HR 669 S@#KS!!

[M4K3L4]

I TYPICLY STAY PRETTY QUIT ON THE FORUMS I BELONG TO BUT THIS ONE IS DRIVING ME NUTS. I DONT WANT TO START RANTING BECAUSE I WONT STOP BUT THE THOUGHT THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING ITS TIME DEBATING WHAT BREED OF FISH I CAN KEEP IN (IMPORT TO) MY HOME IS SICKINING. I THINK AS A COUNTRY WE HAVE FAR MORE PRESSING ISSUES.

I DONT WANT TO GET INTO SOME HUGE LIFE STORY HERE BUT I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT, SOBER FOR ELEVEN YEARS, AND FISH KEEPING HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF PIECE AND ENJOYMENT FOR ME. TO ME THERE IS NOTHING MORE RELAXING OR REWARDING THAN COMPLETING A NEW SET UP OR JUST SITTING BACK LOOKING AT AN ESTABLISHED TANK, AND THE THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO PUT LIMITS ON WHAT I CAN HAVE IN MY HOME MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE

ANYWAY, THANKS FOR A PLACE TO VENT AND I GUESS IF THIS GOES THRU ILL HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR MONSTER GUPPIE KEEPERS.

 

[rallysman]

Ranting wont help, but signing the petition will. I'm sure you have, so relax and know that there are hundreds of other members that feel the same way. We'll do what we can, but we need to do it in a relaxed and structured way.

BTW, congrats on being clean.

 

[invisyblegypsey]

Ranting wont help, but signing the petition will. I'm sure you have, so relax and know that there are hundreds of other members that feel the same way. We'll do what we can, but we need to do it in a relaxed and structured way.

BTW, congrats on being clean.

absoultley right git yourself and your freinds on board!!!!!!!!!
welcome to MFK's

 

[Lupin]

You can write them a letter but please make sure to keep your letter as positive as possible. Harassing them will not help. If I receive a mail of harassment, I would also throw that letter in the bin from their perspective.

 

[M4K3L4]

I INTEND TO WRITE A LETTER AND WOULDNT THINK OF PORTRAING MYSELF OR THIS WONDERFULL HOBBY IN A NEGATIVE WAY. I JUST READ ABOUT THIS TODAY AND IT HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME SINCE I DID . I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS AN APROPRIATE PLACE TO VENT MY FRUSTRATION

 

[rallysman]

I INTEND TO WRITE A LETTER AND WOULDNT THINK OF PORTRAING MYSELF OR THIS WONDERFULL HOBBY IN A NEGATIVE WAY. I JUST READ ABOUT THIS TODAY AND IT HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME SINCE I DID . I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS AN APROPRIATE PLACE TO VENT MY FRUSTRATION

Absolutely, but don't let it raise your blood pressure too much. We'll do what we can, and with the amount of people on MFK, that's quite a bit

 

[M4K3L4]

THE BLOOD PRESSURE HAS SETTLED. ( I WISH THE CLOUD IN MY NEW TANK WOULD!) BUT ANYWAY, PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED OF ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP. PATITIONS, LETTERS, WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SpitRhyma]

I'm quite confused here. I mean on one hand I don't think they should STOP allowing people to own non-american species in america because north america is lame. But there DOES need to be something done about how many fish have to die so ONE can get to your local petshop. They say about 9 fish die for every 1 fish that you purchase.

I say: The only way you can get exotic fish is if you order them individually (personally) from foreign countries. So I call someone IN africa or w/e and tell'em "click click pop pop" and they tell me how much I owe them and they catch and ship the fish.

From lake to aquarium (or river or w/e it's from)

I love fish and I think people need to stop abusing them!

No offense but most "monster fish keepers" are fish abusers that keep giant fish in tiny tanks.

Keeping a parakeet in a small cage and bringing it out to fly around in your house and sit around on your indoor trees is quite diff. than keeping a fish to live and die in a tiny glass box.

 

[SpitRhyma]

Ok I just heard that it's for the intention or preventing animals from being released into new territories and messin things up well that's bogus. Most of the fish we import wouldn't even survive in the united states.

Crazy talk!

I hope this bill doesn't go through but there should be laws placed against tossing these fish around back n forth...

 

[M4K3L4]

I love fish and I think people need to stop abusing them!

No offense but most "monster fish keepers" are fish abusers that keep giant fish in tiny tanks.

Keeping a parakeet in a small cage and bringing it out to fly around in your house and sit around on your indoor trees is quite diff. than keeping a fish to live and die in a tiny glass box.[/quote]
OK NOW IM A LITTLE CONFUSED, WOULDNT THE BIRD JUST BE IN A BIGGER "BOX". I THINK IF YOU READ THRU SOME THREADS YOU WOULD REALIZE ITS A HUGE DEAL HERE FOR FISH KEEPERS TO PROVIDE THERE FISH WITH A BIGGER BOX AS YOU CALL IT. WE ARE WAY OF THE ORIGINAL TOPIC BUT SO FAR IN MY SHORT TIME HERE ON MFK HAVE I GOTTEN THE IMPRESSION THAT NO ONE HERE WANTS TO HOUSE THERE FISH IN AN UNDERSIZED ENVIROMENT.