I tried to save a Petco goldfish (I failed)

I was thinking about naming him Theodore but unfortunately, he passed before I could even think much about it. So RIP Theodore, I wish I could have gotten there sooner, I will take good care of your friends and make them healthy strong goldfish. Thank you so much for watching and don't forget to check out the merch: beacons.ai/luk...

[@Theflowergeekcrafts]

Poor guy. What a shame. You’ve got a good heart, Luke. He definitely would have had a good home with you.

[@iishadowii7477]

No one is good

[@TheEGames]

​@@iishadowii7477 🤓

[@demonax.mp4350]

​@@iishadowii7477 Who hurt you?

[@sandwich3946]

@@iishadowii7477 🤓

[@iishadowii7477]

@@demonax.mp4350 no one

[@Luna_moon_1127]

Poor mushroom cap, thank you very much Luke for trying to save him. I’m sure he his last moments were filled with happiness knowing he was going to a home that was going to try and help him. Unfortunately sometimes they’re just too far gone. I experienced that with my first time rescuing a better from a pet store it was awful. He had severe swim bladder issues too, and he only made it a couple of months after I rescued him. I’m so sorry that happened though. I know how much it sucks to have them pass away right during the acclamation process. It’s very discouraging, but you have all of those other guys that you were getting a new life too and helping some of those feeder goldfish would be food for turtles are other fish by now, but you’re giving them a new life which is amazing. I hope the little guy with ammonia runs does good breaks my heart. .

[@Mizu-AM]

It's so sad, he didn't get to try to save him :( but he was going to do all he could

[@GraysonXD]

Bro wrote a paragraph about this sad video You earned my respect

[@EarthshakerOnamazu]

" I’m sure he his last moments were filled with happiness knowing he was going to a home that was going to try and help him" the intention of your comment is great, but I'm afraid this goldfish has no brain capability to know where he was going.

[@chowdhurywilddenindiabatanagar]

@@EarthshakerOnamazu yeah they have

[@EarthshakerOnamazu]

@@chowdhurywilddenindiabatanagar they don't. they are just fish.

[@joaomendes1330]

Sometimes petshops have these exquisite fish that people surrender for some quick cash, when I had goldfish I actually "rescued" a couple of fish in this situation too (albeit not this severe). I used to visit every shop in my area on a monthly basis just for this, because otherwise some stunning animals would have had this fate sooner or later. Permits for selling live animals should be way more strict... Only reputed breeders/shops that actually provide conditions for their animals and educate possible buyers should be able to sell animals. Also, like some people have already said, you could branch into goldfish rehab videos, watching goldfish thrive in your care is phenomenal and heartwarming to see.

[@jyvaineorchids2255]

I wouldn't had said better

[@evil1by1]

Its just a fish . Why we do t we worry about fixing our fucked up foster care system instead of worrying over glorified bugs

[@joaomendes1330]

@@evil1by1 Damn edgelord, I guess you're right and you totally didn't pull that association from far up your arse. My bad. 🤡

[@creeperYT9824]

@@evil1by1 terrible person

[@greentea5090]

@epik_gaming9824 me when people don't understand that you can care about multiple things at a time (and that taking care of a fish is easier to do individually than fixing something as big as the foster care system)

[@daniellegarrett1901]

I was at a pet store 4 or 5 months ago and this oranda was absolutely covered with ich amongest other problems.. he literally looked lifeless in the tank and the store owners even said “we’re gonna trash those, we just haven’t got them out yet”.. so I was like, well, if your just gonna throw them away, can I take this guy home and see if I can help restore him.. he was like “ill let you buy him for half price”.. even tho they had just told me they were going in the garbage… lol. Anyway.. I bought the dude, treated him and he’s still going strong today.. in fact, he’s the most feisty fancy I own.

[@Mariohernandez23689]

Where can I see pictures of him?!

[@youtubeuser9090]

Yeah they absolutely do not try to keep the goldfish there in good condition.

