I kid, I kid... but seriously, goldies are Carassius auratus, not hybrids. The fancy varieties are linebred to look the way they do, not hybridized, so they don't belong in the hybrid section.
I know that
Just making a point. Maybe there should be a sub-section in the Hybrids forum entitled 'Mutants'. Thats got a good ring to it
Just because you don't prefer to keep this particular type of fish doesn't mean you have to knock on other people's pets.
Knocking, no, briefly skimming over the wide range of health problems (seen the PFK article about new legislation possibly mentioning (maybe banning) some fancy goldfish? They have to be pretty awful to get animal cruelty legislation about them), not to mention the fact that most of them are plain ugly.... Who wants a fish who's eyeballs look like they've been given collagen injections and face the wrong way? But lets ignore that for now.
By your standards, most all domestic dogs are "grossly mutated" and on and on.
Some are, indeed. Again, health problems associated.
Hold on, whose standards? Mine? I don't recall mentioning this...
the "Saltwater Invertebrates and Corals" which is currently under the "Tropical Saltwater - Reefs and Marine" category should also be under "other pets".
In fact, there is nothing "fishy" about invertebrates, corals, or REEFS in general!
In case you didn't notice, 'Tropical Saltwater - Reefs and Marine' doesn't contain the word fish. nd it is, in actual fact, a seperate section, not in the tropical fish section. Reef tank do, in the majority of cases, contain fish, but in the majority of cases, coldwater tanks aren't tropical. Funnily enough.
Are you talking about fish or tropical aquatic creatures or what? By your standards...the two should be completely and utterly seperated from each other on this forum at all costs, so why aren't creatures that aren't fish, though they be "tropical", in the "other pets" category?
Heh? Didn't catch a word of that, but other pets is a section for creatures that aren't tropical, or salt water, or tech related. Fish can be included.
I know that it is trendy to knock on the goldfish for the tropical fish keepers, but this needs to end.
Whats trendy
Not liking fancy goldfish, you mean? I like my fish as natural as possible, not inbred up to the eyeballs, skin folds, hunchbacks, 'I've swallowed a beanbag' belly and invisible dorsals.
If we could only know the percentage of tropical fish keepers who owe their first learning experiences to having kept that poor goldfish in a bowl (which died because of ignorance).
How many goldfish have lost their lives as "feeder fish" to people who don't see them as "equal" to most other aquarium fish?
Having them in a different section doesn't make them 'unequal'. It's common sense. Since you're talking about it however, how many bettas are being kept in those vile betta hexes, or similar? How many bala sharks are being kept in 10gs? How many common plecs are kept in tank way too small? Hopw many clownfish and tangs are bearing the brunt of 'I want a nemo tank!'? Cruelty happends everywhere, not just to goldfish.
The tropical fish community owes the goldfish (and their owners) much more respect and regard than they have been given.
Why exactly? Respects respect, not liking them is another matter completely.
