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Courtney asked in PetsFish · 6 years ago

Petsmart fish?

Has anyone had a bad experience with buying petsmart fish? I've just had one a after another die for no apparent reason. My tanks are free of ammonia, nitrate and nitrites, with a stable pH of 7-7.3. This picture above is of my male betta that recently died of what appeared to be dropsy (also purchased from petsmart) any similar experiences? Or am I a bad fish parent?

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  • 6 years ago
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    A lot of the fish there are poorly treated and subject to massive overcrowding and poor water conditions. I'm sure that you had nothing to do with the fish dying (assuming you're properly acclimating them) and you just purchased sick fish.

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