[@69marrr]

This was amazing. Thank you for being you

[@jackygemme863]

Ur a hero

[@aerelyamirart]

On a positive note, the fish passed in a good, peaceful environment.

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

Honestly, it's possible that's what killed it. Fish can get used to dirty water and a bad environment, so when you put them in clean water they just can't handle it.

[@Melissa_lycan4life]

I think he passed in the bag......

[@amateurishanimation]

He was dead already when he was being taken out

[@lolafairchild88]

Thank you for being so compassionate 🧡.

[@stuff31]

You tried and that's what matters. You gave the guy a good time before he went. You're a good man for that. And with any luck, his friends will live on and be very happy in their new home. He will live on.

[@solum_mirari5925]

The way I am with bettas is the way you are with goldfish. I just purchased a CT/VT mutt with a crooked face and gills from a pet store, the other one I have I got emaciated, full of parasites, fins rotting off, and grey, and he’s now a blue marble feathertail, absolutely stunning. It warms my heart to see other people who take in these sweet babies to give them a good life. It’s impossible to save all of them, thank you for doing what you can.

[@marklecarde3112]

Rest in peace, chubby boi. I'm sure his last moments were filled with joy of someone caring for him. You tried your best. Thank you for that.

[@fizzgryphon4849]

I know you probably know this, but you didn't fail whatsoever with him... the poor guy was just too far gone. Thank you for caring for these sweet babies and doing the absolute best you can. Fingers crossed for the other fish here! Rescue and rehabilitation is such a painful process, sometimes, for both you and the fish. I've done lots of betta fish rescues through the years and what counts is that you're trying and you're qualified to do so. They have the best possible chance with you over virtually anyone else. Once again, thank you. PS. I didn't see any mention of whether or not you purchased the fish for full price, though I may have missed it. If you haven't done so already and decide to do this again, I would highly recommend asking for a heavy discount on any non-feeder fish species. Point out every problem they have and try to get the price as low as possible. There's a balance with being firm and polite with employees - as of course it's rarely ever their fault - but animals and their well-being is the one place where putting up a decent stink in a retail store feels justified. Many stores will sell a fish at a significantly discounted price over making no money at all thanks to a fish's death.

[@SaigesArstgo1031]

mushroom boy he got free, the others with not a lot of issues we don't know

[@DotDusk]

Poor Mushroom, he probably was already too sensitive, and the shock was too much for him. You can't save everyone.

[@chrishernandez9277]

I’d love if you made this a series of saving goldfish

[@daniellegarrett1901]

Yea! And have a whole tub of nothing but rescues!

[@kacywatson6314]

“Dude looks like a mushroom” We will name him Mushroom. Rest in peace Mushroom. He deserved better. Am sure you could of easily proved Mushroom with an awesome live. But now no more suffering. Mushroom will be at peace and health in heaven. Send love from us!

[@srilaya9862]

The only disadvantage from having aquarium hobby is that watching our whole world our pets deing in front of our eyes !

[@sleepyninjarin7971]

if you get good enough it happens very rarely ^-^

[@kingofichigo]

​@sleepyninjarin7971 yeah, still unavoidable sometimes though 😔

[@sandidsaman7723]

@@sleepyninjarin7971 it happens always every pet has to die eventually

[@srilaya9862]

@@sleepyninjarin7971 even if we take care of them like babies sometimes fate decides what to happen they just go to heaven 🥺

[@bec2549]

I have 19 fancies at the moment. Two are successful rehabs. One has 1 eye and gill curl. The other I got very emaciated and diseased when he was tiny - one more night in a pet store and he wouldn't have made it. A few months in a hospital tank and lots of treatments and he pulled through and is one of my happiest goldies. I also have two with chronic swim bladder issues in a separate low flow tank. One can't stay upright for long and scoots around on her side. She gets therapy twice a day to increase muscle strength. The other has inflated anterior s.b. like Mushroom. He gets massage twice a day and that relieves it a bit. I've also had some non successful rehabs - sometimes they're just too sick to pull through.

