joannde
Aquarium Advice Addict
Brian - just making sure I didn't offend anyone who is against egg culling on a moral level.
The problem is that tankbusters is the higher likelihood of risks:
a. These animals are more likely to be subjected to pollutants due to inadequate housing and inability to keep water quality up in a "too small" tank - just because they are "just fish" doesn't mean that they can be tortured (which is what it amounts to)
b. The new owner may end up seeing the animal as a chore, since they're enjoyment of a cramped fish will most likely be reduced (I can't imagine a bored animal not leading the keeper to also become bored watching it)
c. Worst case - "with nowhere else to go" (sounds like the Odd Couple !) unwarying purchases may feel it "best" and most "kind hearted" to release their impulse purchased pets into the wild .... and that generally leads to competition with native species and imbalance of the eco-system
And I'm STILL waiting for those "practical reasons" LOL
The problem is that tankbusters is the higher likelihood of risks:
a. These animals are more likely to be subjected to pollutants due to inadequate housing and inability to keep water quality up in a "too small" tank - just because they are "just fish" doesn't mean that they can be tortured (which is what it amounts to)
b. The new owner may end up seeing the animal as a chore, since they're enjoyment of a cramped fish will most likely be reduced (I can't imagine a bored animal not leading the keeper to also become bored watching it)
c. Worst case - "with nowhere else to go" (sounds like the Odd Couple !) unwarying purchases may feel it "best" and most "kind hearted" to release their impulse purchased pets into the wild .... and that generally leads to competition with native species and imbalance of the eco-system
And I'm STILL waiting for those "practical reasons" LOL