smpthy4thedevil
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every time i leave my house i'm reminded why i like fish better than people.
i was in Dolphin Pet Village a couple days ago, buying a new tank when i ran into the rudest little man....
see, DPV takes wonderful care of all their fish -- all their animals for that matter -- except the bettas. ARGH! they're in little tiny containers, of course... but at least they're in those little in-the-tank thingies, so they're getting clean water... even tho they've got no room to move. the containers are so narrow that they can barely turn around, but that's not my point.
my point is, there was a very rude little man walking around with a 10-or-so-year-old kid who i assume was his daughter. while i was browsing the poor cramped bettas and cringing, he was explaining the different kinds of fish to her, albeit in a rather... snarky tone of voice.
so the girl sees a betta in its cramped little container and says to the man, "i think that fish is dead. it's not moving."
man snaps at the girl, "no, that's a betta. that's what they do."
before i even realized i was going to say something, the words were coming out of my mouth. i said something along the lines of "actually, that's not what they do. i keep bettas, and mine are very active. that container is way too small for that fish. it's not dead, but it's very unhappy and probably unhealthy."
the snarky man said something back to me, but quite honestly i have no idea what it was. i'd like to say i had no interest in his opinion, but frankly i think i was just too shocked that i'd just told off some random angry man to pay attention to what he said. i do, however, recall that he was quite snappy and rude with whatever he said.
as he stalked away, his kid said "i still think it's dead."
i'm not entirely sure there's a point to this post, but i'll say this: i have trouble getting the nerve to call the pizza guy. that entire fish store thing was totally uncharacteristic of me, but hey -- fish need someone to stick up for them too.
i was in Dolphin Pet Village a couple days ago, buying a new tank when i ran into the rudest little man....
see, DPV takes wonderful care of all their fish -- all their animals for that matter -- except the bettas. ARGH! they're in little tiny containers, of course... but at least they're in those little in-the-tank thingies, so they're getting clean water... even tho they've got no room to move. the containers are so narrow that they can barely turn around, but that's not my point.
my point is, there was a very rude little man walking around with a 10-or-so-year-old kid who i assume was his daughter. while i was browsing the poor cramped bettas and cringing, he was explaining the different kinds of fish to her, albeit in a rather... snarky tone of voice.
so the girl sees a betta in its cramped little container and says to the man, "i think that fish is dead. it's not moving."
man snaps at the girl, "no, that's a betta. that's what they do."
before i even realized i was going to say something, the words were coming out of my mouth. i said something along the lines of "actually, that's not what they do. i keep bettas, and mine are very active. that container is way too small for that fish. it's not dead, but it's very unhappy and probably unhealthy."
the snarky man said something back to me, but quite honestly i have no idea what it was. i'd like to say i had no interest in his opinion, but frankly i think i was just too shocked that i'd just told off some random angry man to pay attention to what he said. i do, however, recall that he was quite snappy and rude with whatever he said.
as he stalked away, his kid said "i still think it's dead."
i'm not entirely sure there's a point to this post, but i'll say this: i have trouble getting the nerve to call the pizza guy. that entire fish store thing was totally uncharacteristic of me, but hey -- fish need someone to stick up for them too.
Although I haven't been in ages. I like to go there for plants, they always have a nice selection, and if you get the manager you get AWESOME information if you have questions. I've bought many fish there but not recently, I have found Brian's World to have healthier fish, at least for me, fewer of the fish I've bought there have died. Do you ever go to the SVAS meetings in San Jose? I've been to the last few meetings, I like the auction at the end best, can get some steals on fish and plants!
and i've run into a few rather unhelpful/unknowledgeable employees there as well. 
/www.tactics.com/d/svas/#future
