Id This For Me Please

[sammy86]

'just a fish'?
what are you doing on these forums with an attitude like that
poor thing! its not its fault it grows so big you dont kill it because its more conveniant!

they are killing it to end its suffering

what is it suffering from?

 

[Bloo]

Stunted growth & internal organs. Lack of space to grow properly.

 

[fishwatcher]

Hey dude,
I admire your taking the fish in, even though you didn't know what they were exactly. Good for you for trying to do the right thing.
I would go ahead and take them to the lfs if they seem to be concerned about the size tank they really need. If they don't, I'd try to phone any public aquariums in your area. If that doesn't pan out, keep them a while and try to find a better home. If you haven't by the time they've outgrown your tank, take them to the lfs if they'll take them, or euthanize them if they won't. By then they'll be too big for just anyone to go in the lfs and decide to take them home on a whim. .. buying a 5-6" fish tends to make people think on it a while before purchasing it, kwim?
Anyway, good luck with it... it's going to be a stressful I'm sure. Don't let it bother you if anyone tried to make you feel stupid for getting them. You did what you thought was best.

 

[Opcn]

they seem to spend a fair bit of their time 'floating' around almost as if dead ... then they spring into action again w00t.gif

This is useually a sign that they are near death, not a cool thing.

Offloading a 6 inch ID shark on an LFs is not as bad as returning a 2-3 inch fella, as they grow they become rather ugly fish that only attract the atention of large tank owners, however, it would not be fair to offload him at an LFS that does not generally stock these fish when small, unless you offer casually and they jump on the idea for there own reasons.

A parallel can be found in nurse charks, in the wild they reach 15 feet in just a few years, in captivity its rare that they make it to 6 feet, why? because they die before they hit that mark, some fish shops think this makes it alright, but this is the worste possible outcome in my oppinion.

 

[annka5]

I actually agree that they shouldn't be sold; except under licence.
Cerainly I think there are many many public aquaria which are absolutely swamped with offers of too-large fish.
If you were to be left with the dilemma of a fish which you just cannot rehome and is too big for its current location and suffering as a result, I think the fairest thing would be to euthanise - the proviso being that you have to try your best not to get into the situation, try your best to rehome it, and only if the fish is obviously suffering. it's awful and I think anyone doing this would be entitled to feel really guilty about getting into the situation in the first place! However, everyone makes mistakes (unfortunately!) and so long as we learn from them (or better, learn from other peoples' mistakes!) then just part of being human.