What to do with fish that get to large?

[FSM]

If the fish gets too big...don't buy it.

And for those of you who say just don' get it in the first place that's not what I am looking for. People get gars that will get huge rather frequently so this may be a rather frequently occuring thing.

other people do it, but that doesn't mean you should.

 

[BushFishRox]

it is this kind of fish, the super big ones like tha Gator Gar, RTC, Etc. that were being released into big lakes and rivers which is why there are a lot of fish bans in the US...

so I say if you dont have plans for it when it gets big dont go for it, because as stated above a lot of people that chose to get one of the true giants grow it out in a tank then put it in a big pond...

 

[zerelli]

You probably won't get an answer from most. This has been asked before with individual species you listed and no one could really give a good answer. Truely these species seem to disapear after a while. Where they go I don't know. I can only imagine there is a huge population of people buying/keeping these offline from the amount of lfs' that get these species in.

Public Aquarium/Zoo's don't take many fish. So most have to be either euthenized or for the people down south/warmer climates in the west they might move them outdoors to a pond.

I would guess that 80% or more die long before they get an opportunity to outgrow anything.

 

[gomezladdams]

And for those of you who say just don' get it in the first place that's not what I am looking for. People get gars that will get huge rather frequently so this may be a rather frequently occuring thing.

Interesting way to start a thread.
Might as well say no good advice please,only irresponsible and fatal ways to deal with these animals wanted.

 

[koop171]

You people are not reading the OP correctly.

I do not own or intend to own a Huge fish I cannot house. I just was wondering what YOU would do or have done with the fish YOU keep. Or an idea of what YOU would do if you grew a fish to large to be kept in your home anymore.

And reasurch is knowing that you are not able to house something like a gar for it's life. And I know there is plenty of people HERE who have these florida gars. and other huge fish that WILL outgrow there tanks.


Soi'll ask again what do you do if you have a fish that you knew would outgrow your tank but you decided to buy it anyway. And when it got to the point that it was to large you had to do something. What would that something be.


I DO NOT HAVE SUCH A FISH OR PLAN ON OWNING.

If I did I would have a contingincy for when it got to large.

 

[cichlid2006]

the guys on this thread have the right idea. research your stock properly before buying and you wont find yourself in that situation. i think this attitude is one of the causes of monsters getting squeezed into little tanks:

To each his own, If you put up a large fish for sale someone somewhere will buy it. its out of your hands, you dont have to screen buyers.

it is our responsibility to house our fish properly. sometimes the attitudes towards fish scare me. at the end of the day you bought the fish so look after it. its that simple. 6 year olds have better impulse control than some people on here but people who can afford to buy these monsters and the tanks should behave in a much more responsible way.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

A concern that was not addressed too much is, what if you have a monster system, but you lose your job or something, and could no longer keep these huge fish, then what do you do?

 

[koop171]

A concern that was not addressed too much is, what if you have a monster system, but you lose your job or something, and could no longer keep these huge fish, then what do you do?

Very good point one I didn't think of. What if you can keep these fish anymore do it money time or a big move.

You at one time had the means to take care of your stock properly now you don't. What happens to your prize fish?

 

[Zoodiver]

If you have a fish you can no longer care for, put it up on a forum like this and try to find a good home. Ususally for free is the best way. Aother thing you must consider is the ability to move a large fish.
The other choice is put it down.

Most zoos/aquariums won't just a take a fish off of a private owners hands.

 

[koop171]

If you have a fish you can no longer care for, put it up on a forum like this and try to find a good home. Ususally for free is the best way. Aother thing you must consider is the ability to move a large fish.
The other choice is put it down.

Most zoos/aquariums won't just a take a fish off of a private owners hands.

Yeah I didn't think that a zoo would just up and take everyones pacu lol. But if you had something a little more interesting or something that would go into there display allreay then that would at least be a plus on the side of the fish.

I'm not crazy animal lover but I would find it hard to put down a animal of any kind when it is healthy.




Here'e one for ya zoodiver. Say someone like yourself who wrks at a zoo knows that the zoo is looking for say a gator gar. and they can't seem to find one that is the right size for the display. and thre is no room in QT or holding to grow one out. But you guys know someone who has one they might be willing to give to the zoo. Would you take the route or Could you personally grow one out for the zoo. I have always wondered how they get all there fish. (zoos and aquariums alike)