Rescuing all Walmart goldfish - fish abuse?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2018
- After my first Walmart video got over 180,000 views I went back to Walmart and bought all of their goldfish. I built them a mini pond which is currently overstocked but they will be in the pond soon!
Remember if you go and rescue fish from Walmart they will just be replaced by another fish so I don’t encourage everyone to do this! But keep in mind this video will be in a news article about how Walmart mistreats fish from the largest news agency in the world so remember that before you write “wow that’s so stupid that did nothing they will just buy more fish”
Fishing Fantasy I would recommend at least putting a wave maker or pump in your ponds. Or even better filters. But a pump will move the water around providing oxygen, a swimming current for the fish, and also provide more nutrients to your plants and the bacteria. You can get a small one on ebay or Amazon. You have earned yourself a new subscriber
Fishing Fantasy yeah but once those fish die in Walmart they will just throw those fish out that suffered and get news ones just to do it all over again....
Fishing Fantasy the pond seems a bit to small do. Remember they need 20 gallon per fish. I am glad you rescued them anyways
Fishing Fantasy i know poor fishes did eat enough
then why did you buy them..?
Walmart doesn't really sell fish. They hold them captive until they get their ransom money.
That’s not funny “Gary Mcgrath” those fish are abused
@@muichirotokitou8638 people can laugh at something dark, im sure you have laughed at dark humor. The point of humor is, its not serious and 9 times out of 10 its not the persons actual opinion. Im trans and i joke about dysphoria, does that mean i think its fun to be trapped in a body you hate, no. So take a chill pill, and go cancel somebody else.
@@KysEcstacy exactly, great point..people need to learn to take a joke.
All the fish at wallmart :feelsbadman :feelsbadman :feelsbadman
When someone comes to save em :pogchamp :pogchamp :pogchamp :pogchamp
@@muichirotokitou8638 gacha life cringe
What people clearly don’t understand is that when the fish die at Walmart, they buy more to replace them. This guy gave these fish a chance to have a happy life. Either way Walmart is going to replace the fish, whether they die or are bought. At least these fish don’t have to suffer anymore. He did a good thing.
Edit: Dear everyone replying to this, the point I was trying to make is that there is no way to stop everyone from buying fish from Walmart. Most of the people who buy fish there do not give a shit about fish, so they are going to continue to sell fish because they are going to continue making profit. Generally most people do not think of fish as pets, and rather as decorations for their kids or their home, etc.
And as for his tank I assumed it was just a temporary enclosure to make sure the fish aren’t sick and won’t kill his other fish, which you should do when buying fish from anywhere, it’s called a quarantine tank.
And I have read the pinned comment I was just simply putting my opinion out there as there is no way to stop EVERYONE from buying fish from Walmart, or make their loss to profit ratio too great to stop sales.
Well at least they have a better home
Yea I agree
he did a good thing for those fish but by buying them its allowing Walmart to buy more fish to abuse. If he really wanted to save them he would have complained and tell other people not to buy the fish so Walmart stops selling fish because there not profiting off of it. Logic
@@klick7659 yeah we still didn't see anything in the news article or on the news for that the best ways trying to get animal rescue involved
Big logical mistake in your statement. Yes, they will replace the fish no matter if they were bought or died BUT if they die off without anyone purchasing them Walmart loses money. That‘s the catch.
I’m happy my Walmart stopped selling fish ☺️❤️
They put those fish into a bigger Walmart upgrade.
Same
Me too!!!
same!
ME TOO!
:D
Imagine fish doing the same to walmart
Buying all the humans from Walmart
🤣🤣🤣
lol
i have no problem with walmart or any others corporate company to sell fish as long as they are well cared for. and in alot of cases they are not
Leonard Martin u
Leonard Martin a lot of the time we can't. If we remove the deviders so they can grown and not be crushed by their own ribcage we get written up. I had a coworker get fired for medicating a sump twice
Yeah walmart doesn't care about their fish.
me to
@@JS8222 I went to Wal-Mart 2 days ago and that's all I seen was dead fish in the tank and I told one of the workers about it and he said that's not his job.
dang he's got some good camera work
You can almost see the sadness in their eyes and in the way they move😭
like brrrrr.. fuk my life
The gravel isnt even real at walmart
SMH
Just pathetic
Sebastian Mendoza that’s what I’m saying and they sell gravel too it’s so retarded
Hey stop talking stink about Our Corporation that is an essential building block for our economy to flourish. 😝
@@MauiGecko what lmao
im literally so glad none of my walmarts sell fish
I use walmart to purchase a lot of my basic needs materials such as cheap 50lb dog food. Yay walmart
I remember in Kansas I was at a Walmart and half the fish were dead and the other half eating the dead ones. The tanks were green too. I had an employee go get the store manager and I bitched about it to him. The next day it was cleaned. Probably a week later it was back to the original condition. :(
At least the fish had a good week :/
urmaker I’m ur subscriber. Love ur videos
urmaker I live in Kansas, I hope it’s not my local one
urmaker same. Check out the review on Walmart Sidney Nebraska google. HORRIBLE there
I live in Kansas to and I wanted a fish so we went to the closest Walmart to save money I was getting it for my science teacher for his birthday and was disappointed to find all the fish dead and some half eaten
My dad used to take me to the fish section in Walmart and tell me we were at the aquarium
Damn...
