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I know exactly what you mean. I work at a pet store, and at least once a week I'll have some customer come in and want a common pleco or oscar for their 10g tank. When I try to explain that it won't work long term, I get the response "it's okay, the fish will probably be dead in two weeks anyway". I really don't understand why people waste their money like that.
I've also been laughed at when I told someone that a common pleco could live for 15 years. She was like "I've never had one live more than a couple months. You have no idea what you're talking about".
Anyway, point is, you're not the only one who doesn't understand people
. There are some people that just don't care or don't want to learn. IME, the best thing you can do is to show them by example. After a couple months under your care, hopefully that betta will be fat and healthy, then you can show them just how nice fish can look when given the proper care.
I've also been laughed at when I told someone that a common pleco could live for 15 years. She was like "I've never had one live more than a couple months. You have no idea what you're talking about".
Anyway, point is, you're not the only one who doesn't understand people
. There are some people that just don't care or don't want to learn. IME, the best thing you can do is to show them by example. After a couple months under your care, hopefully that betta will be fat and healthy, then you can show them just how nice fish can look when given the proper care.
