Fish that should NOT be sold... or at least should come with a legal disclaimer.

[sweetshannon]

This may be a little different that the intent of the topic...
But what about those little plastic 2.5 gallon or 5 gallon tanks that have a picture on the box with 5 or 6 goldfish in it?! I HATE that! Talk about a recipe for disaster.

 

[krap101]

why would you add those Krap101?

Most Polpterus get 20"+ and eels (I usually see the tiretrack eel) get 3ft+

 

[severum mama]

This may be a little different that the intent of the topic...
But what about those little plastic 2.5 gallon or 5 gallon tanks that have a picture on the box with 5 or 6 goldfish in it?! I HATE that! Talk about a recipe for disaster.

Yeah I agree, that bugs me too!

 

[thominil]

45 gal fish tank & oak stand That one is just bad......

 

[Etunes]

45 gal fish tank & oak stand That one is just bad......

That's Horrible. The clown fish is almost longer than the tank.

 

[kellyinvancouver]

SO TRUE. In fact, I don't know why aquariums under a gallon aren't outright banned... there is simply NO good reason to sell them, as ABSOLUTELY NO species of fish could live happily in them... even tanks under 2 gallons are terrible... you can't heat them safely (unless you live in the sahara) and there are VERY few species of coldwater fish small enough to fit in such a tank

Obviously dwarf shrimp, snails, or plants would be great tenants for these tanks, but the market for something more 'fishy' is simply too demanding

This may be a little different that the intent of the topic...
But what about those little plastic 2.5 gallon or 5 gallon tanks that have a picture on the box with 5 or 6 goldfish in it?! I HATE that! Talk about a recipe for disaster.

 

[mfdrookie516]

check this cl ad out... kinda ridiculous... 130 gallon fish tank

 

[thominil]

lol those people are idiots.....

 

[mfdrookie516]

I dont even think its legal to keep bass in aquariums lol

 

[Joker741]

check this cl ad out... kinda ridiculous... 130 gallon fish tank

You should e-mail them the link to this thread.

 

[mfdrookie516]

haha, i did email them from an old email account (to keep out unwanted messages from my primary) and told them how inhumane and irresponsible it was to keep fish like that, and how dirty their tank was lol

 

[RWaltman]

I think its important to research ANY fish that you intend on purchasing and housing...I have bichirs and I love them.

 

[Etunes]

I think its important to research ANY fish that you intend on purchasing and housing...I have bichirs and I love them.

Is your 150 a fresh? I want to get a big 125 or 150 1 day and make it a giant FW tank. If it is do you have pics?

 

[RWaltman]

the 150 is currently housing a red eared slider turtle that will soon be given too its rightful owner (I watched the turtle while they were in africa) , after that I will be converting it to some sort of tank, not sure yet, considered doing a 150 with a wolf fish, really want an arrowana but feel a 250 is needed to keep that fish happy...so not sure yet...

 

[HN1]

Since someone else posted a craigslist ad... here you go. Free Oscar with 10 gallon Fish Tank

This is why the information on how big they get needs to be repeated everywhere and why the inch per gallon rule needs to be replaced with solid info. I'm almost certain that this person probably heard the inch per gallon thing at a chain store, believed it, and is now dealing with the consequences.

 

[mfdrookie516]

wow HN1, that is seriously ridiculous, that fish probably cant even turn around in that little tank. stupidity lol

 

[RWaltman]

I hate reading those ads, if I did I feel like I'd own 4,000 fish tanks...so sad, they deserve a better quality of life than that

 

[Etunes]

I have always wanted to set up like a 1000 to 2000 gallon tank and throw all these fish into the tank that people neglect. Sadly i can't.

 

[mfdrookie516]

You could even charge admission to see that bad boy... it could be a "fish rescue" and a money maker at the same time

 

[cwt]

time to update the thread that won't die... you guys be the judge, did they find a piranha in the Wabash River, or a baby pacu?

Lafayette man catches piranha in Wabash | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star