😅
Dude I don’t know why but I’m bout to go to sleep and you got ,e shaking up the house hella funny
@Mr. Goodman dad of the year
oof
Makes me so sad seeing fish dying on display 😢
I’m so upset with the treatment of animals at petco and PetSmart too. I was looking at the birds a few weeks ago and they were all sad trapped in small cages sick and picking out there feathers absolutely horrible treatment ugh
That's understandable and kind of wierd the petsmart where I live has GREAT care. The fishes have tanks for themselves and the birds are in a aviary where they keep like 5 at a time.but then again, the employees are really careful about who buys animals there.
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Yeah, my Petsmart and Pecto are fucking awful. The cockatiels there specifically look so sad and miserable. They don’t really have anything to play with and their cages are WAY WAY _WAY_ too small. I’ve seen a couple of them with plucked feathers and it makes me angry.
@@Xtheghost mine actually give the birds alot of room and there is only like 3 birds at most in one avairy
Depends on the specific location mine is actually ok
Why does Walmart even have fish first of all
I got my fish from Walmart
Idek. The only animal they sell too wtf
Same question i had in mind. Like wut?
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awkward melon it's a supply and demand thing witch is completely stupid they want variety for more people to buy what there selling
Dude that pet shop is baller! Even the beta cups have live plants👍 That Walmart footage made me sick tho:(
I bought two goldfish when I was little and when Walmart used to sell them, and they died when I got home, not even a 20min drive :(
Oof bet they where sick or walmart didnt bag them proply
Poor them!Im glad that your walmart stopped selling them.Now less fish need to suffer
Are they gave oxygen in plastic bag?? Because I'm in Indonesia, every I'm bought a few goldfish or many goldfish, they (seller) always gave oxygen in the plastic bag of goldfish
@@josephstalin6221 kasian ikannya mati :(
@@nanolist7502 ada yg nyasar nampaknya wkwk:v
They took the fish section out of my Walmart
ItsKaleb same!
Good.
I wish they would do that with mine, I can't even go over to that area without feeling terrible for them :(
Mine didnt even have one
Thankgoodness!
Walmart should be banned from selling fish completely. Weekday are they even doing selling live little animals anyways?!?? People treat fish like they're expendable and it sickens me. Walmart has no business selling fish or any other living creature!
Agree with you
Do you know what gets me sick... ur friend icon change it
Our fish area is removed. And im happy for that cause i honestly think soneone should be there checkinh in on those fish. Treating the water, and so on. Not just throwing the dead fish away. Hell tho sadly sometimes Walmart has betas in tho cups appear. And i just feel for them.
Ya that’s the the Walmart’s In Ontario do not have any fish there is barley any fish stores here the one he went to looks Crazy ha
It's fine to buy and sell animals just treat them with some decency
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That the fish of the future ,
Will not be judged by the type of fish they are
But the quality of their character
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I could have cried at the beginning of this video. Thank goodness for you, and having the heart to save these little fishes lives. My local Walmart completely stopped selling fish all together. The tanks were so disgusting and it was just a death sentence for all the fish they got in. God bless!
That local pet shop is god tier
Mako Shinkai dude i wish i could have that shark
It's a walmart
I'm pretty sure the pet shop is called pet shop. I have one just down the street from my house.
Where do you live I want to visit that pet store. It's godly. (Not talking about the walmart
@@MrLaughingLeopard It also goes by Pet World. It has saltwater fish, freshwater fish, ferrets, rabbits I believe, eels, starfish, and ect.
Once when I was in high school I went to Wal-Mart with a group of friends. Some psycho Wal-Mart employee that was also a teenager talked to us a little and then asked if we wanted to see something cool. We're like sure! We were by the fish and he scoops a Black Moor and puts it in one of the other tanks. All of the sudden all of the fish from that tank started attacking and ripping apart the Black Moor. :( I immediately stopped watching and freaked out when it happened but I regret not getting that kid fired. It still haunts me to this day.
Jun Mee'so that made me sick to my stomach. That's so cruel... 😞 I'd be traumatized too.
