hey dude.. i know you've been hearing lotsa stuff bout ur red tail. and man, i hafta reiterate to you that what they are saying is true... i know how close us fishkeepers become to our pets, but man... ya need to do everything in your power for that fish you bought to live a life the same as it should have lived in it's natural habitat. it is your responsibility as it's owner to do so.
perhaps the lessons that we learned here could be that we must know the fish we will get even before buying and map out it's course. we don't want to be impulsive buyers with little knowledge about our thang. LAstly, We have to keep in mind that as fish keepers, we all have responsibilities towards our fishes.
and maybe with the knowledge of this responsibility comes the education we need to take good proper care of em.
peace.