recently i bought a new juvi discus. the lfs owner gave me a 2nd discus with him because he had some fin damage and was super skinny however he ate happily and was very active. i posted pix asking for an ID and i had a few people respond saying that he was a terrible looking discus and should have been culled. I dont know a lot about culling fish, but from what i understand, it is the killing off of young fish due to imperfections. if this is true, then i am absolutely appauled. i loved that little guy(he died about a month after i had him) but i do like to think i hopefully gave him a better chance of survival and growth than he would have had had nobody taken him. anyways, anybody want to fully explain culling to me? if its just cuz a fish is born with imperfections then i will not be super happy lol as i have a cat who was born with her ribs smashed in and yet she is as happy and healthy as can be now, and i know many ppl with deformities. i understand i may be ranting for no reason so i apologize if that is the case, however im just not sure i can understand why anyone would condone the culling of a fish, let alone anything
the culling of fish
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everytime i read someone tell me he should have been culled i was furious, so i had to post this to make sure im not the only one or if im just out of the league in thinking this way, glad im not the only one
The only way i would be able to cull a fish is if my fish bred and i ended up with 500 babies but it's still sad
I don't think that people realize how important culling really is. Culling is how people do mother natures work on farm raised fish. Now what I mean by that is. If that deformed fish would have been born into a wild environment most likely it would not have survived. It would have been picked off by other normal healthy fish. This also strengthen the gene pool. Most breeders practice some sort of culling. Lets face it a deformed fish is a fish that can not be marketed in most cases. Just like your the LFS could not sell this fish and just gave it to you. You can't make money on some thing no one wants to buy. Koi for example are maybe one of the most culled fish know. There are tons of videos on youtube of people culling koi. It has to be done weather or not every one agrees with it.
bigbadfish711;4974193; said:
^ agreed. An evil, but none the less a needed one.. The most important part of the above comment, being keeping the gene pool strong. Not everyone is comfortable with the idea but like it or not it is necessary and serves a needed purpose. If your able to rescue an indevidiual fish, hats off to you and good looking out! This is just not always an option in larger scale operations.
Hopefully no one with issues with the thought of culling is a big fan of chicken nuggets
imperfections is what makes some fish cool like my silver dollar he is blind in one eye and that is why i got him
yeah..i got a tailless convict a while back, i had a few people saying i should just put her down because it was a defect or injury. she is a perfectly healthy fish...lovely and cute!
I hate when people suggest killing a fish just because it could of had a birth defect or was injured in the past..or a hybrid
I get the culling thing but why after the fish is grown do people suggest putting it down when the fish is perfectly healthy now?!....GGRRRRRR
anyway..rant on!!!!!!!
This little girl really holds her own
here is my little rescue ^_^ ..one of the most colorful convict females i have seen!(need new pics of her she has grown!!)
I hate when people suggest killing a fish just because it could of had a birth defect or was injured in the past..or a hybrid
I get the culling thing but why after the fish is grown do people suggest putting it down when the fish is perfectly healthy now?!....GGRRRRRR
anyway..rant on!!!!!!!
This little girl really holds her own
here is my little rescue ^_^ ..one of the most colorful convict females i have seen!(need new pics of her she has grown!!)