@@sonywest7586 dude wtf he's a psychopath
That’s horrifying
I use to have an aquariam we got this eel looking fish we didnt know it was dangerous and it killed some of our fish we gave it away to a friend who had huge goldfish the eel fish thing was dwarfed and afraid
Poor guy, i am soo happy my town is too small for an aquarium section
I work at Walmart and if you want them to stop carrying them stop buying them. We discontinue based on Regional sales numbers. It's a very successful corporate machine which has made it the largest retailer in the world. Unfortunately plants, fish and everything else are just treated as Freight. We have had our betta salesman threaten to no longer sell to us. It doesn't help that the tanks are mass stocked and who knows what we're getting Walmart buys the cheapest so that you can buy the cheapest.
Cloven Beast bruh. Go quit your stupid job and work as a good pet store. Too much fish abuse
4:20 that fish with the weird cute cheeks is so cute!!!!!! 💜💜 Also, Thank you for saving them! ❤️
that’s a bubble eye goldfish they have those little sacs under their eyes which hold fluid
@@isabellecrapo cool
Haha I want one
Chubba bubba
U know I have one
That's why you break in and steal em from Walmart
Prehistoric Matt honestly I’m gonna do that someday, build a HUGE artificial pond (so I don’t cause any drops in native fish and plants) and steal all the fish that could safely be housed together, then get put in jail for like 5years BUT HONESTKY IT WOULD BE WORTH IT!!
Omg I thought I was the only one thinkin about this.
Jesus I’m so happy now :)))))
Should we do it together ?
Random Taco Literally I will help you!
@@viviannabaez7601 theyll get insurance money for that so they still get the money andi f the declared the fish value higher, they can get rich
My kids and I have such a hard time seeing all the fish at Wal-Mart.... especially the Betas as those are the type we have. We get them as often as we can, but I'm a single mom and since the male betas have to be separated I just can't afford it often. My children always want to see them and talk to them, and they always get sad when they see the dead ones and the Betas in those tiny cups. Honestly unless they hire someone specifically for the fish who is knowlegable and actually cares, at every store, nothing is going to change.
Brandy Burnette Actually, betas do ok in small cups. They don't need a large inviroment. I know it's sad, but they be ok!
@@carolinebolger6915 That is 100% not true Caroline. Betta require at very MINIMUM a 2.5 gallon heated, and filtered tank. I won't put mine in anything smaller than 5 gallons. Yes, a betta can technically survive in a cup, but it cannot thrive, and it is animal cruelty perpetuated by misinformation.
Brandy Burnette it's sad but buying them is actually the worst thing you can do for them because they obviously only care about the money and by buying these fish you support the cycle of abuse. As horrible as it is... it's better to leave them there otherwise the message you're sending by buying them out of pity will basically be: "It doesn't matter how hard you abuse your fish we'll still give you money for them."
It's sad but it's true cause those large companies literally only care about profit and if we keep giving them the money they want out of pity for the abused fish the cycle will never stop!
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Omg this is so sad! I thought they were play fighting but he was just like “Buddy are you dead?”
**Potate Boi** it was clearly dead eu I tough they were play fighting 🤦♂️
No he was eating the other the fish😥
Lol
Lol
Yeah that was really sad
Serious question, where do you go to find relaxing music like in the very first bit?
Okay when I’m older I swear to god I’m not even joking, I’m going to open my own pet store. It won’t be some cheap franchise. It’s going to be a good quality pet store that actually cares about its animals well being. And it will give out quality supplies. And give actually good advice about caring for animals. We’ll encourage people to do research before getting a pet and we will hold training classes. It’s going to be great and you can all come if you want. Thank you. Also you gained a sub!
I'll be happy to come by and check it out one day .
Is it available now?
@@ban8352 I hope it is 😳
@@talllamentoid750 hella same
Can I work there??
Your "local pet shop" is a goddamn aquarium on steroids
Swizzleclok I was just reading you’re comment and then I saw, “on steroids” and I flippn’ cracked up
This reminds me of myself, buying their fish to save them, but I totally agree with the other people who said Wal-Mart should be banned from having fish. They're horrible, and don't care about them, it's sad that so many die because of it.
all the people disliking this video are walmart employes srry walmart
No cause the fish went from a death trap to another also this is just supporting Walmart LoL! Well this video is a click bait.
