Because.... They are poor fish.
The ones at the pet store already got hijacked from their home while the ones you grabbed at least had a chance to stay in nature. And i doubt the fish think you are doing them a favour by taking them from a place where there is unlimited amount of room to roam and such and ploped into a maybe at most 4-5 foot box lol.
As for you took them from polluted water if it was really that bad they would be all dead and you wouldnt even be catching things lol.
I personally think it is better to grab the fish from the aquarium stores that seem to be overstocked in my opinion then to go grab more out of the lakes and rivers.
Finally, as it looks that many people agree that in texas that perch are a game fish what you did was illegal.
lol
The ones at the pet store already got hijacked from their home while the ones you grabbed at least had a chance to stay in nature. And i doubt the fish think you are doing them a favour by taking them from a place where there is unlimited amount of room to roam and such and ploped into a maybe at most 4-5 foot box lol.
As for you took them from polluted water if it was really that bad they would be all dead and you wouldnt even be catching things lol.
I personally think it is better to grab the fish from the aquarium stores that seem to be overstocked in my opinion then to go grab more out of the lakes and rivers.
Finally, as it looks that many people agree that in texas that perch are a game fish what you did was illegal.
lol