Does anyone here have any rescue fish? I'm not sure if that's an actual thing, but I did have a couple way back when. For those of you that missed my introductory post, I once had a tiger oscar that I rescued from a bad situation. He was located in a classroom and the kids were just horrible with him. His tank was filthy, and kids would routinely put chunks of soap in the water, they would also chase and poke him with their pencils. I'm not sure how he survived, but the teacher was going to kill him because he kept eating all the other fish that were put in the tank, so I took him in. My previous experience with fish was basically just goldfish and betta, so I knew nothing of this species. He started off in a 20 gallon that was way too small for him, and within a few weeks I purchased a 75 gallon. He was pretty old when I got him, about 8, and I had him for another 2-3 years before he passed. He was such an entertaining fish, he would follow me around the room from inside his tank, and would interact with me. I mourned when he died like I've mourned for past cats.
My betta before him was a rescue as well, the owner was going to flush him because she wanted other fish instead, so I took him. What are your experiences with rescued fish?
My betta before him was a rescue as well, the owner was going to flush him because she wanted other fish instead, so I took him. What are your experiences with rescued fish?
