People not taking care of their fish - rant

[ImACoolguy]

I will say this- there seems to be a general (but not 100%) correlation between people who buy bowls/vases for their betta giving them very little attention, and people who buy them proper setups being the sort to give them very good care. I think that's where this split in opinion is rooted.

To be 100% clear- I'm not saying anyone who keeps bettas in a small container(bowl, vase or otherwise) is a bad fishkeeper, just that good fishkeepers tend to buy tanks while inexperienced fishkeepers tend to buy bowls.

100% agree. About every bowl owner I have seen that's a true statement.


Caleb

 

[whalekid]

To me it comes down to which is worse: A fish in a tank that is too small with well maintained water or a fish that is in a huge tank with dirty water. The fish with they dirty water will die a lot faster than the fish in the smaller tank. I doubt fish can tell much of a difference between a 5 gallon and a 10 gallon as long as they are appropriately stocked.

 

[Tbox]

Anyone have room to take in 2 refugees? I saw this post while perusing CL today. They're located in Lynnwood, WA. It's good to see they're leaving the hobby as well.

"angel has 4" body $15
loach is 5" $15
or trade for something besides fish stuff"


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[sinibotia]

Anyone have room to take in 2 refugees? I saw this post while perusing CL today. They're located in Lynnwood, WA. It's good to see they're leaving the hobby as well.

"angel has 4" body $15
loach is 5" $15
or trade for something besides fish stuff"


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Any idea what kind of loach that is? Can't tell from the picture

 

[ImACoolguy]

Any idea what kind of loach that is? Can't tell from the picture

Botia of some sort...

Maybe a Yoyo.


Caleb

 

[sinibotia]

Botia of some sort...

Maybe a Yoyo.


Caleb

Probably botiidae, maaaaybe could be nemacheilidae. But that leaves a ton of options. Looks too thin to be a yoyo, although it could just be horribly malnourished. I'd be willing to take the loach and pay for shipping if that would be an option, if I knew what kind of loach it is.

 

[Tbox]

I can email you the link to their ad. It's a yoyo loach and blue pearl angel that they still have listed today.



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[Tbox]

We should just bombard their email(I did once) to take them to a LFS. They should have considered that long ago imo.

Any pets bought and then neglected shows a lot about somebody's all around character.

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[sinibotia]

We should just bombard their email(I did once) to take them to a LFS. They should have considered that long ago imo.

Any pets bought and then neglected shows a lot about somebody's all around character.

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Well if there was a way I can personally take that yoyo I'd do it... hate for the poor guy to end up at a lfs....

 

[Tbox]

I mentioned in the email a couple good LFS that would take them. Not the chains.
Not my first choice either, but it's better than with them. I was hoping there'd be someone else local that might see this and have room for them.
Nobody on AA seems to live on the west coast. What's up with that?


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[brennae]

Lack of regard for fish is a widespread problem. The lfs are usually too worried about the $ to question or educate the buyer and the buyer is usually too lazy to do any research. I absolutely despise seeing fish in tanks that are not adequate for the size of the fish. When I was quite young the bait store in my town sold aquarium fish as well. The owner had a huge Oscar in what must have been a 10g. Even then it made me sad because this fish clearly could not move at all.

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