@@jay13982 how
@Anime Shaun To be fair, most if not all pet stores keep at least 6-7 goldfish in just a 20 gal, and it's supposed to be like 20 gallons, and then 7-8 more for each additional goldfish, so those small tanks aren't a big issue, unless of course it's a tank at Walmart, since the employees aren't trained in aquatic care, so the fish are taken care of extremely poorly. Smaller tanks are definitely for the highly experienced, because they require way wayyy more care than a larger tank (Knowing of this since I have a 2.2 and a 2.5 gallon in pristine conditions, both with 2 fish in them.) It's all about the time and effort you're willing to put in, not always the tank size. However of course there's some truth to tank size. You can't justify a goldfish in a one gallon just because it's "healthy and well taken care of"
@@kristinayagmin5893 I have a Betta that stayed in my bowl barely bigger than the container they comes with, but don't worry I'm a experience fishkeeper, who cares about him not being able to swim freely, it's all about the *experience*
@@kristinayagmin5893 yes pet store kept their 10 goldfish in 20 gallons, but that's temporary, you don't go to buy a betta, see their container that they comes with and say "yep if pet store keep them in this container,I can do it too!"
Please let that poor fish of yours have a bigger tank, I kept my Betta in a 3.5 gallons tank.
Betta fish are warm water fish (heater needed ) and gold fish are cold water fish (no heater needed) they shouldn't be together
Plus, a betta is aggressive at any moment. Goldfish are calm fish, plus dirty for that matter.
@@zezekingyo2374 true
金魚ZeZeKingyo wrong! Betta fish can be with other fish and won't attack it just depends what fish as a matter of fact two femal betta fish can be in a tank together
Fandom Fancy they don't necessarily need a heater they just need to be kept in a nice calm and clean tank and if you keep there light on it warms up the whole tank
@@LILxEEZZYx2000 Bettas in nature are aggressive, again. One time, I have a goldfish named kingyo(I used that name, and it means goldfish in Japanese), he was always fun to see him graze on the bottom substrate and being bright as always. I go to somewhere else for some irrational chores, then went home found out my lil sister bought a red halfmoon betta from my uncle. She was named Dumbo. At first Dumbo was calm to the goldfish as it is when in their instincts, fish can't be certain where they are in. Curiosity springs her in when. Kingyo found out another tankmate, which is that betta. I accept my sister that this fish will stay there. Thing went smoothly. But a few days later, my goldfish had both his eyes ripped off and some scales out. I really knew this would happen so I tell my sis to never bring bettas again until she owns herself a bowl. Female bettas can get along each other as long as different species can't be placed into their territory. Bettas are like Oscars, they simply can't be messed with.
This is just ridiculous. I’m not even a big fish person but seeing all of them just hurts my heart. Another reason why I HATE Walmart.
I hate it for other reasons
Caitlyn Lynch I am sorry but I don’t get the hate. I have been going to wall mart and sam’s club all my life and I love then
In South Africa where I live, we have a pet store called "perky Pets" they take really good care of their bunnies, hamsters, birds, fish etc. And seeing this! It disgusts me... thank you for rescuing them
so many people treat fish so poorly because they’re “just fish”.. it’s disgusting
I went to a Walmart seen the fish section and told my husband I felt like I was at an animal shelter. I just wanted to buy them all an give them a good home. The Bettas where all infected some way or another whether it was parasites or dropsy an ich. The goldfish where stressed with a few tore fins. The others looked depressed an barely swam like dogs who know they won't get adopted. Upon watching worker not wash their hands before and after handling smh.
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The betas prob had fin rot
@@gkanyong4457 no doubt about it.
Make a complaint if you see that please..
Great video, but the Betta should not be in the same tank as the Goldfish :(
Hugo Cornellier I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that they were in the same tank.
Hugo Cornellier this guy knows what he’s doing. The reason why the beta was in there with them and not attacking was because those were not goldfish, they were smaller and are similar to glofish just not neon. Glofish are compatible with beats and they get along just fine. There are a few types of smaller fish betas seem to not attack. So don’t worry all the fish are fine 😄
Bonsie Boo I wasn’t referring to their compatibility with other fish, I’ve kept them in communities too. I’m pretty sure we were both referring to the fact that betta’s need warm water, where as goldfish need cold.
Claire Louise and don’t forget the fact that goldfish are probably one of the filthiest aquarium fish you can keep and they give off so much ammonia even with a great filtration system that not many things can live with them.
@@AntonioAmador5236 ???? They are only the filthiest as they are very large and have no stomachs to store food, it automatically goes out. Only with good care will you get to see them live long. I have 4 goldfish and one grass carp, they are all the same age(10yo) and are doing fine.
4:19 me: * trying to sleep at a sleepover *
my friend: *says something dumb yet funny*
me:
Um... You've put a tropical fish in with your coldwater fish... Betta fish are tropical fish and need a heater otherwise they can easily catch diseases... you need to separate your betta fish from your goldfish and put him in a heated tank with a filter. ||Correct me if I'm wrong tho||
JiTaeKook_ i ship not necessarily i had a betta fish and I never had a heater for it and it lived very very long and never got a disease. It is preferable to have a heater for it since it is a tropical fish but they don’t need need it. Just wanted to say i didn’t have a heater for mine and it lived perfectly fine.
