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[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.

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

Yeah i've been lookin

 

[Luketendo]

Personally I'd look at Blue Acara and Firemouths myself.

I wonder if you would be able to have a pair of each.

Not sure..

 

[cowbla1]

yeah those were what out of a few i was looking at.

 

[nurglespuss]

What about a nice shoal of Hoplosternum? they grow to a decent size, and school quite nicely :>

Just as an aside: you would be doing the fish trade a favour by Euthanising tose two fish (unfortunate I know), and then making a concerted effort to inform your local pet store what it is exactly they are selling (oh and post a review of the petshop online, its amazing how many people read these).