#fishblr rant

[sturgeonposting]

Lowkey grinds my gears when people tag me in pictures of gar

Like he is beautiful he is wonderful but he is not a sturgeon

He doesn’t even have denticles

he doesn’t even scutes

Come on guys let’s put on our thinking caps

#sturgeon #fishblr #this is a joke mostly #I also recognize that it’s silly to get frustrated over #your honor please I have autism #rant #i guess #not sturgeon???

[cometothecatbureau]

TW: Images containing Animal Abuse under cut

First and foremost, I need to mention this is NOT MY FISH. This poor little beastie, known as Gogo, is kept in the toddler classroom at my old daycare job. Since the DAY he got there I knew he wasn’t going to have a good life.

He’s currently in a one gallon (yes you read that right) “tank” with no heater, or filter, lid, lights or live plants. If this monstrosity was ever cycled, it most likely isn’t anymore because when my coworker would clean it, she’d put him in a cup, remove all the water and then do a complete water change. None of the water being added in is treated in any way either, it’s just straight from the tap.

I’ve told her time and again that he needs a bigger tank, a heater, a filter and to keep some of the old water in when she adds new, and to add declorinater but to no avail. Despite all my pleading i got brushed aside and was told “It’s just a betta he doesn’t need any of that stuff”

And now she’s messaging me on FB being like “he’s dying help?!!” Like. Girl. I love and respect you as an educator so much but you should have LISTENED TO ME. As you can see in the pictures above, this poor little guy is pale, struggling to swim and most likely has fin rot if not possibly the early stages of dropsy starting. I would absolutely 100% take him into a quarantine at my home and nurse him back to health because in spite of all this he’s somehow still alive, though barely.

However, given the overall response to my original suggestions for a better home for him, odds are I’d do all that work only to have him go right back into that shitbox and deteriorate again. I remember what he looked like when he first came into the room. He was the prettiest shade of blue, with big fins and such an inquisitive and friendly little fish. He could’ve been so happy and lived a decent life if he hadn’t been left to suffer.

I guess I’m posting this because I wanted to share my frustrations with like minded people who understand. And before anyone asks, the reason I didn’t just go and buy a proper 5gal system for Gogo when I was still working there is because it was a temp position. My coworker would’ve been responsible for maintaining the tank after I left and given we shared the classroom, it wasn’t my place to do that without her say so. If I was with this job long term you bet I would’ve stepped in.

For anyone else who isn’t a fellow “fish nerd” there’s no such thing as a low maintenance pet unless it’s a rock. Everything alive requires at least a little bit of care to have the quality of life it deserves. This includes all creatures, not just mammals or cute, fuzzy things.

#personal #animal abuse #fishblr #fishblr rant #improper animal husbandry

[betta-go-brrrrrrrrrr]

Made in ibispaint was very mad at this

Like what the fuck

#stupid #what the fuck #rant post #mini rant #gold fish #made in ibis paint #fishblr #fishposting #fish bowl #fish

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #198

General fish fact!

There are almost 28 000 known extant fish species, and that number only grows every year as new fish are discovered! 27 000 of these fish species are bony fish, which vary from arapaima to zebrafish. Fish make up more than half of all known vertebrate species!

#if you know me irl you mustve heard me rant about the mammalcentric worldview humans have #when the biggest group of animals is insects (very passionate about them too) #and the biggest group of vertebrae is fish. i do get it though #there are only about 5000 mammal species but they appear more diverse i suppose #to the untrained eye all fish are the same #fish are also not a common part of most peoples lives. cats and dogs and all the funny and silly furry friends are though! #i dont wanna make mammals less important than they are ofc ofc #fish #fishfact #fish facts #biology #zoology #aquatic #fishblr #marine biology #sharks #marine life #sea creatures #sea life

[mageofminge]

do you guys ever have nightmares about getting a fish tank only for the fish to die within the day you get it due to some really horrible and also easy to avoid errors?