Kamila Pajserova Correct. Bettas thrive in 80 F degree or less weather and Goldfish in more than 60F .
@@kamilapajserova6938 yes there are cases where bettas can live in not heated waters- doesnt mean they prefer it. But you probably had taken care of your betta really good! How long did he live for?
JiTaeKook_ i ship he lived for almost 4 years.
can i mix heated water from my betta aquarium with some tetras? can tetras handle the water???
I had a black goldfish like that. Sadly he passed not to long ago after almost 6 years. I had him since he was a little boy. I miss him. His name was Josh and he was my best friend. ❤️😂😭 R.I.P little dude.
Im sorry for your loss. Enjoy all of the fun memories. 🐠
Shammy Kovacevic rip josh ❤️
Shammy Kovacevic are you getting a new fish?
the blackmoore?
I had one a few years ago, his name was Fish. (There's a story behind that, trust me I wasn't just too lazy to name him properly lol) He would stare at me from across the room every time I tried to go to sleep, despite the fact that they're supposedly close to blind. He was so cute.
This video warmed my heart knowing that someone out there cares.
Man I know how you feel. I've rehabbed many fish from Wal-mart. It's a vicious cycle because you give them your money, but It still makes me feel good helping them live better lives and they go to fish enthusiasts that actually care.
You deserves a huge respect💖
Love and support from India..
Keep going on
I remember when I was littler going to Walmart and always looking at the fish it made me sad as I looked at them most of them barely moved and some were dead on the bottom of the tank getting eaten by other fish. I don't really go to Walmart anymore but I still think of all of them and it makes me sad ..😪😢☹ I'm just glad people are catching on and trying to save some of them thank you!
Dizzy Dreamzz if they were dead they would be floating at the top not the bottom 🤷♂️
If they were eating it there just using their resources and were hungry
He's not saving any fish, just encouraging wallmart to continue with this business.
You are so great! Maybe you could save all betas some time- I feel so bad that they're always in little cups
OverKiwi they survive in anything and there fish they don't have feelings we put them in tanks cause it makes us happy they don't care if they live in a toilet
Luke smith yes they do they’re animals that can feel they have needs the same way humans do
Naomi Fegan where talking about fish,if I stay a fish in the head it will move because of nervs if I stay a dog in the head it would run and cry because it has pain but fish don't
Luke smith lmao they feel pain like any other animal
Naomi Fegan once again they are fish not animals there is a difference
Fish deserve so much >
i love your vids they are awesome and i have watched this video a couple times, im gonna build a tube pond like that oneday
I am shocked they had a bubble eye. My local walmart only carried comets, black moors, and fantails. Luckily my walmart has not sold fish in several months.
I'm not completely sure, but i have black moors and all of them have oddly bugged eyes
@@jenniferwilson9654 are they supposed to or no?😮
Thats a type of breed??
One thing I noticed was how the bag he got the fish in was filled with water all the way up. That's a big no-no, since the fish will be getting way less oxygen that way. I went to study at an animal care school, where we were taught that at least 30% of the bag should be filled with air, in order for them to get enough oxygen. :(
thank you i knew that
Yeah, I work in a petshop we only fill 30% water rest air.
And always wrap them in
more air than water for sure else your fishes health suffers
They don’t have Walmart in Australia
@@mariehawthorne3464 sum people didn't tho
You are the fishes' hero. We need more people like you.
;) thank you gor saving most of my family. Respect ✊
*Am I the only one crying because all the dying fishes* ???
No
I did too
You're crying over fish?
Yes
It made me uncomfortable watching the dead one get pushed around the tank by the other fish 😂 it's silly but it bothered me
Lots of people just think : we’ll there just fish who cares, but they are living creatures!
EDIT: WOW THX!!!! You hearted my comment and I got so many likes! I’ve never got this many likes!!
EDIT 2 : OMG 783 likes !?!? THATS AMAZING TYSM everyone my dream was to get 1,000 likes and well this is good enough my second dream is to get 1,000 subscribers so let’s see how that goes 😂
Fun Things yep we are animals too by the end of the day and we caused this
Fun Things That’s what my brother said
Fun Things I agree
Agree
You agree but I bet you have killed insect, eaten animals and things like that. To be honest, this was pointless.
Thx for saving them, god bless you!❤️🙂
This guy really has a betta living with goldfish
Those poor starving gold fish!!!!! You are wonderful man to save these guys. If only we could stop this disgusting behavior of Walmarts, petcos, petsmarts, and so on.