[@_FrankCastle_]

*So the best thing to do for fishes like the big goldfish with swim-bladder is to not acclimatise them to new temperatures or introducing them to QT tank. You can add the airstone to the bag directly and add in some salt with methlyn blue. This cause less stress due to temp fluctuation and might just save them. Once slightly stable 3/4 hours later you can start adding water from the tank to the bag one cup at a time. This one was far too gone though.*

[@MissusAnon]

Unfortunately it could have even been that the stress of transportation was enough to bring him over to death if he was in such horrid condition as well, poor little guy. I fully believe that he'll be waiting for you in your goldfish pond in Heaven when you get there Luke

[@tabs0]

I’m so sorry he died :( you came with a good heart and tried to save him.

[@justine.0108]

I just started watching it I hope it didn’t die. Edit: (sorry for spoiling lol) I’m so sad this little fella didn’t make it :( it was beautiful thank you for trying to save it.

[@khaledlas7835]

you didnt spoil

[@Youtubecansuckmycock]

Soiled it.

[@ImKairyu]

noo, you spoiled it, i was trying so hard to not read the title

[@justine.0108]

@@ImKairyu bro don’t act like that. You all damn well know the title can be fake.

[@saisai7402]

It's already written in the title

[@Termants_Edits96]

Thank u for helping me understanding what a ammonia burn is

[@Zelical]

When I worked at a pet store, I was basically in charge of fish for several years. I did all I could to keep more fish alive, but when all the systems are linked and you only have so much time to dedicate to the fish, you can feel pretty powerless. If we had a fish that wasn't gonna make it if it stayed with us, I'd just write it off as dead and give it away. We just didn't have the resources, only 1 quarantine tank (that i bought) and 2 separate feature-only tanks with very specific parameters. Nothing feels worse than knowing how to save a fish, but not having the ability to. Our city's water quality would change drastically season-to-season, and it was a full-time job just trying to keep the water at a normal kH level.

[@CinematicSpell]

Respect for your efforts 🙌

[@catbait7917]

That's sad. Mr. Mushroom didn't make it. I am happy that you tried to save them. You have a very good heart. I have been watching your videos for a while.

[@FMISKY94]

Poor mushroom cap :( he was in a bad condition though, but don’t feel guilty that you didn’t save him, at least you were going to try to save him

[@woshyyyyyyyyy]

RIP little mushroom guy o7 He deserved better, he looked cute besides. well.

[@Maninawig]

Seems like the fish was so happy to have his forever home that he relaxed just a bit too much.

[@RZPlushMarioBroz14]

You have a good soul, Luke. Little dude was very happy to know that he wouldn't have to suffer anymore in that pet store tank and live with you.

[@Osprey2002]

Luke, I think he realized that he was finally with someone who was going to properly take care of him and he wasn't wanting to ruin that thought so he let go. You did a good job.

[@noobsley1757]

“right now this guy is not responding” goldfish: “no I’m not”

[@elijahonly6745]

I am happy theres still some people who try to save hurt and fish. I bet everyone else would have just walked past that goldfish but you didn't, i mean you didn't hesitate for a minute to help the little guy. I'm happy you tried to save him Luke, you even tried to revive him. You have such a sweet heart for animals.🙂

[@Ayako77]

Rip mushroom, you said he looked like one, and now he shall be mushroom. Its really nice that you tried to save that nugget

[@NoLifeNoDice]

Luke is a real life walking Gigachad

[@eeee7950]

2:23 I’m glad he got it for free and the workers wanted him to live instead of not caring about the fish and only the money. RIP fish

[@gabrielbennett5162]

If he could have survived the acclimating process, I would have tried a smaller hospital tank with a higher salt content. I've had goldies bounce back from death's door doing that. Also, instead of waiting to acclimate, you could measure the temp of the bag water, then add hot or cold water to the tank to bring it within a degree or two.

[@NorthLVLowRoller]

I would have tried with him too, good looking fish for Petco fish. I never buy Goldfish from Petco or PetSmart anymore though. Good try duder.

