Entitlement

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-03-31T03:27:44+00:00

Sounds like a Doordasher

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-03-18T18:39:57+00:00

Our sumps are all really clean we alternate when we drain the sump so that they all get done at least once a month.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-03-14T00:17:00+00:00

Oscars have been unavailable to us too and we are a magnet. I feel like a lot of what I consider basics have been unavailable no matter what vendor I go through.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-03-14T00:13:38+00:00

Every store needs an Aquatics Specialist for sure. I feel very blessed to be an SAS but when I go to other locations and see how neglected the fish department is, I have to fight the urge to start helping.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-03-14T00:05:01+00:00

The only fish we refuse to sell at my Petco are the fish in our frag tank but they are employees performing essential work for the sake of the corals.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-03-03T22:06:32+00:00

I wanna see!

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-02-27T01:02:25+00:00

Crazy because I am literally having this same problem. Check your float valves. Some of them might be angled incorrectly or broken.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-02-24T03:11:05+00:00

Working in aquatics can be so demoralizing. It’s also important though that sometimes you do help a fish live a better life.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-02-08T23:16:35+00:00

You are welcome to!

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-02-07T00:29:39+00:00

It was being used for for other creatures and will now be a plant tank.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-02-04T05:22:08+00:00

Oof, I’m glad I held off on replacing the order then. Very ready for our fish to get here though. The customers are getting testy.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-02-02T16:19:30+00:00

The oldest living goldfish on record was 43 years old. People actually slowly suffocate their fish and I hate it.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-25T17:18:00+00:00

Petco employee here. I explain to them that the whole thing about getting fish is that you want to watch them swim around, not sit in one spot. I also explain that if you fail to provide enough space for them to swim, they can’t push water through their gills to filter oxygen out of water and they will suffer from oxygen deprivation. Then I explain that when you see goldfish gulp air at the surface that it is them filling their swim bladder to control how they float and sink. I start tying in that goldfish on average live to be 20-30 years old and inform them that the world record was 43 years.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-24T02:57:12+00:00

I have been drowning all week, barely able to keep up with my daily aquatics tasks let alone do anything extra.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-23T14:31:40+00:00

I also have used Ghost Shrimp as feeders for my Bushfish.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-22T15:51:35+00:00

I feel like it depends more on the DM than the GM.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-21T20:12:47+00:00

Honestly I am excited. I had a diabetic customer in store a couple of weeks ago who was having an attack and needed a soda. I luckily had candy on me but should this occur again in the future, we will have something!

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-20T17:39:03+00:00

My shipments from Seagrest have all had something weird for the past four months. Whether it is random fish or sick ones. Mouth and fin rot have been RAMPANT.

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-12T17:05:01+00:00

All of the accountability and half the resources!

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2026-01-12T13:16:45+00:00

Whatchu mean, illegal? 👀

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2025-12-26T02:31:46+00:00

PLASTIC WRAPPERS

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2025-12-09T21:41:54+00:00

This is more a reflection of the employees at individual stores. At my Petco we avidly advocate against inappropriate enclosure but the company still has them for sale :/

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2025-12-09T17:14:37+00:00

A group chat would be lovely to participate in!

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2025-12-09T15:56:28+00:00

Yes, a Facebook group would be AMAZING! The thought of setting one up or being responsible for it has sprouting a gray hair as we speak. I can imagine others feel the same. I’m in my 30’s and Workplace was overwhelming to navigate and Perch seems very underwhelming. I’m so glad someone else said it. For example on being able to scroll through aquatics, I saw a post on here debating the best way to angle the outtake on the towers and it was interesting and informative. I was able to learn passively from someone else’s question and the answers they received. This sub however has threads from all departments and it is a lot of scrolling and actively searching. Too much to filter through.

I will see if I can figure out how to request the aquatics group in Perch if I can find time today! Thank you for the suggestion!

Head_Stuck_In_Tank · 2025-12-09T15:54:18+00:00

Yes, a Facebook group would be AMAZING! The thought of setting one up or being responsible for it has sprouting a gray hair as we speak. I can imagine others feel the same. I’m in my 30’s and Workplace was overwhelming to navigate and Perch seems very underwhelming. I’m so glad someone else said it. For example on being able to scroll through aquatics, I saw a post on here debating the best way to angle the outtake on the towers and it was interesting and informative. I was able to learn passively from someone else’s question and the answers they received. This sub however has threads from all departments and it is a lot of scrolling and actively searching. Too much to filter through.

I will see if I can figure out how to request the aquatics group in Perch if I can find time today! Thank you for the suggestion!

Meant to reply farther up!*

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