Pet shops are horrible ,i went to get a good healthy looking female cockatiel but all the cockatiels were sad ,missing lots of feathers, lets not talk about the beta fish, they had them in plastic cups ,like wtf
I agree. When i bought my cockatiel, he was in a cage, not much bigger than a shoe box, with 3 cockatiels. There were birds, similar to macaws but smaller, that were in the same style cage and their crests touched the top of the cage and their tails the bottom.
My cockatiel is now 8 years old and just as grumpy and unsociable as ever. I tried taming him for 2 years, everyday with no luck. Although he does know how to tell people to fuck off...
Well, beta fish so have to be kept separate, so the plastic cup thing is because of that. But literally every beta I've seen in any walmart is dead or sick, or starving. I've literally seen a dead beta with parasites swarming in the water around it. Had to go vomit it was so nasty. No food or care go into those betas.
@@gloomshroom7880 its indeed horrible what people do these days for money
>:o that’s y there aveirys pet shop should not sell birds
Yes, I get that Bettas need to be kept separate, but they can give them MUCH better accommodation, in with the other warm water fish maybe? One per tank? it isn't rocket science.
Kristine, I agree. Admittedly they did have a couple of floor to ceiling cages, which had around 100+ budgies etc in, but the larger birds were cramped up. What I don't get is how it is still legal to put pets in such small places. There should be a law to say that animals can be kept in a minimum size of tank or cage etc, which is actually comfortable for them.
Good job man. I'm so proud of you
Hey there! With that mini pond set up you have in the video, would that be staying in a space that size long term? Or would they need to be moved?
Me: *Walks up to the fish section and to the worker* Hey can I get all the fish?
Worker: Um what...?
Me: can I have all the fish?
Worker: O-Oh okay are you sure?
Me: Yea!
Worker: *gives the fish to me* here you go sir
Poor babies... But I'm glad their all happy and healthy now.
I had two fish, beauty and bluey for over 3 years. I would watch them all day.
When I was a young kid, I remember my local Walmart used to take care of their fish fairly well. Then, by the time I was a teenager they totally neglected the tanks. I remember when my dad would try to find an associate to buy the fish, the associates would always say they would get the person who could help and nobody ever came by. My dad ended up catching and bagging the fish he wanted to buy by himself. I am so glad my Walmart stopped selling fish about 10 years ago when they remodeled the store. It was so sad to see how they maintained their tanks.
I watched your rescue videos and I suscribed. Good job!! Your videos are rgeat, the only thing I am missing is info about the bettas, or goldfish, why and how you do things...
0:10 poor koi 1 like =1 prayer for the kois are suffering🐠🐟🐟
I fell bad😢😢😢
Rip fish
Its dead i feel really bad for that one poor thing it did'nt deserve that life
The other fish is like: C’mon buddy wake up!
+MzQuack I know, it’s so damn sad.
all the fish you have look so happy in those big tanks, keep it up! we need more people like you to help stop fish abuse ❤️🐟🐠🐡❤️
Feather Lily I agree #Fishsquad
I'm so happy that the store I buy my fishes from is a really good place for them... It could be like in your Walmart
I’d love to see more about the goldfish mini pond with the upside down tank in it, that’s a beautiful way to show off the fish
Dayum your local fish store though
One like for the saver of fish🐟🐟🐟🐡
Like baiting is most obvious
He isn't saving any fish. Just encouraging wallmart to continue with its sick business. Those he bought will be replaced and if they see it's good for sales they'll even sell more fish.
those fish all look so happy and healthy and cared for.thats great that your informing people about mistreatment of fish..Thank you.I disliked how when i worked at walmart most the fish died..its just so sad about lack of training and care..
Great job keep doing what you do! Just subbed!
Rip the people who wanted to buy some goldfish
Ranzeyy Gaming honestly if I was a kid and wanted to get a goldfish I would be sad. Like really sad.
Lol
honestly kids shouldn't be responsible for a living creature at that age.
dude who likes dinosuars a child shouldn’t own a fish. they’re way too complicated for children. their care is very complex.
You guys do realize most people who get fish for their kids also make sure their kids know to take care of it and check up on it. Only crackheads leave kids completely responsible for a life.
I admire your kind heart bro, I really do. But by buying all the fish so they could be cared for properly, you're just actually supporting the store by letting them replenish their stocks and furthermore abuse more fish. In my opinion, don't do it bro. Let their lives have more meaning by not buying them, so that stores like that couldn't replenish their stocks until they won't have fish to sell anymore.
When the fish die they just buy more.
@@d00biesnacks89 you can't actually compare buying/rescuing fish/es with an abused kid.
If we work together, we can make petitions to stop Walmart from selling fish, it’s clear animal cruelty,
Matthew Adelantar but all the fish are dying. r u suggesting we let them all suffer and waste away?
Other people would just buy the fishes.
