Fahaka Rescue

I don't like the term "rescuing" when it comes to fish from an LFS. The problem with that is the fact that they will feel like you have rewarded their poor care of fish and will not discontinue their poor practices.

I make a habit of not buying fish from LFS where they are mistreated, because of those above reasons.
 
I do see your point ChilDawg, but I rescue some fish every once and a while. My heart breaks for the fish that were taken out of their natural environment only to be put in the slums of aquarium life. They deserve better. Even some of the best lfs can not provide the ideal environment, and granted I would rather buy from them than the stores that are like slums.
 
Another point on some of the larger fish seen in stores--they are often fish that the managers accepted from customers who couldn't care for the fish any longer. I've seen several rescues of this variety--including an african lung fish that was being kept in 75 because they had no other place to keep him. I 'rescued' that fish and found him a wonderful home in OK City. I've also brought home fish that were special orders that were never picked up. The store ordered the fish on request, and that person never came in, so the store was left trying to care for fish they hadn't planned on having. There is another store in town that makes stupid choices, and can't maintain their tanks--I won't buy anything from them, not even non-fish related supplies.

There are circumstances where rescueing the fish isn't encouraging the store to have bad practices.
 
Okay, I guess that I should have had a caveat in addition to my rash statement. I will say that single cases of large fish might be all right, but not if the store makes it a practice to order these for general sales, and not if many tanks are poorly maintained in addition to the one or ones being cramped.
 
The lfs that has this guy is pretty reputable, they don't make a habit of stocking large fish and took the Fahaka from someone who couldn't care for it anymore and had nowhere else to turn.
I was in looking at again today, he looks soooo sad. As he is only about 5 inches long right now, and my tank should be cycled and ready to accept fish in a few more weeks, I may still bring him home...the 35 would have to do for 6 mths to a year until he outgrew it and I get a new one (it's got to be better than the 8 gal he is in now)
 
I went to visit the poor little guy today and noticed that his eyes seem to have to have a red film halfway down from the top.
at first i thought it was a trick of the light, but now i'm not so sure. Has anyone seen this before, and is it going to hurt the little fellow? :confused:
 
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