[@angmarrob]

Even though this was a fail, this whole video is perfect for demonstrating how messy the aquarium trade can be. It would be amazing to be able to revive these guys, then find them good homes if you don't wanna keep them forever (I've seen people revive fish when they had almost no experience in them, just to find them a better home). I don't understand why most aquarium pet stores don't let people take home obvious sick fish for free, the employees are going to let them die and throw them out anyway, which means they are not getting money. Thank you for trying your best for these guys. ❤🐟

[@lunarglow75898]

Poor little mushroom goldfish, but seeing his state i think there was little that could be done for him. Wish the best for the others, i love the little common gold fish his coloring is really interesting, i hope he will stay like that.

[@Deathwish026]

mushroom was a big guy who knows how long he had lived in such poor conditions. i am sorry you had a bad experience with humans. and luke your my hero. people may say ah shush its just a fish. but a life is a life and mushroom couldent have had a more respectful end.

[@wawa2221]

Even though he died, I think you did a pretty good job reviving him.

[@SmallSnailMarie]

I don't know how I'm this early... Edit: that second fish is honestly beautiful very sad that he wasn't taken care of 😔

[@jyvaineorchids2255]

Thank you for trying anyway. I'd love to see updates on the ones alives and some more rescue vids pls 🙏🏻

[@chia_pet7121]

Kind of looks like the big guy was breathing heavy and just ran through the oxygen that was available in the bag. It was a big fish and they suck up that oxygen fast. Had a couple close calls with some Koi myself.

[@BEMX11]

You are such a kind man with a kind heart❤️

[@ankurbhattaraiofficial5732]

" 345th video of requesting luke to name a goldfish Mr. blaze"

[@nepalimusics1642]

Goo u can do it

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[@foxchasejrt1]

Does the methylene blue stain the aquarium sealant blue? Sorry that pretty fish didn't make it😞 Someone invested time and care for him to grow so well developed. Very sad.

[@ashleysweirdstuff]

"I won't be giving the names of any of the pet stores I'm going to in this video" The title literally be "I tried to save a Petco fish!"

[@gtt390]

😞🙏rest in peace little one

[@BC-tm1qi]

Sweetest guy! I saw some for sale at my local petco and they had ich and no one was treating them and you could see it all over them! They need better care!!

[@fishmanmarcus6749]

Sorry about Theodore RIP

[@flourfriend]

“I just thought he’s adorable” awww

[@Nicho69420]

Luke, you are a great man. Theodore will be up in heaven waiting to say thank you.

[@GreekPatata]

He never said his name-

[@alooinfinite2912]

@@GreekPatata read the desc

[@botanicalstuff]

So sad. Thank you for trying Luke. ❤️🧡

[@christopherbrown6395]

The beard mic gives me so much joy

[@rofinatheirin9929]

That’s so sad…you tried, and you’re a great goldfish dad. 😔🙏💔

[@foxesproject5031]

One of the worst local pet stores had huge common goldfish , they had huge cuts , one had a missing gill cover and all were gasping for air at the top, I doubt any that stayed there survived . Sadly I don’t have goldfish and couldn’t do anything. There was a pet store near with a huge tank for goldfish that could have been given them but sadly the worst one got them ( all their fish are disease ridden and skinny )

[@CheesecakeDevourer1350]

Thank you for the rescue video! I was really hoping you’d make a video like this and it’s great to see this.

[@woshyyyyyyyyy]

At least you tried

[@gawolf8726]

You didn't fail at all. You did the best you could and offered the lil guy a chance to get better even it didnt last for long. I'm sure the rest of the goldfish will get ten times better in your care and heal very quickly. It's great that you gave them a better life 💫

[@shelduck2204]

Creating a sickness soup by mixing fish with all kinds of diseases into the same tank

[@driftingbananas]

You inspired me so much that I went out and bought a baby red cap oranda with a deformed fin. I made sure that the rest of the fish at this store were looking good and I ended up getting him and just brought him home and he is acclimating right now!

[@trustyyyyyyyy2375]

He didn't look in great shape in the beginning. Luke, you did an exceptional job in trying to save him, I truly mean it. RIP.

