Pacus

[Luketendo]

If you got rid of them you'd have quite a big size tank and you'd be able to fit quite a lot of nice fish in there. If you're still fond of big fish you could get some south american cichlids. Make sure you do research though as a lot of them won't be compatible with each other.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Well, no it isn't. The US is flooded with pacus of all sizes, probably well under 1% of them will ever be housed proeprly or have any quality of life. Even in the UK where they aren't often seen as youngsters, most fish shops have at least one 1ft+ that someone couldn't house and public aquariums can't house them either. So it's either passing the problem to someone else, who then will again try to pass the problem on, while the fish have absolutely no quality of life at all, or euthanising them, which while not a nice, easy option is probably the most morally sound solution, seeing as they'll at least have a nice life until that time.

 

[benniebru]

hey cowbla here is a pic from the zoo here in pittsburgh of the pacu tank this is one of the smaller ones in that huge pond

http/www.pbase.com/ralf/image/5035850

 

[DarkEntity]

Feeshy is rite, the amount of Americans (im choosing them because ive rarely seen them in the UK) ive seen with Pacu's in stupid tanks it amazing. Id be looking at Sealife Centres, Aquariums etc Not local home owned tank

 

[benniebru]

Well, no it isn't. The US is flooded with pacus of all sizes, probably well under 1% of them will ever be housed proeprly or have any quality of life. Even in the UK where they aren't often seen as youngsters, most fish shops have at least one 1ft+ that someone couldn't house and public aquariums can't house them either. So it's either passing the problem to someone else, who then will again try to pass the problem on, while the fish have absolutely no quality of life at all, or euthanising them, which while not a nice, easy option is probably the most morally sound solution, seeing as they'll at least have a nice life until that time.

i agree with some of the points u know what would be a good idea would be to somehow screen the buyer of the fish to make sure they can house it like any fish that gets above 2' or something like that would be a good idea i think

 

[SJ2K]

Well, no it isn't. The US is flooded with pacus of all sizes, probably well under 1% of them will ever be housed proeprly or have any quality of life. Even in the UK where they aren't often seen as youngsters, most fish shops have at least one 1ft+ that someone couldn't house and public aquariums can't house them either. So it's either passing the problem to someone else, who then will again try to pass the problem on, while the fish have absolutely no quality of life at all, or euthanising them, which while not a nice, easy option is probably the most morally sound solution, seeing as they'll at least have a nice life until that time.

Try and convince an 11yr old to kill his 2 favourite fish.

 

[OohFeeshy]

I never said it was the easy option. But likewise, taking the easy option never got anybody anywhere. If they're 'favourite fish' then (attempting to) get rid of them to a shop isn't an easy choice to make either, but that option leads to forever being guilty about sending them away to suffer. You'd put a cat/dog/whatever to sleep if the alternative was it suffering until it died, so how is this different?

 

[SJ2K]

Because you dont have to shovel the dog yourself haha, im all for your suggestion mate I just dont think its the best answer for this guy straight away I know if I was in that situation at a younger age id feel much better atleast looking for a local aquarium etc to send it before deciding to kill it.

 

[cowbla1]

I'm taking to my lfs no matter what you guys say

 

[SJ2K]

Alright mate thought so.

 

[Inchworm]

Try and convince an 11yr old to kill his 2 favourite fish.

I'm with cowbla 1 on this. You couldn't get me to kill an animal because of what might happen to it in the future. If I couldn't keep it myself, I'd at least try to make it available to someone else who could.

This sounds too much like the way some people kill kittens when they grow up and become cats. Not being cute is hardly a reason to put a living creature to death.

I'm sure that, with all he's learned already, cowbla will make a much better choice the next time he stocks his tank.

 

[Luketendo]

Try and convince an 11yr old to kill his 2 favourite fish.

I'm with cowbla 1 on this. You couldn't get me to kill an animal because of what might happen to it in the future. If I couldn't keep it myself, I'd at least try to make it available to someone else who could.

This sounds too much like the way some people kill kittens when they grow up and become cats. Not being cute is hardly a reason to put a living creature to death.

I'm sure that, with all he's learned already, cowbla will make a much better choice the next time he stocks his tank.

Yeah and since he has a 55g he will still be able to have some fairy big cichlids.

 

[cowbla1]

Try and convince an 11yr old to kill his 2 favourite fish.

I'm with cowbla 1 on this. You couldn't get me to kill an animal because of what might happen to it in the future. If I couldn't keep it myself, I'd at least try to make it available to someone else who could.

This sounds too much like the way some people kill kittens when they grow up and become cats. Not being cute is hardly a reason to put a living creature to death.

I'm sure that, with all he's learned already, cowbla will make a much better choice the next time he stocks his tank.

Yeah and since he has a 55g he will still be able to have some fairy big cichlids.

yeah thats what i want to get next.

 

[OohFeeshy]

sounds too much like the way some people kill kittens when they grow up and become cats. Not being cute is hardly a reason to put a living creature to death.

Yes, because cats grow to be 20ft long monsters which nobody can house...

 

[Luketendo]

Try and convince an 11yr old to kill his 2 favourite fish.

I'm with cowbla 1 on this. You couldn't get me to kill an animal because of what might happen to it in the future. If I couldn't keep it myself, I'd at least try to make it available to someone else who could.

This sounds too much like the way some people kill kittens when they grow up and become cats. Not being cute is hardly a reason to put a living creature to death.

I'm sure that, with all he's learned already, cowbla will make a much better choice the next time he stocks his tank.

Yeah and since he has a 55g he will still be able to have some fairy big cichlids.

yeah thats what i want to get next.

Yeah I guessed so, I'll go look in the profile forums for species you could have.