Today, while visiting NY City's Chinatown and having sometime to kill, I've stoped at 2 supermarkets that sell live fish for food. I am always mesmerized by the kinds of oddballs that can be found in such place On this visit I saw the following:
1. Anguilla sp. -- These eels are quite common on the menu. They come in sizes ranging from about a foot to what looks like 2 and a half feet, and at $7.29 per pound, they are quite inexpensive. Given the per pound price, I wonder hwo much would each fish cost?
2. Jade Sleeper Gobies -- these things were absolutely massive. At about 12-14" in lenght thie girth was just scary! I knew that they get fat but never thought they'd be as thick as my thigh
3. Saw a bunch of fish that were a perch of some sort. Very strange looking. Almost like a cross between a swordspine snook and a datnoid. I wonder what they were and whether fresh or salt water species?
4. Frogs -- I saw a basket full of live frogs! Probably the biggest frogs EVAR! They must have been good 10" accross and a beautiful shade of deep green. And yes, ther eis no doubt that they are intended as food
So... You can probably guess what I'm thinking
Has anyone ever purchased live fish from a supermarket to be kept as pet? Got some tips for doing so? Do I just go there with a bucket and ask them to put the fish in there? What about weighting it on a scale? Can it be done without taking fish out of the water?
1. Anguilla sp. -- These eels are quite common on the menu. They come in sizes ranging from about a foot to what looks like 2 and a half feet, and at $7.29 per pound, they are quite inexpensive. Given the per pound price, I wonder hwo much would each fish cost?
2. Jade Sleeper Gobies -- these things were absolutely massive. At about 12-14" in lenght thie girth was just scary! I knew that they get fat but never thought they'd be as thick as my thigh
3. Saw a bunch of fish that were a perch of some sort. Very strange looking. Almost like a cross between a swordspine snook and a datnoid. I wonder what they were and whether fresh or salt water species?
4. Frogs -- I saw a basket full of live frogs! Probably the biggest frogs EVAR! They must have been good 10" accross and a beautiful shade of deep green. And yes, ther eis no doubt that they are intended as food
So... You can probably guess what I'm thinking
Has anyone ever purchased live fish from a supermarket to be kept as pet? Got some tips for doing so? Do I just go there with a bucket and ask them to put the fish in there? What about weighting it on a scale? Can it be done without taking fish out of the water?