[@TOOMUCHSAUCE91]

Damn sucks he couldn’t make it to the quarantine tank… really does

[@eatallnowsavenone4later342]

The acclimation put the sick fish out of his misery.

[@selmastar7610]

R.I.P little guy, Luke keep up the good content. We hope goldfish and betas get attention one day

[@orangescalefishy1258]

Luke With those feeder goldfish you’ll eventually need a pond Of at least 250 gallons because those feeder goldfish grow very big. A lot of people say 12 inches but that’s only in aquariums. In ponds they can get to 18-24”. Good luck with your goldfish

[@orangescalefishy1258]

For one feeder goldfish put him in the 180 gallon

[@OfficialShiggySimp]

Idon’t care what anyone else says, I’m calling the poor fish who sadly had died “Lil Mushroom” because he looks like one, and looks like a baby cuz he’s so cute,

[@mylesisthename]

Luke I love your videos I finally got my lion head ranchu!

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

rip theodore the big oranda

[@Samwellgaming514]

I don't know if this is just a rare instance but my local Petco well I don't do say it's about a 30-minute drive away but anyway they seem to treat their first pretty damn well all the employees being passionate about what they're doing and seem to know what they're talking about

[@Samwellgaming514]

PetSmart on the other hand is a different story.....

[@detectfevi]

Look at the mic attached to your beard lmao, you're a freaking genius. Good vid!

[@thefluffyeasteregger]

Can’t wait for the updates! I sure we’ll see a huge glow-up for the fish that survive.

[@justadrawing]

R.I.P. You have a kind heart Luke. Thank you for trying

[@kanelovec4315]

Big company business dont care for their animals. So sad they were so hurt. I hope they swim better in heaven

[@theoilisburning7444]

Luke out here providing universal healthcare to these goldfish

[@BongosUnpaidTaxes]

I went to Petco to get toys for my parrots and I got sidetracked looking at the fish. There were over a dozen dead fish in one. I feel that’s just wrong..

[@lauralvw8445]

I love your little common goldfish! She's going to outgrow and outlive all your fancies 😊

[@vissenmetluca]

I have red caps and I am so happy you got to get the same joy

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

Poor guy. He clearly wasn't in the best of health when you got him but it was nice that you wanted to at least give him a chance before he passed on.

[@d-padqueen1103]

Thank you for highlighting it's important NOT TO GIVE PET STORES MONEY for sick animals as it encourages bad practices. It's fair to ask the pet store owner if you can try to treat a sick one, but don't let them make you pay money. In UK, if you buy a pet from a pet store and it turns out it is sick - the pet store is obliged to cover any payments for treatments to an extent and a refund or replacement (though proving the pet store is at fault can be trickier the longer you have had the animal, some treatments the payment requires the proprietor to give permission for, though it doesn't go well for them if they refused the treatment in a small claims court.)

[@haygee]

Man, I understand the logic behind not supporting stores by “rescuing” fish but I’m so torn on the subject. I don’t want to give my money to places that keep their fish in bad conditions, but honestly I feel those fish will always be in demand regardless and saving a life or two if you can has to be a good thing. It’s hard. I genuinely want to help them if I have the space and means to do so, it would be hard to leave them if I knew I could help. :(

[@ulab5788]

You are very good man...poor Theodore :(

[@amandap7733]

I'm sorry for our little mushy friend, but red cap is cute I hope he can thrive

[@noahherman538]

Luke: I will not be giving the names or locations of the stores 3:10: 😮

[@wendyherrera4861]

I always like seeing videos like this where humans go out of their way to help animals. Even though it isn’t always a success, it’s the fact that you tried that counts here because that’s the first step into helping. Also is no one gonna talk about how he has the mic clipped to his beard? 😭

