of live that they should act to correct the problems with their fish You may even offer advise on how they can do this. Or refer them to homepage as a good place to begin for learning the proper care ofThe following books are also worth suggesting: "Goldfish: Complete Pet Owner's Manual" (by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.) Owner's Guide to The Goldfish" (by Carlo DeVito & Gregory Skomal). may have your own suggested reading. Finally, explain that you want them to tell you what they to do about the suffering of fish at their stores. a response to your letter. Thank Mr. Glass for his time, and end your letter. 3: Tips for editing: When your letter is done, you will want

make sure that your spelling and grammar are correct. leave your letter to sit for one day, review it, and see if you wantFriends can offer good suggestions, too. 4: When your letter has been completed, send it to the 13,592 posts, read 8,522,506 times 6,589 posts, read 16,812,669 times 7,201 posts, read 9,654,375 times 1,328 posts, read 706,964 times 52 posts, read 64,119 times Originally Posted by foxywench if you use tap water, you are putting ich into your tank. ich is present in ALL non-RO filtered water. the only way to minimize your ich chances are 1) RO water. if you do get ich: 1) water change WILL NOT HELP. 2) get a UV sterilizer ASAP 3) quarantine the fish with ICH. move them out of the main tank to a QT tank. raise the temp SLOWLY to around 83F. SPARINGLY add aquarium salt until the ich is gone. Is Ich Ever-present Or Not?? 78490 good info on the subject with links to both sides of the story. 1,672 posts, read 1,595,731 times

546 posts, read 1,533,079 times I haven't seen pet fish in a Wal-Mart in some years Walmart Not Selling Live Fish 5,061 posts, read 11,789,859 times Originally Posted by Wes927 The Wal-Mart in Shelton, Ct. still sells them. The poor things are horribly neglected, too. I have complained to them repeatedly. At least the last few times I was there they didn't have bettas in the cups. They would leave the cups there for weeks, never feeding them. The water was brown, very low, eventually with dead bettas. The last time I complained to the store manager, he kept asking me if I wanted to buy one. I pretty much avoid that Wal-Mart now, only checking to see if they are still torturing bettas from time to time. I hope they do stop selling fish. 23,758 posts, read 39,858,339 timesWe only buy the fish food and filter media there. Their feeder goldfish are about the same price as everywhere else, and at 25-30 cents even buying 10 there's not much difference. We only buy name-brand products at WM, no meat, produce or live fish.