I really do hate it when people let their children run loose, not just at the pet stores, but everywhere. I have 2 little girls, 6 years and 2 years old. The older one knows that she is to stay by the adults, and the little one is learning, but still has to be snatched up and held most of the time.
I was at a fish shop yesterday, and there was a little boy, probably not more than 4 putting his hand in a tank of Niger Triggers, which will bite. Not a parent to be seen, so I took it upon myself to pull him away and walk him to the front counter and the guy working there took him by the hand and found his parents, who said "Oh Jimmy there you are, we were wondering where you went". I wanted to drag the parents outside and give them my lecture about kids, and how to properly raise them.
It seems all to often these days that the parents just dont care as much, or have no sort of dicipline for their children. I know that if I would have run off like that, I would have got a smack on the rear right there, and my kids would too. Funny thing is, I'm only 26, and some of these parents are much older than me, and more than likely were raised like I was.
I got a funny story. . . 
In Wal-Mart, there was this little girl (about 4 yaers old) and she was looking at the goldfish with her parents. After she had selected the goldfish taht she want, the fish keeper came and got out a net and the container. He opened the top, bended down to his kness (since the goldfish tank was at the bottom) and asked the little girl which fish she wanted. She pointed out to a dead fish that was floating on top and said that she would like the fish that was playing dead. 
The man said thet the fish was dead, but she said started asking him why it died. After she reached her hand in and poked at the dead fish with her finger, she chose a live fish. 
I find this comment to be quite sad!!!
