Petco or Petsmart ?

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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.
 

Jzero

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

jdub1107

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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

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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
:D
 

littleprince

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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.
 
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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.