strange... shouldn't these be culled, rather than sold???

I get that some people have a problem with the killing of any animal, but???

if they are deformed they should be euthanised by the breeder.

Reading the Gourami description, missing gill plates, & bent spines, doesn't sound like anyone is doing them a favor keeping them alive... and bent spines, might be TB, for what I've read???

Bent spines are a common genetic defect in inbred fish, but can also be a sign of Fish TB.

I find it a little weird, but then I look at some of the angels with stubby fins, balloon fish of any sort, some of the long finned mutation trainwrecks out there, and someone will buy them.

How many Betta rescue threads have you seen, especially on FB, where people brag about saving fish that scream TB?

I don't think this listing makes the seller look good, in spite of their reputation. But I bet it'll attract buys.

The first thought of mine was feeder fish but perhaps not.. anything to make money I guess?

I've seen Dan's sell fish with a note, that they were received with ruffed up fins, & held them to make sure they were healing, and I've seen it said, on the "Gold Roseline's" from Dan's, that they occasionally are blind with that mutation, & he try's not to sell the blind ones...

all understanding, & with my experience, the seller that lists the "bags" is a 1st rate seller... probably more a conciseness's seller, that doesn't want to destroy any animal???

I cull anything that is abnormal. Don't feel bad at all, fish don't have feelings lol

I believe in culling. But fish have rudimentary feelings. They experience pain, stress, and pleasure-like behaviors.

Culls shouldn't be sold.

When fish breed, inevitably you will end up with culls. Not all "culls" need to be euthanized, but certainly not sold. You can keep them yourself in a designated pet only tank where their genetics aren't allowed to enter the hobby to affect the quality of fish we end up with.

I've bred a lot of fish, and I've had culls. If it's something that won't affect the quality of life, I'll keep as a pet only and allow them to live out whatever lifespan they have. Sometimes there's issues that are not good and it's kinder to euthanize them humanely.

Weird fins, missing an eye or so, eh they can live a normal life as pets, but terrible to allow those to breed further.

Some of my culls lol

hoplosternum punctatum, didnt develop pupils, 3 of these were totally blind. But they get on very well. But absolutely never will leave my care and are not bred.


this osteogaster had 2 tains and 2 adipose fins (the other was upside down)


Brochis splendens, born missing one eye, has half a ventral fin, and a bent dorsal fin. He trucks on very well with his normal brothers and sisters, and lives as a pet with the rest lol





But, it's really, really poor to distribute culls. It's unethical to do so