Dead bala as feeder for pacu?

[Joecool44]

I bought a bala shark for 3$ at petsmart and it didn't survive the night it died in the morning, my mistake on thinking he could go for one day without a heater in the tank, anyways I was thinking can I chop him in to little peices and feed him to my oscar or pacu? It was a tiny one btw


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[Rachel.Cody]

I bought a bala shark for 3$ at petsmart and it didn't survive the night it died in the morning, my mistake on thinking he could go for one day without a heater in the tank, anyways I was thinking can I chop him in to little peices and feed him to my oscar or pacu? It was a tiny one btw


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Why dont you just take it back and get another one? Whats the point in feeding it?

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[Redearsunfish]

I bought a bala shark for 3$ at petsmart and it didn't survive the night it died in the morning, my mistake on thinking he could go for one day without a heater in the tank, anyways I was thinking can I chop him in to little peices and feed him to my oscar or pacu? It was a tiny one btw


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I wouldn't do it. Whatever killed the bala could be still in the body. Why risk infection?

 

[krichardson]

It'd be no different than if the fish was placed in a tank and had gotten eaten by bigger tankmates.What would be the point in taking the dead fish back to Petsmart,do they offer a return/refund on fish that die in the customer's care?

 

[I31]

think they have a guarantee but need sample of tank water. Are you sure it *wasn't killed by Oscar? *edited(typed too fast and didn't proof read)

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[krichardson]

Joe is blaming the death of the bala on being in an unheated tank overnight not the Oscar.

 

[Progar]

You can bring fish back to petsmart for 2 weeks after the original sale for a return or refund for a fish dying with receipt. Doesn't matter the cause and I've never been asked for a sample of water when replacing a dead fish. And the shock of the fish going from whatever temperature at the store to your cold tank temperature could have definitely killed the bala.

 

[krichardson]

Two weeks!...thats actually a pretty good return policy and I'm surprised they have something like that in place.

 

[chopsteeks]

Why dont you just take it back and get another one? Whats the point in feeding it?

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The return policy is for a fish that is sick and died. In this case, OP mentioned the fish died by not heating the tank. I will not return the fish under this circumstance. I will not feed it the other fish either.

 

[Progar]

Early in my hobby I was just as shocked because I was killing and replacing a lot of fish until I figured out what the hell I was doing wrong. I believe pet supplies plus has a limited return policy as well. Just one more reason or incentive to spend the extra couple of dollars and get your fish local instead of online.