Fishkeeping is kind of like playing god
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lol good point, BUT i have seen some all out non nuclear battles between my fish over the years, and learned alot from my ignorance as much as i have from my watching others..
I've already thought of this.
They must be wondering how we exist in a different plain(air not water)
Their universe is what they see in the room. They don't know what else is in the house. They wonder how we disappear from their universe.
They must be wondering how we exist in a different plain(air not water)
Their universe is what they see in the room. They don't know what else is in the house. They wonder how we disappear from their universe.
I have to say that if you really think this then you shouldn't be keeping pets. You are not in control, you have simply assumed the responsibility of caring for another living creature.
leather;5011142; said:
you are not in control??? you are in total control like op says, you control it's enviornment, tempurature, what it eats, when it eats, when it gets cleaned,............. you took control from the moment you bought it
I'm sure the fish from the congo river, or a reptile from Burma or where ever it came from is in total control and asked to be taken from it's natural home to live with aliens who care for them
I left the hobby because my schedule didn't allow me to care for my fish properly, but I gotta say, a part of me was struggling with this for a while so it made it easier to sell everything
I've always kind of thought about it like that.. it made me work even harder to ensure all my little monsters grow up in the best conditions possible.
I repeat, not control, responsibility. Do some soul searching and reading because God does not control you, he has given everybody free will. If you want to liken it to something that you control (which you shouldn't) you can compare yourself to a dictator.
leather;5011518; said:
you can word it any way you want, it may make you feel better (not you specifically, but "you" in general),
that's just my opinion, you are in total control and like op said, it's "kind of like play god"
if it was actually like god, we'd give the fish a choice to go free or stay in the tank,............ i'm sure they'd all leave
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