Seeing this really upset me....

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dmopar74;3754797; said:
this isnt a rarity in the Seattle"ish" area, ive seen plenty of stores carry died/tattoed fish.

Yea I know. its terrible I wish it were a rarity. these blood parrots were the first I have seen with tattoos, But I have seen plenty of other altered fish. I had never been to this particular store before, and never seen such terrible conditions. I suppose that is why I felt so upset when I saw these poor guys. They were also living with dead tank mates that had began to decompose. I mentioned it to the employee there, but he was just rude and dismissed it like it didn't matter. A lot of the other fish there were in these poor conditions. There were a lot of dead fish floating around, as well as a lot of hybrids. It just seemed really "shady" in there to me.

I stopped in on the rumor I had heard that they had the infamous red-tailed arowana, but they just had silver arowana in very poor states of health. It was a weird place.
 
i feel bad for those blood parrots. they should make this illegal because its animal cruelty.
 
This is just gross. I even hate hybrids so much, its just wrong.
 
I agree. Thanks again all in supporting that it is wrong. It makes me feel better to know you all feel the same. I just wish there were more people who didn't just have fish for aesthetic decoration.

**Of course, fish are beautifully aesthetic, however I feel it is good to care about the fish's well being and quality of life as well. Happy Fish-Keeping!
 
dmopar74;3754797; said:
this isnt a rarity in the Seattle"ish" area, ive seen plenty of stores carry died/tattoed fish.

I'm actually supprised, as "tree hugger" as Seattle is you would think this type of thing didnt exist there.
 
Well if some idiot would not buy them then that would stop the promblem. Look at how clamped the fish fins are also. That is why I only deal in Ma and Pop stores. Fortunately there are a lot of Ma and Pop stores by me.
 
I love these type of fishes....they may be a hybrid..but there are enough of them out there now so people need to quit with their Hitler eradicate anything not perfect attitude about them. So what if they cant close thier mouth...they can still eat, function and live good lives..Well at least mine do.. As for the dying and Tattoos...its SICK, Should really be stopped...but it wont ever be stopped, because fish arent the normal warm and fuzzy animal.. :(
 
needycowgirl;3764370; said:
I love these type of fishes....they may be a hybrid..but there are enough of them out there now so people need to quit with their Hitler eradicate anything not perfect attitude about them. So what if they cant close thier mouth...they can still eat, function and live good lives..Well at least mine do..


You can logic and justify anything wrong you did in your own head, can't you? Love them all you want. They are an abomination and proof that economics trumps morals in our lovely American society.
 
parrots are one of my hate fish along with all other man made hybrids

they dont just come in yellow and orange

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