Perfect or Character?

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  • Character

  • Don't care

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HarleyK

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Howdy,

I see a lot of sale threads where folks advertise their fish as undamaged, in prestine condition. There really is something beautiful about a fish that displays an unbroken pattern and impeccable physique. Let's call that fish perfect.

Please prove me wrong, but I have yet to see a fish advertised as tough monster action hero with the battle scars to show survival of the fittest. The fish becomes recognizable, stands out amongst look-alikes. Let's say that fish has character.

Assuming a happy and healthy fish: Are scars part of life, or do they totally ruin a fish for yo? Do you care at all?

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strange per say question, I want my fish to be perfect, grow up perfect and die perfect, but then again read my sig.
 
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HarleyK said:
Howdy,

I see a lot of sale threads where folks advertise their fish as undamaged, in prestine condition. There really is something beautiful about a fish that displays an unbroken pattern and impeccable physique. Let's call that fish perfect.

Please prove me wrong, but I have yet to see a fish advertised as tough monster action hero with the battle scars to show survival of the fittest. The fish becomes recognizable, stands out amongst look-alikes. Let's say that fish has character.

Assuming a happy and healthy fish: Are scars part of life, or do they totally ruin a fish for yo? Do you care at all?

Let's poll
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Part of life. Aggressive the fish more likely it will be in fights. Which is directly proportional to scars and inversely proportional to perfect out of the box toy condition . my 0.2 cents though. :)
 
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I chose don't c@re. It's not so much that I don't c@re, as much as to me it depends on the fish. When a fish talks to you, it talks to you. Whether it's them being a perfectly undamaged example of their species or something about their personality or scars that you connect with for myself it's a case by case basis.

Edit:Changed my a's to @ because with the a's in, my post became a link to some music or something of the like.
 
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I don't mind if they have scars from there time with me, I can always tell a story about it. I wouldn't buy fish with scars because I'll have to tell another person's story or tell them I don't know.
 
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I guess it depends on the species and what I expect of it.
If I got a Midas I'd expect it to have a ton of personality.
If I got a salvini I'd expect it to be pretty.
 
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