Why letting goldfish go wild is a bad idea: They become giant pests

[Hendre]

You can have all the laws, rules & regulations you want in place, but at the end of the day you can't stop stupid.

If you stop the stupid from getting fish then the stupid wont happen right? I dont think anyone will go to the black market to get a fish for their 3 year old

 

[RD.]

Stop the stupid from getting fish? Spend some time in a pet store amigo, the majority of new pet (fish) owners are stupid.

 

[RD.]

I don't necessarily believe it's a matter of educating people because I truly feel that a lot of these people who release them already KNOW they shouldn't; I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they simply don't CARE.

+1

 

[Hendre]

Stop the stupid from getting fish? Spend some time in a pet store amigo, the majority of new pet (fish) owners are stupid.

if fish are banned. i read THE ENTIRE LFS stories thread so i have seen some stupid lol. the one guy at the lfs (young and new) Gives out terrible advice (fish only grow to the size of the tank etc) so i understand where you come from

 

[RD.]

So your idea is to ban any/all potentially invasive species? I'm sure that will go over well with the masses. Also, even in areas where such bans already exist, fish are still shipped/smuggled in illegally. Eventually you are back at square one. This is a people problem, not a fish problem.

 

[Tig Phish]

Here in the states, particularly here in the Atlantic coastal plain, it is not uncommon for our carp fishermen to catch fish in the 20"+, 5lbs. range. If it's one thing we have, it is our very rich Cyprinidae populations and thousands of cold-water tributaries to support them....native or not.

He was on Dr. Phil yesterday and he DEFINITELY has some Daddy-issues with you.

I no he has daddy issues, thats why he's a stripper now...

 

[Hendre]

So your idea is to ban any/all potentially invasive species? I'm sure that will go over well with the masses. Also, even in areas where such bans already exist, fish are still shipped/smuggled in illegally. Eventually you are back at square one. This is a people problem, not a fish problem.

there are a few blanket bans in south africa, it took a while for most ornamental shrimp to be legalised

 

[Frank Castle]

two things:
1. that's outrageous...I've spent probably $1700 total on the 800+ gallons I have in my house....
2. Balls load of money cracked me up in my cubicle at work, thank you.

Glad I could make someone laugh with my terrible Australian slang.

And as for how much it costs me to keep my fish, that's part of the reason my blood boils when I get people on here telling me to just "look on Craig's list" for a 6ft tank... Second hand a 6'x2'x2' would probably cost about $1500 - and I would consider that cheap... I think we do well for people on a low income to keep our fish the way we do.

hahahahaha "balls loads" she said balls loads

 

[tlindsey]

Caught wild goldfish and bullfrog's about 1 mile from where I grew up, but now the area is industrial. I believe they filled the pond with topsoil. I absolutely agree with the don't dump pet fish of any kind in native water 's.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

If we ban goldfish, we will see underground goldfish rings, like everything else people try to ban, it will make it harder to regulate out here I know of underground businesses for almost anything banned, be it piranhas, full auto goods, etc etc