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

I once saved a mutated golden wonder killie fish from a petstore. His tank mates seemed perfectly healthy, but he was thin, had tattered up fins, and anytime he tried to come out from behind this one rock to try and get a look at the human staring into the tank, the others would attack him, so I figured the issue wasn't actual illness or poor housing, it was bullying from the other fish. I assume the reason for the bullying was because he wasn't remotely yellow. He was a cooler pale shade of grey, with darker grey horizontal stripes, and eventually developed some iridescent green and markings. Very pretty, but very different from the others. I knew absolutely nothing about killie fish, but I felt sorry for him, and he seemed like a friendly and very curious little guy since he trying to look at me even though the others kept attacking him, so I didn't want to just leave him there. So he got put in my community tank, which was mostly populated by female bettas (I have some tests I conduct on bettas to try and estimate their aggression levels, and the females are significantly less aggressive to others of their kind than the males, so I rarely had issues with them being in the same tank) a trio of mollies (a male and female pair of dalmatian mollies and a female creamsicle, who also had appearance related bullying since she was a darker, less orange shade of yellow; she wasn't very social but the other two were inseparable to the point where one would jump into a net if you caught the other,) a pair of platies, and a pair of corydoras. He recovered surprisingly quickly, and was a super friendly fish who always greeted people who approached the tank. I did sit down and research his species after bringing him home, and was surprised to find out that they're known for being aggressive towards smaller fish since Stripes only exhibited aggressive behavior twice - once when a very small, young betta nipped his tail and he chased her around for a while (he could have caught and likely eaten her if he wanted to, but he didn't, so I think he was just mad about the tail biting.) The other time he acted aggressively was after put this male silver sailfin molly in the tank, and he managed to get into three fights with separate fish (including Stripes) within the first few hours of entering the tank, and was found dead the next morning, presumably because he got himself murdered. Unfortunately my mom put a new betta in the tank without quarantining her, and caused an outbreak of cotton disease which killed most my fish including Stripes before the medicine I ordered to treat it came in the mail (checked 5 different petstores in my area, but all they had was ginko extract - which I bought and used in an attempt to buy time for the better medicine to come in...)

[@AshDuke20]

Poor baby, Mr. Mushroom. Rip.

[@itsKokonutMilk]

I worked for Petco over 4 years now and am the Animal Leader at my location (manager of all animals). Please please please don't group these stores as a whole. Yes there will be locations that don't care but my location really fucking does. For example, we've spend hundred of dollars on this one currently guinea pig on vet bills just to make sure he gets a clean bill of health before finding his forever home. Same goes for our fish! Most of the time, they come in sick from our vendors and we don't have space in the back to have multiple hospital tanks so we usually have to treat the tanks on the floor. My store is very very very transparent with these things even though we are told to not mention the history of some of these animals. We also can't just deny the order since they always come from UPS or Fedex, which is also another reason we receive sick or dead fish because those employees don't read the box and take care of the contents... But not all Petco's are the same and that goes for any of the other retail petstores!

[@JustanotherRandomIdiot]

He was a beautiful fish. I’m gonna call him Phoenix, it would have been a perfect name… if he’d survived.😔

[@Lise-ds1zb]

That goldfish looked like he was bullied and beat up.

[@lekiscool]

Dude literally said. Nah I don’t want to be in the tank.

[@CinnamonLibrary]

Poor Mushroom Cap.

[@NatashaWinland]

As sad as it is was probably for the best. That little dude had a lot going on with him.

[@h0m0k0m0d0]

Poor thing didn't want to die in the store. He made it home and passed on. SIP lil buddy :(

[@denellray8399]

Poor guy he needs a proper resting spot

[@minhchautran1146]

I saved some orandas and they lived with me for 3.5 years and 3 seasons of babies. I bought them from Petco. That Oranda got hit hard with parasites that is effecting his brain function

[@williamthomas155]

That is so sad 😢 he was so beautiful to, let’s name him John.

[@eenymeeny6755]

I stoped keeping fish cause i am not even able to maintain healthy ones, pls keep doing your good and noble work and save as Many fish as you can

[@TaylorVonStrasser]

This is a great series idea.

[@aliabdullah_]

Love your videos

[@gregmama7701]

6:53 Nubbin was a tough fish