guppies cause they make too many babies and i don't want all those babies
lumpy head or poke eyed goldfish
lumpy head or poke eyed goldfish
Fish that you hate the most
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the only fish i hate are the dyed and tattooed fish
even then i dont really hate the underlying fish but the process that they undergo
even then i dont really hate the underlying fish but the process that they undergo
I'm not particularly fond of oscars, pacus, piranhas, bichirs, or similar looking fish - I don't hate 'em, just wouldn't care to own them myself.
I love my crazy bug-eyed goldie, my fantails, and my guppies.
I love my crazy bug-eyed goldie, my fantails, and my guppies.
Endlers and female guppies.. they are plain to me!!! And i absolutely LOVE Goldfish, except the really ugly hybrids! the black moores are adorable, but the ones with the bubble sacks that hang down from their face are FUGLY!!!!
I don't understand the hate for goldies either. I love my goldfish, especially black moors, and I also have a soft spot for pearlscales.
I also love my guppies.
Kristina
I also love my guppies.
Kristina
Well, I've learned never to say never. The more I learn about different species, the more I appreciate them, no matter how plain, troublesome, or ugly they are. There's always something sweet, entertaining, or fascinating that's unique to each particular fish.
Being around some kind of fish you thought you wouldn't like (for whatever reason) has a way of changing your mind. That's how it's always been in my case, anyway. Our lack of appreciation, is usually more a lack of exposure.
When I was young, I didn't like the idea of feeding one fish to another. I already knew how tender-hearted I was and didn't think I could handle that. Conceptually, yes that's how the food chain works - but figured having to see it would upset me.
Then I was exposed to saltwater fish who were fed live goldfish every day. Turned out that watching the small fish get eaten didn't phase me at all. What bothered me more, actually, was seeing a freshwater fish be dropped into salt water. Knowing how much it must suffer from hostile water conditions for as long as it took another fish to kill it.
I grew up around peaceful freshwater community fish.. so I didn't have much use for cichlids. What I had seen seemed boring and drab. I've since had to revise that impression, too. They're not boring at all.
There really is something to admire and appreciate about all types of fish. It's just a matter of getting to know them in the right setting.
Being around some kind of fish you thought you wouldn't like (for whatever reason) has a way of changing your mind. That's how it's always been in my case, anyway. Our lack of appreciation, is usually more a lack of exposure.
When I was young, I didn't like the idea of feeding one fish to another. I already knew how tender-hearted I was and didn't think I could handle that. Conceptually, yes that's how the food chain works - but figured having to see it would upset me.
Then I was exposed to saltwater fish who were fed live goldfish every day. Turned out that watching the small fish get eaten didn't phase me at all. What bothered me more, actually, was seeing a freshwater fish be dropped into salt water. Knowing how much it must suffer from hostile water conditions for as long as it took another fish to kill it.
I grew up around peaceful freshwater community fish.. so I didn't have much use for cichlids. What I had seen seemed boring and drab. I've since had to revise that impression, too. They're not boring at all.
There really is something to admire and appreciate about all types of fish. It's just a matter of getting to know them in the right setting.
i don't think it's a general hate of goldfish, people just don't like the ones that have been selectively bred to be deformed. many of us want our tanks to be as natural as possible.