New on ur channel love, love the music too!
Were those chives in your blue Betta aquarium? Id like to know because I've been meaning to try that out and have my chives ready.
American Walmart’s have aquariums!! WTF
Not all of them, I'm pretty sure most Walmarts are slowly getting rid of them anyways
All 4 Wal-Marts closest to me don't have aquariums
The Walmart that was recently built near me has an aquarium section
I’ve never seen a Walmart with aquariums. I’ve seen them sell things FOR fish. But never have *actual* live fish.
Yes they do and its sad
*LeTs AdD oNlY 3 PlAnTs.*
I believe he said it was temporary and that they were all going into his real fish pond in a bit
where did you get that container from? Good content like always
What camera and editing system do you use?
Their not being mistreated it’s just that there are too many in a cage at a tim-
*sees dead fish*
As I was saying THEY’RE TERRIBLE!
Introvert Meaning They’re*
I feel soooooo bad I was at Walmart and a goldfish aquarium looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in a month and like 10 were dead 😭😭😭😭😭😭😤
Galaxfied Diys I saw the same thing except it was a puffer tank at walmart. It was so dirty that I couldn’t even see into the tank.
How did you get your betta fish to tolerate living with other fish? I had one (Streamer was his name and he looked a lot like yours) who was happier by himself in a 1 gallon bowl (cleaned weekly or sooner if the need arose) than in a 10 gallon tank with two little goldfish and the pet smart I got him from said that they’re loaner fish and don’t like living with other fish...
The world needs more people like you
Wish people would stop doing this!! When u buy these fish their making money!! So they will keep stocking their tanks and abusing more fish!! Lets just stop buying them and they will have no choice to not sell fish anymore!!
It seems like their death rate surpasses their purchase rate. At least this way THESE fish don't have to succumb to the abuse and harmful tank environments. I feel you, honestly. I just don't think Wal Mart would stop. I do feel like they should not be keeping fish, it's so maddening. I hope you didn't take offense, I mean absolutely no harm.
I complain..mostly on twitter..my local Walmart does for the most part take better care of their fish than my local fish shop..but I want them to stop selling beta fish..so go to their twitter page and keep on and on..
Jedi Katie, sadly, that won’t be enough. There’s too many people that don’t know about the harsh conditions, and that’s how these stores make their money. Not from a bunch of TH-camrs. I’d say the best thing to do is just support your local fish store. Anyways, that’s just my 2 cents.
Triple G my local fish store is just as bad.. I have a new Petco and the guys working there are all fish keepers..they keep the tanks lovely..they have a few betta in the tanks with the other fish it's how they were sold in the UK when I had fish there many years ago..
Jedi Katie but they will suffer
Tysm for doing this! Keep it up ! ❤️
I feel like Walmart could make BANK off of fish if they just put more effort into it....I would totally buy fish there if they cared about them. So so so sad about how poorly they treat the fish. Thank you for rescuing these sweethearts!
Walmart specializes in being a big box store, not taking care of fish. That job belongs to pet stores and tropical fish stores.
They all look so happy I hope they love their new home 🏠🤗
The thing is when you buy a fish from that store. The store gets money and carries on buying fish to abuse and therefore more fish die
I fell in tears when when the fish are trying to help the dead ones swim
xbash 25 pretty sure they were trying to eat them
Cirene Brevick oh
Xbash 25 I think they were eating them
Xbash 25 “oh” 😂
Xbash 25 they don’t do that but ok
Thank you for saving fish
The first fish I ever had was like one of the you had
The silvery white fish with the red on its head
When mine died I was heartbroken but I now my fish is in a better place and I have an new one
I give him props for rescuing them but he's only putting more through that pain by buying them.
Don't buy fish from Walmart! You support them and then they get more what you guys should be doing is getting people not to buy from them so they won't sell them again... Who agrees?
Adrian Ajencu but then the fish stay being abused. Kinda hard not to wanna save them..
Hey btw I guessed you missed it but he said the exact same thing not to buy them but he said it was only because some news channel is like doing a report or whatever on it so yeah
Yeah but if you buy the fish, it creates a demand. Then even MORE fish get abused! It's hard to watch, but it's the lesser of two evils.
THANK YOU
@@zipitlockit3976 by being keep to a aquarium? Didn't know the word abuse changed
This isn't exactly a rescue... I've worked in retail for a pretty long time and the more you buy or the more interest there is in a product, or in this case the fish, the more likely that they'll just keep restocking them and buying more to sell. This may also encourage other Walmarts to start carrying fish as well because of the "high demand". This rescue does way more harm then good.
