Never Release Aquarium fish into the wild.

[aquaman325]

I would never release a fish into the wild.

 

[fish_freak]

My boss at work catches bull heads in the pond at the campground he has a site at in the spring and raises them all summer in his ten gallon tank in the trailer then when winter comes lets them back in the pond. I tried to explain but he looked at me like I was nuts. If he wasnt my "big" boss I would have more to say but.... I need a paycheck.
I think this is the bigest problem is people thinking they can realease native fish back into there ecosystems. They never figure that they can pick up exotic diseases in the aquarium

 

[ewurm]

My boss at work catches bull heads in the pond at the campground he has a site at in the spring and raises them all summer in his ten gallon tank in the trailer then when winter comes lets them back in the pond. I tried to explain but he looked at me like I was nuts. If he wasnt my "big" boss I would have more to say but.... I need a paycheck.
I think this is the bigest problem is people thinking they can realease native fish back into there ecosystems. They never figure that they can pick up exotic diseases in the aquarium

That is exactly the problem. Many people believe that putting a fish back where it came from is ok. Disease can be introduced from aquarium tanks regardless of wether the fish was put back where it came from.

 

[ewurm]

yeah.. it's even worse than letting a land animal go. in many cases, if you let a land animal go, you're condeming it to a slow death. however, if you let a fish go, you could be codeming an entire species of native fish to death.(however, I do acknowledge that many reptiles can be just as invasive as fish. i'm talking stuff like cats, dogs, birds, and small animals.)

I agree with that. People who release fish usually are HOPING it will live, they don't want it to die. In most cases, it would be better if it died, rather than affect the native population.