thought this was kinda creepy

[demjor19]

i think this is another one of those topics that no matter what is said someone is going to get offended. i just found it starnge that people really do this. i was just curious to see peoples responses on this forum.

 

[Nova 8]

I wouldn't do it to a pet that I had raised as a pet, but if the fish is bought with the sole purpose of a future feed I don't think it would be the same.
My main problem is how many people use Melafix or similar products, I do and so do most other aquarists. Read the bottle, it says "Do not use on fish intended for human comsumption". Which is fine I read that and think "well Im never going to eat it". But what if you change your mind one day and decided to eat it and forget about the adverse affects that may happen due to medicine given to it when it was a pet and what this could do to you.

Grown for eating - Fine
Pet that gets eaten - Not for me but go ahead they're your fish.

 

[frnchjeep]

i think this is another one of those topics that no matter what is said someone is going to get offended. i just found it starnge that people really do this. i was just curious to see peoples responses on this forum.

yeah, I agree. I'm sorry if it seemed like I was attacking you. Thats not what I meant to do, and I didn't mean to offend you.

It definatly is strange. I wonder when someone actually decides to eat their fish. Is it when the fish knocks the lid off for the last time? Is it done out of anger? Or can someone actually calmly decide one night that ,tonight is the night, and pull the fish out of the tank even though nothing went wrong in the tank that day? I dunno.

 

[frnchjeep]

I wouldn't do it to a pet that I had raised as a pet, but if the fish is bought with the sole purpose of a future feed I don't think it would be the same.
My main problem is how many people use Melafix or similar products, I do and so do most other aquarists. Read the bottle, it says "Do not use on fish intended for human comsumption". Which is fine I read that and think "well Im never going to eat it". But what if you change your mind one day and decided to eat it and forget about the adverse affects that may happen due to medicine given to it when it was a pet and what this could do to you.

Grown for eating - Fine
Pet that gets eaten - Not for me but go ahead they're your fish.

There is an lfs around here that sells pacu at about 1.5 feet for $12.00. That has to be cheaper than going to the supermarket to buy fish. The chemicals are a big factor, too. I'm not going to do a shot of Melafix, and I'm not going to eat a fish that was soaked in it either! This reminds me of Oddball's post on another thread about a customer at his lfs that was buying krill (i think) for soup.

 

[Nova 8]

This reminds me of Oddball's post on another thread about a customer at his lfs that was buying krill (i think) for soup.

I read that, I just remember reading "is not for fish, is for soup", everyone is different but wierd none the less.

 

[Nova 8]

It definatly is strange. I wonder when someone actually decides to eat their fish. Is it when the fish knocks the lid off for the last time? Is it done out of anger? Or can someone actually calmly decide one night that ,tonight is the night, and pull the fish out of the tank even though nothing went wrong in the tank that day? I dunno.

Now I got this image of a guy putting his fish on a scale "nope not tonight, need to be another lb heavier, maybe next week" or running out of food and being like, "stuff it, I'll eat it instead".

 

[frnchjeep]

I read that, I just remember reading "is not for fish, is for soup", everyone is different but wierd none the less.

 

[frnchjeep]

Now I got this image of a guy putting his fish on a scale "nope not tonight, need to be another lb heavier, maybe next week" or running out of food and being like, "stuff it, I'll eat it instead".

haha a little bit of soda actually came out of my nose as i read that one....thanks, man

 

[cbfreder]

I hate to bring up the Simpsons, but

Pinchy would've wanted it this way

Brandon
(I wouldn't eat my fish, but if I died and fell into the tank, they'd probably eat me)

 

[benzjamin13]

I have a few Thai internationals that are working for me. They told me that if I ever cook my CK to let them have a try.

Of course I wouldn't.