sumthin fishy said:
We just are tired of helping people who simply want to disagree with proper fishcare.
And I, for one, no longer give people the benefit of the doubt. Especially people who:
...have already been well addressed in a hundred previous posts they could easily take the time to read (like "help my betta is sick and I don't know why" and it turns out to be in an unfiltered unheated betta vase).
...start arguing when they don't like the suggestions, and take criticism of stocking or tank care as a personal affront. We come here to help you with your fish, not to coddle you.
...take no time to learn about the fish they buy. It's like buying a dog, feeding it lettuce for two years, and then going online to a dog forum and asking what's wrong with your dog. Stupid right? Fish are subject to many inappropriate and cruel things due to laziness and apathy.
...people who have the attitude "hey I've been doing this wrong for years and it works for me". It's 100% worse when these people give advice, ESPECIALLY when it's just what the person asking the question wants to hear and takes that person's advice as proof of sound practice. Posting incorrect information can be worse than all of the above... it perpetuates bad practice and cruelty to animals.
:help:
