phoenixkiller
Aquarium Advice Addict
What I have seen is that some of the posts in this thread that are against my point of view are "We shouldn't mourn fish". I just said, IT IS NOT THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT GRIEVE THE FISH!! IT IS THE FACT THAT HE ACTED AS THOUGH THE FISH WAS EXPENDABLE!! Yes, he has many guppies, but he treated the dead one with disgust. Sure, none of us should mourn fish. They only have a few year lifespan. But not caring about the fish is not the correct way to exploit this hobby. ALL fish need great care, from zebra danios to gouramis to stingrays. Understand that respect is not mutually transferred, the fish could care less about his keeper. (Save for Discus, lol) But would you want to be someone's pet if you live in your own feces and the air is poison? Well, it's the same for fish, and any other pet for that matter. Guppies are numerous. They overrun tanks. But utter disgust for something that you nurtured from birth is not something to take for granted.