Would you like?

[smb7676]

Supposed to read with out your knowledge Just thought it would be fun to see this poll next to my other. When would you want a fish as a gift? and if you have gotton one as a gift did you like it?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i'd have to vote no (even though i've done that for my dad!) the only people that would have a reason to buy me fish know jack-all about stocking. besides my mother'd deliver every last one with instructions of "oh its easy; just feed it breadcrumbs"

 

[sylvia]

I did once recieve a fish as a gift but it was under complicated circumstances. Basicaly some friend were moving away and the son of this friend liked my tank and realy wanted to buy me a fish. Luckily, his mother told me so beforehand so I explained that it would not be the best idea etc etc. Her son insisted to make it a surprise even though we'd kind of agreed that they should not get me a fish but luckily he was clever enough to pick out a single zebra danio as he'd already seen that my tank contained a small school of them. So in the end it did no harm to me or my fish, I still have the fish and he was happy to have contributed to my tank.

However, I would never encourage someone to buy a live fish as a gift (unless the person who will be recieving it goes along and picks it out and has a cycled tank ready for it with suitable tankmates back home) and I wouldn't want to be bought one either - unless I was there etc and they just paid for it so they feel like it's their gift (this happened with my rubbernose plec which my aunt bought for me but I picked it out ).

 

[Fishy411]

i bought my brother a fish as a gift but it went into my tank. He doesnt have his own yet.

 

[nc_nutcase]

I'm very practical and severely lack sappiness....

My tank is my recreational outlet and I'd prefer to be the single hand at guiding it's personality (well... me and the fish...).

 

[colegamby]

i like getting the money to go pick out my own fish with

 

[boozybears]

I voted 'no' as well. We just had just set up our tank a month earlier and it was barely finished cycling (with a few mollies and platies) and were getting exciting about purchasing some different speicies, when i had my birthday. Friends of ours knew about the tank so thought i'd be overjoyed with a present of.. fish. I was soo upset.. we got more mollies and platies! And sick ones at that! Two of them died within the first few days. While I appreciated the thought.. i let them know that next time I need to pick out my own!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

No, unless the person buying the fish had some idea on what i already had in my tanks, how much stocking space i had left and the conditions in the tank.
I'd hate it if sombody bought me a common plec for example because i realy don'y have the space in my tanks for a another common plec and i wouldn't have the heart to rehome it once it had been given to me- it wouldn't be very nice for the fish either.
Also i only give people fish when i know they know how to look after them properly and have the proper equipment and didn't have any deseases running in their tank/s- i'd never give fish to sombody who has never before had fish.

 

[Synirr]

Absolutely not. I'm way too interested in fish to have someone else pick them out for me
I actually got a betta as a gift last Christmas from a family friend. She gave me a good sized bowl for him and some pretty gravel, which was nice, but I really didn't want another veiltail to take care of unless he was a really unnusual colour... and of course, the one she got me was a typical blue and red betta. I appreciate the thought, but I don't think it's appropriate to get someone a gift they have to take care of unless it has been hinted at or asked for

 

[NinjaSmurf]

Depends on whose giving the gift. Lol, I guess that's what emergency tanks are for though... Of course, with my luck, someone would give me something I can't/don't want, like 'hey, you have a big tank (30 g woo, really big ) here's a baby oscar!!! I know you like cichlids, so, TA DA!'


This is why I've pretty much set myself to a making a list of everything I would like as a present, and then giving it to people. Cash is also accepted in the land of Ninja

 

[Dwarfs]

I don't like getting fish as gifts, unless they're from my dad (He's the only person who gets me fish, luckily)

If friends and relatives got me fish, I'd be stuck with a bunch of swordtails and danios

 

[Dorkhedeos]

nope, last time my dad bought me fish, he overstocked me like crazy, i was already way overstocked with 3 goldfish in a 10 gallon, and he bought me 3 more.

 

[LoachLover]

I wouldn't mind getting the money for the fish, but I'd like to pick it out myself.

 

[RandomWiktor]

From what my friends know about fish, I'd probably end up with a friggen painted glass fish with TB.
I wouldn't mind if a friend gave me a card with a little fake coupon in it saying that they owe me one fish, so we could go to the store one day and make a day of picking one out, but as for them picking it out? Nice gesture, but I don't take to the idea of buying someone a living thing as a gift.

 

[silvershark]

ha!! everyone hates my fascination with my fish so i'm kinda lucky! i would never buy anyone else something as i wouldn't like the responsibility o that, overstocking, introducing disease, poorly fish etc