If you really want to make a change don't be afraid to talk to the store manager or even go above them about the environments that these fish are being kept in and also offer to help educate them on how to take better care for these fish because most of the employees there probably don't really know anything about fish keeping. Try to get a hold of them on limiting the number of fish that they are selling. Basically get mad at them over this instead of just giving in and buying them to "save them" when they'll just keep selling them anyways.
One of the best ways of speaking out against issues like this is to talk with your wallet. Make it known that you don't want to buy fish from them because they are not caring for their fish properly and even abusing them. If some of the fish you bought die, return them back to walmart and ask for a refund instead of disposing of them. Be loud and bold, don't be afraid to say that it's animal abuse. While it may not change every walmart, it may change that Walmart or at least make the staff and management realize that the way they treat those fish isn't humane and they may do something about it if they can.
Not every chain or big named industry is bad... I've seen a lot of larger pet stores or chains who take great care of their fish and animals. But a lot of it just depends on the management and how educated they are and how much they care about the animals in their stores.
Did you read the description?
If you are talking about the comment that he made AFTER I wrote this comment telling people not to make comments on this video about how this is not a rescue, please be aware of timestamps and that I posted this either before he made that comment or before he had edited his comment to tell people not to buy out fish from places who mistreats their fish and animals. Before I wrote this comment, he also never mentioned that this video would be featured in a news article to help raise awareness about how horribly Walmart treats their fish.
However I will still stand by my post and say that this initially isn't a rescue because I don't want to encourage other people to think that buying out fish stocks is going to solve the problem. It's not... But I definitely support the direction that Fishing Fantasy took with this video in a way that will hopefully hit Walmart where it hurts and will either prevent them from selling fish in the future or shape up when it comes to caring for their fish until they find new homes.
I will also say that if there is a fish store, pet store, or even a Walmart that is mistreating their fish help put an end to it by writing, calling, or talking to their managers, CEO's, higher ups, or really anyone who is in power of the situation. Even mentioning to an employee how bad of a condition the pets are kept in can maybe even make a difference. Or even better take pictures, videos, anything and post them online as evidence and who knows, all it takes is the right person to see it to put an end to this. If the pet is in dire need of care and you are able to help it, instead of just buying it talk to the managers about how you could care for that animal better then in a pet shop and make sure that they will not be gaining a profit from it (For a good example of one of these rescues check out Emzyotic's videos about her Red Hornbill Grinchy who was a wild caught bird that was then 'sold' at a pet store. No regular person could have taken care of Grinchy properly and it was even worse in a pet store as he had plucked out all of his primary feathers, refused to eat, and looked terrible from stress and also not properly being taken care of at the pet store that he was in. If it wasn't for EM who is a former zookeeper and animal educator, Grinchy would have died in that store. She had talked to and convinced the store to let her rescue him so long as they didn't make a profit and would never sell another wild caught bird again. She paid for the transportation costs and that was basically it as the store manager realized that Girinchy would die otherwise. Grinchy has come a long way since he was rescued and his story has made a huge impact for helping raise awareness about wild caught birds and rescuing other animals).
Basically, I hope that this may help someone who is not quite sure what to do in a situation when it comes to the mistreatment of animals and pets in stores as this video may attract some people who want to do something to help and make a difference in a creature's live or the lives of many creatures. Especially when the worst thing that you can do is to just do nothing or continue to support companies that just see animals as a money maker and not as actual animals that need love, care, and affection (Food and water too of course!). I am quite lucky as where I live they don't sell fish in walmart and luckily pet stores have been scrutinized to the point in where they take great care of all of their pets and animals from what I have seen! But if I ever do see anything like the fish that were in Fishing Fantasy's videos I will be sure to make a fuss about it and do everything I can to stop it or raise as much awareness around the issue as possible until things change.
We bought our fish from a pet store in our home town growing up. It was small but they took good care of them. Our goldfish grew so big and happy, even though their big tank was a pain to clean. Once we had to move states we couldn't bring them, so the store took them in and put them in their koi pond to keep instead of sell. A year later we moved back and our boys were still there and hapoy as ever. Sad they closed down. I miss having our tank.
I’m so glad you did this
I don't think it helps anything by buying them your just supporting the pet trade.
Lucy White he commented and said that he doesn’t recommend buying fish from there the reason why he did was because it was going in some form of the news or something
I don’t think whoever said your hair looks good was being truthful
Lucy White I wont help you if ur in Danger BITCH
@@sagittariusrabbit857 Dude no need to be rude, she raised a viable dilemma.
Well, they will die anyway and get more fish because they are all dead.. might as well save them
This is sad..Shout out to you .You did a good thing
This honestly just hurts to watch, I teared up watching the intro. I think Walmart should stop selling fish. ❤ Fish have feelings too!
@Banhmiso1 irrelevant
My fish died last week :(
where’d you get the containers ! been looking for ones that size