Well, that is definately a STOOPID idea!!! (LOL, had to do it 
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Seriously, though, if you look at it from the "reality" it's going to probably turn out to be, you really are kidding yourself with that mono, Stoopid. Let's say that in a year or so the fish does indeed start to diminish in overal health. If it's only minor, you probably won't even notice it (because the change is fairly gradual, and hard to notice suddenly), and if you do see some odd behavior, it really could just be anything! Your fish could have a tummy ache (not impossible) or have gulped too much air and swimming funny, or your wife happened to apply her perfume too close to the fish tank (thus getting some into the water
). These things are fairly mild and doing a water change and time will clear them right up (although perfume could be major
). To get rid of the fish with minor symptoms seems silly to me when you could easily bring him back to full health.
Now lets say the symptoms are greater. The fish stops eating, has chronic disease problems, or is listless on bottom of tank when all water parameters are fine! You will probably stress out the mono, as well as the other fish, by attempting to use chemicals to treat some "phantom disease", which in the end will cause him to grow even weaker. And if you do notice he's badly in need of some better water conditions (due to one of the above symptoms) and you take him to the store to sell him....SHAME ON YOU!! You'd probably be lucky if the store takes him, but if they do, he will be even more stressed by the move and being housed in a new tank! Even if this tank is ideal chemistry for an adult mono, it won't be ideal for him until he acclimates to it! Someone also has the chance to buy him the same or next day in most stores, and this will further decline any attempt at recuperation. My fish store doesn't give refunds on fish!
To sum it up, if it's bad enough to notice it....he's probably a gonner! In my opinion (and I'm sure many will have my back on this one), if you can't adequately house a fish in conditions that are "good" for it's general health and well-being, you should not keep it any longer (and should research beforehand the needs of the fish). I don't mean to bash you, but there are laws against keeping dogs and cats in inappropriate conditions, and there SHOULD be for fish and other animals kept as pets as well! There really is no difference, morally, is there? Would it be good to keep a child locked in a room with a smoker for it's entire childhood with no ventilation? I don't know if that's a good example, but you get the picture.
)Seriously, though, if you look at it from the "reality" it's going to probably turn out to be, you really are kidding yourself with that mono, Stoopid. Let's say that in a year or so the fish does indeed start to diminish in overal health. If it's only minor, you probably won't even notice it (because the change is fairly gradual, and hard to notice suddenly), and if you do see some odd behavior, it really could just be anything! Your fish could have a tummy ache (not impossible) or have gulped too much air and swimming funny, or your wife happened to apply her perfume too close to the fish tank (thus getting some into the water
). These things are fairly mild and doing a water change and time will clear them right up (although perfume could be major ). To get rid of the fish with minor symptoms seems silly to me when you could easily bring him back to full health. Now lets say the symptoms are greater. The fish stops eating, has chronic disease problems, or is listless on bottom of tank when all water parameters are fine! You will probably stress out the mono, as well as the other fish, by attempting to use chemicals to treat some "phantom disease", which in the end will cause him to grow even weaker. And if you do notice he's badly in need of some better water conditions (due to one of the above symptoms) and you take him to the store to sell him....SHAME ON YOU!! You'd probably be lucky if the store takes him, but if they do, he will be even more stressed by the move and being housed in a new tank! Even if this tank is ideal chemistry for an adult mono, it won't be ideal for him until he acclimates to it! Someone also has the chance to buy him the same or next day in most stores, and this will further decline any attempt at recuperation. My fish store doesn't give refunds on fish!
To sum it up, if it's bad enough to notice it....he's probably a gonner! In my opinion (and I'm sure many will have my back on this one), if you can't adequately house a fish in conditions that are "good" for it's general health and well-being, you should not keep it any longer (and should research beforehand the needs of the fish). I don't mean to bash you, but there are laws against keeping dogs and cats in inappropriate conditions, and there SHOULD be for fish and other animals kept as pets as well! There really is no difference, morally, is there? Would it be good to keep a child locked in a room with a smoker for it's entire childhood with no ventilation? I don't know if that's a good example, but you get the picture.
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