Cruelty to fish!

[Guest]

I am so mad right now. I post my Chinese Algae Eater on Craigslist because he bothers one of my fish all day. I get about 20 people interested and I literally interviewed each one via email to find someone who is capable of providing good care to him. CAE have a bad wrap but this one has a great personality and is very nice looking. See my gallery I wanted to find someone who could care for him properly or I was going to keep him.

Anyway, I find someone to take him that really knows their stuff and has a large tank for him. They really impressed me with their knowledge and was fully aware that they get aggressive and do not eat much algae when their older.

Then I get an email from a guy with one line, "Flush Him."

I couldn't belive it, no Hello, Thank You, just "flush it."

I email him back and tell him to not give advice where he doesn't belong and explained why you don't flush a live or dead fish and it is inhumane. He emails me back, "whatever, I flush mine all the time."

It just makes me so mad that there are people like that. They have no right having any pets!!

I just wanted to share this because I needed to vent to people that understand and care about fish

Thanks for reading

 

[talloulou]

Why can't you flush a dead fish?

 

[tropicfishman]

you can, some people say its inhumane or it stops up the sewer system, which it does, but i'm not digging a hole and making a casket over a 99 cent fish

 

[LittleNami]

I think Mike means that the CAE is still alive and that this guy wants to flush a live fish, not a dead one. People like that believe fish have no feelings, no emotions, no nothing, and even if they don't, I agree that doing anything as stressful as that to any living being is mean.

 

[chotie]

you can, some people say its inhumane or it stops up the sewer system, which it does, but i'm not digging a hole and making a casket over a 99 cent fish

it doesnt stop up the sewer system. it is inhumane to flush a LIVE fish because they could possibly live weeks in dirty, infested water until they die.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Why can't you flush a dead fish?

You can flush a dead fish. He's talking about live fish. That's cruel.

 

[tropicfishman]

why in the world would you wanna flush a live fish, thats just throwing money down the drain

 

[talloulou]

I was just confused 'cause he said you don't flush a live or dead fish....it's inhumane. I wouldn't flush a live or in the process of dying fish. But I have flushed alot of dead fish in my day.

 

[GouramiFanatic]

Sounds like this guy was probably just trying to get you upset - or at least I hope. I agree that fish should not be flushed until it's a certainty that they are indeed dead. I go to great lengths to ensure all of my pets are well taken care of, this includes all of my fish. Some people think I'm crazy that I worry so much about my fish, but I chose them and it's my job to make sure they're happy and healthy. People who don't take pet ownership seriously make me sick!

 

[Guest]

Sorry all. I didn't know what I was saying about dead fish, I was just so mad.
I meant to say something like I don't even flush dead fish, and it's inhumane to flush a live one.

Tropicfishman, it's not about the money but I know what you are saying. It is a live fish.

Gouramifanatic, I agree. He is probably some jerk trying to get me mad.

I didn't even think anybody would respond to this.

Another person emailed me and told me to throw him in the pond. That didn't make me mad because I emailed them explaining why not to do that and they thanked me and told me they didn't know.


Thanks and sorry about the confusion. Didn't mean to start a seperate debate.

 

[severum mama]

Mike469- at least you know who NOT to give your CAE to!!! I even bury most of my dead fish!

 

[Guest]

Your right! People have been emailing me for alomst two weeks, but I waited unitil I found someone that really knew what they are doing.

 

[tropicfishman]

the money thing was a joke lol I care alot about my fish, how would you ever get a full grown CAE to go down the toilet????? they get over a foot long don't they????

 

[Lonewolfblue]

If I was closer, I'd take him from ya. I've got 4 of them in my 55G with my tiger barbs, sharks, and eels, and they are as aggressive as ever, lol. But they also have character as well. I like it when they just sit on the driftwood and just look at you like, "You're not going to catch me, lol".

 

[hc8719]

my neighbor 12yrs ago, got a 10 gal tank up and running, then got tired, and without asking if i'd take them, flushed the live fish down the toliet, and laughed because the pleco needed 2 flushes, then asked if i wanted the tank...

people are idiots, sadly enough, sure flushing a chihuahua is animal cruelty, but fish are ok?

 

[Guest]

Hey Lonewolf,

You aint kiddin! My CAE is smart for a fish. The person came to take him, and I have never had so much trouble catching a fish. I had to remove everything, I mean everything to catch him. I had one plant left and he even got into the middle of it. Unreal.

 

[hulkamaniac]

I think almost everyone would agree that flushing live fish is cruel. I don't think flushing dead fish is cruel though.

 

[Elmware2000]

you can, some people say its inhumane or it stops up the sewer system, which it does, but i'm not digging a hole and making a casket over a 99 cent fish

A 99 cent fish might be worth burrying if you have a garden in your back yard. It's remains will become fertalizer for the plants.

On another note, I've had people tell me to flush my frys. They were probably joking, but I do not flush live fish if i can help it. I'd rather trade them for bloodworms.

 

[Resurgent]

I wouldn't let it get to me. People try and rile me up on the net all the time. And usually it just makes me laugh at myself on how seriously I take things. I doubt he was serious when he said he flushes all the time

 

[Shelby_Tempo_GT]

I think almost everyone would agree that flushing live fish is cruel. I don't think flushing dead fish is cruel though.

flushing dead fish, not cruel but definitely disrespectuful.