You Will Not Beleive This!

[chrisrm]

i was looking on ebay at fish, as one does!

and came across a bloke selling Arowanas , 3 of them ... 13" long...

so i messaged him asking if the fish were all in one tank or seperate ones. he messaged back saying they were all in one tank, a five foot tank along with a 10" oscar a lima shovel nose catfish and some others

what is wrong with people

link to page have a look at the second pic

 

[Truck]

Why moan about it? why not inform him.

 

[chrisrm]

Why moan about it? why not inform him.

i did!

i think hes sold most of them

 

[plecostomus-mad]

i see a pleco and no sign of wood poor pleco

 

[ellena]

Well, he's not keeping them any more, so let's hope they go to better equipped owners.

 

[kizno1]

what was the point in posting this? i dont see a problem if hes selling them and they wernt massive so its not that bad.

 

[plecostomus-mad]

what was the point in posting this? i dont see a problem if hes selling them and they wernt massive so its not that bad.

you dont see a problem with the size of the Arowanas in that tank?

ive got a 4 seater z31 coupe turbo, anyone fancy a trip to the beach? i got room for 7 people

 

[kizno1]

if he was keeping it in there yh but he must have reaslised and is selling them so whats the point in starting a topic on it.

 

[plecostomus-mad]

if he was keeping it in there yh but he must have reaslised and is selling them so whats the point in starting a topic on it.

question is why not?its a forum right? a place to discuss topics related to fish keeping.if people want to post topics about over sized fish in a inadequate tank let them, its doing no harm.

 

[kizno1]

what i mean is whats the point in makeing a topic slagging him of when hes trying to sort it out.

 

[plecostomus-mad]

what i mean is whats the point in makeing a topic slagging him of when hes trying to sort it out.

i think what chrisrm was saying is that people should know better than to overstock a tank with big fish. people who buy such fish as him should know there adult size and therefore should maybe do a little thinking, maybe a little math and come to the conclusion that actually, no, my tank isn't adequate.

EDIT: i dont think chrisrm ment just him, people in general, he just happened to be the example.

 

[kizno1]

tbh we all make mistakes like that though i know when i first started i made loads that i have learned form and wouldnt do again. so if he has learn he was wrong getting them and is trying to sort it out i dont think you can slag him of because ive broght fish that i hadent read about and that would have got massive.

 

[ellena]

He's not getting rid of them 'cos they're too big. The seller is moving and won't have room for the tank any longer. Either way, probably a happier outcome for the fish than if they'd stayed in their current home.

 

[chrisrm]

[/quote] i think what chrisrm was saying is that people should know better than to overstock a tank with big fish. people who buy such fish as him should know there adult size and therefore should maybe do a little thinking, maybe a little math and come to the conclusion that actually, no, my tank isn't adequate.

EDIT: i dont think chrisrm ment just him, people in general, he just happened to be the example.
[/quote]
this is what i ment! i didnt meen to rub people up the wrong way , i was just shocked when he told me they were all in one tank i have a 6.5 ft tank and wouldnt have one in there as its too small!