Eating Fish

[Geographer]

Has anyone grown their fish very large and ate them. I wonder what a Leporinus taste like, or a Texas Cichlid. There is a giant oscar at a local fish store that is a big as a laptop computer. It must weigh a few pounds and be 15 inches long. It is ugly too, but I want to buy it just to eat it. It is overpriced at $39.99. Who is with me.

[cdawson]

Uh I wouldn't do that unless you want to get food poisoning.
Fish in the home aquarium swim around in their own waste for years absorbing the waste chemicals and you want to eat it?

[SimonWoodstock]

Originally posted by MyRequiem



Me and my roomates a an oscar and a couple of crawfish from my friends fish tank and it didn't taste that bad.

my 50 cents

hehe, i wouldnt try it...but i guess a few people out there have:D

[Geographer]

All oragnisms live around their own waste. Sweat is a waste, but we still are in contact with each other. Fish sold in grocery store lived in its own waste. Cows and pigs do too. The back of most fish foods say "do not feed to food fish", but if you only fed an oscar wors every day to fatten him up, he could be safely edible.
I would try it.

[Turin Turambar]

What kind of people are you that you can freely kill some pet tank-fish for some perverted ideas? And even pay for that. With the thoughts like that going in your mind, your life is quite miserable or don't have one at all.
Can't believe how stupid, yet cruel some people are.

[Geographer]

And you live in Serbia, Turin. Thanks for World War I, you Balkan Butcher. Haha

[travelinman1969]

That's a hell of a holloween prank. You are a sick and twisted dude. Gotta love it on a night like this!! LOL!!

[Geographer]

I am serious about the fish eating question. No prank. No Halloween Hijinks. I was asking a real question, and I would appreciate real anwsers. I would like informative, unbiased,and factual answers. Thank You.


The Geographer.

[dethjam316]

ohio is one of the least civilized states in america. i have proof, but if i told you, i'd have to kill you and anyone who read the post. it does however rank ahead of mississippi which is a drain on the economy every year. ohio just sucks on its own terms. i can't go into details. the truth is out there.

[travelinman1969]

Well, if that's not a prank then you are not gonna be a member here for long. You are a crazy SOB. I couldn't ever eat one unless there was a houlocaust. Ain't right dude.

[dethjam316]

the unbiased factual answer is that i bet i can outgeography you. i'm a pro. and i know enough to know that eating fish that have been swimming in medications (probably ones you don't even know about) during shipping can't possibly be good for you. maybe they won't kill you, but it's not bright. eh.

[Geographer]

There is nothing wrong with eating fish. A fish woud eat you Travellinman1969 if it had a chance. Fish eat anything that will fit in their mouth. Do not swim in the ocean. Look out! I like fishkeeping and tasting. What is wrong with that?

Dethjam, thank you for wasting keystokes on your keyboard. Thank you for contributing to the revolution I want to see on AC. The more vicious and defensive we become about fish- the better informed and progrssive. "Blah, blah, blah, Ohio is uncivilived, ... I have to kill you,... the truth is out there..." OK Agent Moulder, I advise you to keep looking.

Your a pro huh? Maybe, I am not a Professional Geographer, but are you? AC should have a fish geography/biotope forum. We can discuss things like how Amazonian species were affected by the rubber trade in Manaus. Or the possible radiation to coral life on Pacific atolls where nuclear bombs were tested. Did it cause mutant fish or coral?

[dethjam316]

what's an "angent"?

[Geographer]

I meant agent. As in FBI agent. Thank you for the correction dethjam.

[dethjam316]

i aim to please. i understand that certain people need a little help with basic spelling and other simple things.

[Geographer]

Dethjam, if you are studying colonial effects on biotopes in depth for dissertation purposes, I recommend something.You say that you are studying about island ecosystems affected by colonialism. If rivers are also a bitope discussed in your writings, then I recommend reading The Medieval Machine by Jean Gimpel. Its topics predate most European colonialism, but it has an interesting chapter about river pollution in London and Paris during the Middle Ages. Tanneries and meatcutters along the river heavily polluted it, and difinately destroyed fish habitats. Water-powered mills also changed the nature of the river.
The book is great because it really blows away most notions that the middle ages were backward and dark. The book brings to light the great innovations made during the Middle Ages in Europe.

[dethjam316]

the middle ages were indeed a period of certain impressive PRACTICAL scientific achievements, although pure theoretical science was largely absent during this period. it was a regression from the post-roman era, which in and of itself was an age built on practicality over theory and was a marked regression from the greek era. this much is undeniable. medieval science, theoretically, can almost completely be characterized by a blanket reliance on semi-complete and partially accurate treatises from aristotle. sounds like an interesting book, though rivers are not a biotope i am studying: not isolated enough to account for the inferences i am trying to establish. thanks!