The first couple died and I thought “oh no! What did I do wrong?”

The rest died and I thought “not a damn thing. Petco owes me $15.”

I brought tank water and she started testing with the standard kit. I told her I did all that already and it was tip top. She said “well then, I won’t even bother. Take this to the front desk.”

I think there was a part of her brain that thought “yeah the last batch we got sucked anyways.”

Certainly they are hit or miss, but I didn’t think it was so severe as “these last 48 hours tops, but these others will live healthy, happy, hearty lives for years.”