Craigslist Debacle

Great, bring on the euthanization debate! while we are at it how do you feel about glo-fish and a fishy cycle! almost forgot: WALMART :lipssealedsmilie:




ps. i wouldnt think twice bout flushing them, the clorine and temp change will kill them almost as fast as the half frozen water
 
Umm I wasn't trying to start any kind of debates or uproar, I was just upset and wanted to vent to people I thought would understand about the situation. I guess the lesson I learned is if something on CL (or in life) sounds too good to be true, it is. Taking those fish from him was alot of work for me. I just couldn't bear to leave them there. I had a hard time leaving his dog, cat, guinea pig, and rabbits behind although they were not offered, just because I want all things to live in a good home and be loved. Only like 4 fish were flushed all the rest are in big tanks at nice new homes. Sorry for doing the newbie rant thing.
 
wamack said:
Umm I wasn't trying to start any kind of debates or uproar, I was just upset and wanted to vent to people I thought would understand about the situation. I guess the lesson I learned is if something on CL (or in life) sounds too good to be true, it is. Taking those fish from him was alot of work for me. I just couldn't bear to leave them there. I had a hard time leaving his dog, cat, guinea pig, and rabbits behind although they were not offered, just because I want all things to live in a good home and be loved. Only like 4 fish were flushed all the rest are in big tanks at nice new homes. Sorry for doing the newbie rant thing.
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you should've put them in the crayfish tank for some free food.
 
wamack said:
Umm I wasn't trying to start any kind of debates or uproar, I was just upset and wanted to vent to people I thought would understand about the situation. I guess the lesson I learned is if something on CL (or in life) sounds too good to be true, it is. Taking those fish from him was alot of work for me. I just couldn't bear to leave them there. I had a hard time leaving his dog, cat, guinea pig, and rabbits behind although they were not offered, just because I want all things to live in a good home and be loved. Only like 4 fish were flushed all the rest are in big tanks at nice new homes. Sorry for doing the newbie rant thing.
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first of all welcome to ac! wasnt anything against you, just the people who want to attack you for flushing! you did what you thought was best at the time! :welcome:
 
Fish Obsession said:
As your crayfish gets bigger, there is a good chance it will eat your gourami. I have a crayfish and had to put her in her own tank... just to give you a heads up, you'll want to but the crayfish in a tank w/ no fish. Welcome to AC, sorry to hear about the misleading ad and the bad condition the fish were in... I agree w/ previous posters about a slower acclimation to new tank as well as better method of euthanizing, though good thing you saved some of them :)
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Just a quick comment on this. I have a cray that I caught outside in the ditch when it had rained a lot. Apparently I have a midget cray, lol, because he doesn't seem to want to grow. I have some feeder guppies in there right now that he hasn't even touched, they pick up the extra food that falls around him. I guess it just depends on the cray...
 
ZSandmann said:
In the future a more peaceful form of euthenasia is to place a bowl of water in the freezer till it ices over on top. Take it out and break a hole through the ice and place the poor fish in it. It is an almost instant death for tropicals. If I had seen that I don't know how I would have reacted. The ASPCA doesn't respond to fish abuse calls last I heard. What is so sad is that this fellow probably had no idea he was doing anything wrong. :(
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See I was told to put it in a zip lock bag full of water and put it into the freezer.
 
You did the right thing by trying to save the best of the worst in such a sad situation. I am sure that next time(if there is a next time) you will think things through better when you have to euthanize fish.

Marinemom
 
i don't blame you for flushing the sickest ones. you've been in the hobby since december - you don't know any better. now you do! i mean, as bad as most of us here think flushing is, it really truly seems compassionate based on the description and visual image i get of this guy's tank. i mean honestly - any death from going into the toilet was probably more a result of shock from Old Tank Syndrome at that point. I'm glad you worked so hard to save the better fish and find them new homes.
 
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