a pet peeves with the rescuing

[wrs]

an adoption is diffrent, as it kinda is a rescue, as the other person doesnt want it, and it may end up in the toilet.

 

[wuvmybetta]

and it may end up in the toilet.

Yipes!! I wouldn't go that far,but yeah....I know what you're saying as far as culling goes

 

[xanthianacid]

or in my case feeder fish...
these three are my only 'rescued' fish, all others I take alot of time over to try and make sure they are attentive and healthy, I rarely buy a fish of any sort if it come's from a store I consider to be badly treating their fish.

 

[FishEnthusiast]

This is along the same lines as your pet peeves. I first joined this forum cause I was having fun. It was a great place to be, every one was friendly and happy. Now it seems like each new thread in the betta forum is someone trying to one up someone else. I just don't know how else to put it. One second it is OMG LOOK AT THIS! you click, hoping it is a pic of a beautiful betta. But no, it is about walmart. The next thread is look what I rescued today, and the pic is of a perfectly healthy CT.

I know that taking a betta out of a tiny cup is in a sense "rescuing" it, however, That fish is not dying. IMO, you have not rescued a betta, or any fish for that matter, until you have taken it home and brought it back from the brink of death. Or you have it already and it gets sick and you are able to make it better. Or in the case of BM, she had to rescue Lucky from the drain. And to be realistic, one does not "rescue" a betta from a store, they purchase it. If the fish is sick and dying and the store gives it to you cause they think that it won't survive anyway, that could be considered rescuing, IMO.

I have a hard time visiting anymore, but I keep coming back hoping it will change. So far it hasn't really, but I am going to keep my fingers crossed.

Bring back the funny stories of what your betta did today. I miss those.

 

[newfishies]

Bring back the funny stories of what your betta did today. I miss those.

i re-arranged some plants in the tank and my girls kept weaving in and out throught the java moss, then a few of them slept there at very odd angles!!

 

[FishEnthusiast]

Thanks, I needed that!

 

[Allie]

My little Rascal likes to jump across his bowl when I put my finger up to him...its almost like a game now.

 

[jols]

I changed Fatima's water on Thursday. I looked at her Friday morning and found a lil' lopsided Hershey Kiss poo in her cave. Then I looked Friday night and saw a more poo-looking-poo in her cave. Sure does love me. )
Fabio shimmies and swims between the leaves of his green plant thing...but likes to slide across his river rock too. Now I see why he got fin rot, because he had lil' crappy gravel in his home at first. He likes to slip and slide around....or else he's trying to flirt with me or Fatima I've gotten a bubblenest every day so far!

 

[Bettabelieveit]

I only "rescue" betta when their conditions bother me to no end and I know they will be dead before long. I've only made two rescues (well, one was a 5 pack of betta but, only 2 times hah) otherwise I'm quite selective about my Betta

 

[wrs]

i have never rescued one yet, and dont consider any I bought rescues. Though I am on the look out for a female that needs rescuing, so she can live in my 55 gallon.