I am glad you got a nice pet, but honestly, why do you all thinking you are ¨saving these fish¨?

If I went to a BYB and ¨saved¨ four puppies, everyone would freak out. All you are doing by buying these fish are supporting Walmart and other massive chains. They are going to buy more and more fish to replace the ones you bought. You are encouraging them more then anything else.

If you want to help the fish in Walmart, complain to the management everytime you see fish in bad conditions, and ask your friends to do the same. That will do a lot more in the long run, then compulsively buying fish.