Why do people get so arsey
- Thread starter RealCrix220
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Love that response , hats off to being arsey and admits will be arsey again.
I agree with the part that this is moving further away from aquaria but the reason it was started was because of aquaria and still is about aquaria and why people get the way they do ( such as when you get arsey haha ) when people are looking for advice or information about the hobby of fish keeping.
I agree with the part that this is moving further away from aquaria but the reason it was started was because of aquaria and still is about aquaria and why people get the way they do ( such as when you get arsey haha ) when people are looking for advice or information about the hobby of fish keeping.
Alright I gotcha. A couple big reasons imo:
-widespread ignorance in the hobby regarding proper husbandry practices, specifically irresponsible keepers releasing their fish into the wild, has not only perpetuated lingering ecological problems, but in turn has resulted in a lot of public misinformation, led to rules and regulations that have been harmful to the hobby like bans on certain fish--monster fish in particular. We hate to see ignorant keepers spouting off on here because we think "this is the guy who got the Asian arowana banned."
-We are fish lovers here. Many of the keepers here prefer the company of fish to other people. When we see a fish suffering from a keepers ignorance, ticks us off. Pretty simple imo.
People shouldn’t be releasing fish in to the wild if it’s causing problems to eco systems.
I wouldn’t know what it was like to have the arowana banned as I’m from London,England and they are ok to keep here ( I had a lovely RTG ) but I could imagine it’s annoying as most people are missing out on keeping them in the hobby - I don’t actually know why they are banned in American.
I wouldn’t know what it was like to have the arowana banned as I’m from London,England and they are ok to keep here ( I had a lovely RTG ) but I could imagine it’s annoying as most people are missing out on keeping them in the hobby - I don’t actually know why they are banned in American.
I would give my arowana rights in a heartbeat to get a fraction of the selection the Americans have lol.
RealCrix220
, if im not mistaken there banned here because they are endangered in their native habitat. Granted the ones we get now(I say we in the global hobby sense) are all farmed now why we can't get the farm raised ones is beyond me. And don't get me started on the beautiful snakeheads that we don't get to keep either
I'm a little late, but I can honestly say I was the "arse" in my younger years. Late teens, early 20s.
Part of it was immaturity. Part of it was I just didn't like being told I was wrong. As I grew, I realized that nobody in these kinds of places are out to get me and everyone is just looking out for the overall health and happiness of the fish or whatever other kind of pet.
Once I came to that realization, interaction became much easier and any help I needed was suddenly readily available. Not to mention, once I had stepped away from constant defense, everyone seemed much friendlier.
Now I take any criticism as a learning opportunity instead of a reason to put on the boxing gloves to defend something that I'm probably not doing all to great at.
