Petco or Petsmart ?

[Infiniplex Systems]

Plain and simple, I am buying fish for my 46 gallon aquraium. Which place offers the best, and well, is simply better than the other? Petsmart is 5 mins from me, while Petco is about 25 mins away.

 

[ironcrotch]

Look up a local pet shop.

 

[Tea Bag]

Originally posted by: ironcrotch
Look up a local pet shop.

 

[Zanix]

What kind of fish do you want?

 

[Jzero]

If your local PetCo has an "aquatic center," it will be better than PetsMart. I can never even get service at PetsMart.

 

[Infiniplex Systems]

Well, I am not sure, maybe some barbs, maybe some shark, or maybe cichlids, not to sure yet, what do u think I should get?

 

[jdub1107]

In my area, Petsmart is infinitely better than the PetCo. I only go to those chain places for supplies. For fish, I go to the local fish stores around my area.

 

[alm4rr]

Originally posted by: Infiniplex Systems
Well, I am not sure, maybe some barbs, maybe some shark, or maybe cichlids, not to sure yet, what do u think I should get?

have you had fish before?
start with like 10 feeder fish
75% will die
rest will never die ... EVA

 

[Howard]

My advice now is to start cheap.

 

[littleprince]

You don't need feeder fish. You can do a fishless cycle.
Look up a tropical fish forum, and find a local fish store.

If you ever get curious about saltwater, see my sig.

 

[Powermoloch]

either is fine

 

[FoBoT]

try to find a local shop, chains fish are often in poor health

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

PetCo's around here are horrible. The Petsmarts are a little better, but I will spend the extra $$$ at a local place because I know they care for the fish, It's not just a job for some high school kid who doesn't give a sh!t about what he's doing.