Can normal petco bettas be bred? | Betta Breeding Forum Absolutely! In fact, that's where a lot of people start their betta breeding journey However, bettas bred for petco and petsmart resale don't often have good genetics, as they're primarily bred for color, finnage, or size instead of good genetics I've been keeping, rescuing, and fostering bettas for the past 12 years
Petco And Petsmart | General Discussion Forum 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
Just got two tortoises from PetSmart. Do they look good? 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
Petsmart Russian tortoise | Tortoise Forum I was at Petco buying food for my dog and I saw something unusual A Russian tortoise on bark bedding eating food that seemed appropriate He had a strip UVB light and a cuttlebone available and a water bowl he could actually use How about that? Is Hell freezing over? Sorry the animal wasn't
Is it really not ethical to buy Betta fish from pet stores? Bettas in pet stores are "loss leaders," meaning that they cost more to make than to sell, leading to a loss in profit Petco makes its true profit based on what you buy with the fish (tanks, filters, food, decor, etc) I do think you had good intentions, but I think that as long as there is demand for fish, pet stores like Petco and PetSmart will continue to restock
[split] Does PetsMart sell wild caught or captive bred tortoises? Moderator note: I split these posts off of the original thread because they are off topic The original poster just wanted to know about the unusual coloring on the steppe tortoise they saw in Petsmart However, it is a good, informative thread and worthy of continuing Petsmart doesn't
New Cory Catfish Huge size difference | Corydoras Forum So today I adopted 3 new Emerald Green Cory Catfish, but Petco, I just finished acclimating them to my tank and what not, and they are Huge Larger than my other 3 Emerald Green Cories I have six total I bought 3 others from petsmart about a month or so ago as that's all they had at the