The topic of this thread is not to say such incidents are real but to address such beliefs or sentiments. Let me give one example from my personal experience.
When I was a 12 year old kid I didn't know much about fish other than that I love them. At that time there was a 3 or 4 feet tank in my house with some goldfish.
One day I went to the local Lfs as usual to admire the fish. I remember there was a talk about Asian Arowana at my house. I saw then what was actually a baby Amazon Arowana at the Lfs.
The price was so cheap at the time I couldn't believe an Arowana could be so cheap! (I thought there was only Asian Arowana lol).
I bought it and took it back home. My parents were very upset with me. My dad said this wasn't what he was talking about and asked me why I bought this fish. My mom told me to take it right back to the Lfs. They did not want this fish in their house.
Suddenly the fish bag broke and water started pouring out. My mom had no choice but to release it in their aquarium. And then they completely forgot about my careless purchase. Perhaps because the aro was so tiny they wondered if it would even survive. And it looked nonexistent in the tank.
5-6 years later and with an updated tank the Amazon Aro was huge and it was a she and she would occasionally lay eggs and eat them. Unfortunately due to busy lifestyle and poor water quality she passed away and left me with so much guilt.
I never got myself an Amazon Aro again and learned a lot about proper and responsible fish keeping.
But yes she stayed home as if it was meant to be. Do you have such stories where the fish you once had or now have seems meant to be?
When I was a 12 year old kid I didn't know much about fish other than that I love them. At that time there was a 3 or 4 feet tank in my house with some goldfish.
One day I went to the local Lfs as usual to admire the fish. I remember there was a talk about Asian Arowana at my house. I saw then what was actually a baby Amazon Arowana at the Lfs.
The price was so cheap at the time I couldn't believe an Arowana could be so cheap! (I thought there was only Asian Arowana lol).
I bought it and took it back home. My parents were very upset with me. My dad said this wasn't what he was talking about and asked me why I bought this fish. My mom told me to take it right back to the Lfs. They did not want this fish in their house.
Suddenly the fish bag broke and water started pouring out. My mom had no choice but to release it in their aquarium. And then they completely forgot about my careless purchase. Perhaps because the aro was so tiny they wondered if it would even survive. And it looked nonexistent in the tank.
5-6 years later and with an updated tank the Amazon Aro was huge and it was a she and she would occasionally lay eggs and eat them. Unfortunately due to busy lifestyle and poor water quality she passed away and left me with so much guilt.
I never got myself an Amazon Aro again and learned a lot about proper and responsible fish keeping.
But yes she stayed home as if it was meant to be. Do you have such stories where the fish you once had or now have seems meant to be?
