Yes we should inform the person first that the tank is over stocked/to small and then try educate him/her in to responsible stocking, if after that they don't listen then I see no wrong in getting on your high horse. Animal rights are focusing on our hobby,, better to self police than have ridiculous rules thrust apon us
Buy tank then fish
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If animal rights are looking into fish keeping then we are doomed. Period. End of story. It's proven without a doubt in history that people in power make rash decisions for the "benefit of all." We still can't have Asian Aro's because they're endangered. Hmmm.... Last I checked the market was doing good where they are available. Anyone know when they plan to double check their stats? Probably never because anyone that is interested in them talks a mean game from a keyboard but falls on their face in front of an audience. If all you flamers just jump on a thread and say get a bigger tank, your doing it wrong, you're adding fuel to the fire and the case to take your pets away. By all means keep being one line wonders. When you're turning over all your prized possessions to fish and wildlife because you just couldn't keep your $.02 to yourself, don't cry to anyone but the man in the mirror while petting your high horse. None of us are going to change the cycle of bad fish keeping. It has to start at the seller, not with a few pumped up thread trolls.
Thread was meant for the people that ask for advice and when they get the advice they don't want to here it. I over stocked plenty. Like you said impulse buy.
No flaming here, you're opinion and your entitled to it.
But you didnt mention how most of those threads you mentioned are worded usually aounds something like this.... "so i have a X tank, will a X,X,X,X work ?"
I mean what are people supposed to do lie and say "yeah go ahead deal with the inuries, health issues and stress of rehoming fish its tons of fun"
Yeah sure sometimes people get nuts with the stocking opinions but i feel like the intensions are mostly good.
How does telling someone they need a bigger tank add fuel to the fire ? Hahaha if anything it would hurt anyone case to "take our pets away" mhhh lets take their fish away because they are providing sufficient sized tanks.
We have no control over if they take our advice or not. Just give them honest and accurate advice and not have 20 members say the same thing over and over. You can only give your best and hope for the best. At the end of the day stupid is as stupid does. If a guy has a 55g with an 12" RTC. Oh well! If a guy has a tank full of guppies but wants to keep a wolf. Have at it buddy!
Because telling someone they need a bigger tank, and them having or acquiring said tank are two different things. How many times have we seen an RTC in 125g???
Agreed sure im not gonna lose sleep with someone that wants to keep his rtc in 55 but still have to give hime good sound advice.
The guy with the wolfs gonna have a well fed fish bon a petit
If the tank is to small, going to say the tank is to small, keep in mind the fish or stocking is never to large, the tank is to small, I really try not to come across as crass or arrogant. and ussualy state that I am not trying to offend, just trying to help them keep healthy fish.
