Drunk fish or dead fish?

[teacherspet]

Last night I went to a party where they was a 60 G freshwater tank with cichilids, a pleco and a catfish. There were a few people at this party that were a little drunk and one person decided it would be a good idea to give the "fishies" a little beer. I saw him, and fortunately talked him out of it, telling him it could kill the fish. They were giving me a hard time for not letting him put some beer in the tank. This was not my tank, and the owner of the tack wasn't there. So I told them it would throw off the PH and poison the fish, but I was wondering what really would happen?? I would like to have a better answer ready in the future. Oh wait, there will be no future since I won't be hanging out with them again!

 

[Opcn]

the alchol would get inside of them and cause serious neurological and kidney/liver problems as well as burning there skin and gills

 

[WILDER]

I don't no that's awful, yes it would of killed the fish that's all you need to tell them in future, maybe say you will report them to animal welfare.

 

[Opcn]

He is in the US, No animal welfare for anything that doesn't have fur.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Yes but they'd be drunk They wouldn't go and check would they

 

[isu_guy]

Tell them it will kill the fish and then tell them how much the setup is worth. You could even fudge a little and say that a few of the fish in there are really really expensive ones (which might be true). People will be a lot more reserved to possibly harm the fish if they think it might cost more than the fish that they used to win at carnivals for bouncing a ping pong ball in a small cup.

 

[Jen]

I think someone on the forum dropped a glass of coke in their tank (accidentally, of course) and her fish unfortunately all died in a very short time. I can't imagine alcohol would be any different.