#fishkeeping brain rot #literally i want a betta so badly #but im so scared i won't take care of it properly and it will die almost instantly #even if i follow everything correctly including tank set up and cycling and filtration and heating #probably bc childhood me had fish and couldn't take care of them properly #+ lack of parental supervision ++ living in a country with rlly bad animal welfare #like once as a kid i won a goldfish at a carnival thing #and took it home #and my siblings used to have fish and would always do water changes with bottled water (which wasn't chlorinated) and they wouldn't die #then my dad got pissed and said tap water was perfectly fine for animals (our tap water wasn't considered safe for human consumption btw) #and i believed him and used that #cuz i literally got the fish in a bag and used an old tank we had at home #filled it with tap water and acclimated the fish #and yeah it was dead the next morning #also he made me start giving tap water instead of bottled water to my pet hamster and then it later died of cancer #and im so convinced the tap water might have had carcinogens in it #bc it definitely had heavy metals and coal-associated waste in it #anyways goofy tags rant is done #fishkeeping #fishblr

[emilykcats]

If anyone wants someone to just rant to, talk about life, have a friend, LITERALLY ANYTHING please message me. I just wanna have someone I can talk to with no judgment on either end and we can literally tell each other everything. No formal instructions needed. Pls

#bettablr #fish #fishblr #planted aquarium #betta fish #betta splendens #male betta #shrimpblr #beautiful #relationship #international relations #why am i like this #friends #selfharn #i love you more than anything #aneroxia #anerixia #tw ed recovery #tw ed rant #sadgirl #sad #literallytagginganything #proana #please forgive me #please #self care #self help

[hardleywhelmed]

You know I feel like people are so sterile and don't really understand what's in the things we buy. Hope that makes sense. Perlite is literally just a rock. A completely inert rock. And ppl waste their money on eco earth and forest floor substrate when they could just buy cheap (untreated) compressed coco coir and mulch at a garden center 😭

Like all these brands carry the same stuff and hike the prices bc it's "specific" to the use you want it for. Another example I can think of is succulent potting soil. It's a tiny bag for 5 bucks that doesn't even have enough grit, when you could buy a big 5 buck bag of regular miracle gro, and a 5 buck back of perlite, and that will last you much longer. That's ALL you need.

Like, I was listening to this fish podcast the other day that I really like, and these people with backgrounds in biology, who are so intelligent and well-read, got scared of perlite floating up out of their dirted tanks 💀 I'm not calling anyone stupid. I'm just saying we gotta make the effort to find out what's in our products

#Like?? #idk #im on a rant #People are so sterile and used to just not knowing what in their stuff yk #and not knowing WHAT things are #or why theyre used #isopods #reptiles #inverts #dirt discourse lol #fishcourse #fishblr #fishkeeping #isopod keeping #Hey I'm about to tag a bunch of radfem stuff to flood the tags so don't get scared #radfem #radfemsafe #terfsafe #radblr #gender critical #terf

[yourfishisnotfine]

If you cannot afford the BARE MINIMUM for an animal, you should not own an animal. End of discussion.

It's not "gatekeeping", it's "having the basic human decency to not abuse a defenseless creature to death for your own amusement".

#Animal rights #fishblr #bettablr #goldfishblr #mod post #rant tag

[eelpatrickharris]

Following up on the Lacey Act expansion, I'm not as convinced it will be worse for threatened species. Aren't the number of responsible, species-saving captive-breeding hobbyists dwarfed by average-to-poor keepers who just want a unique pet? The international exotic pet trade is one of the worst contributors to species disappearing from the wild. From what I can see, this would actually benefit wild populations and encourage trade in captive-bred individuals instead.

Thanks for the question! That's a valid point and I'm glad you've brought it up. A few people have shared that sentiment when discussing this with them.

For those reading this, I want to quickly reiterate why the amendment has been introduced: it's meant to prevent any potential injurious species that could harm agriculture or the environment by implementing a whitelist of approved ones. It isn't aimed at protection of non-native organisms, it's a extreme prevention measure. (The Lacey Act itself was created to prevent poaching and illegal harvesting, so piggybacking this onto it is odd. The Presumptive Prohibition should really be its own Act.) This new amendment is likely trying to prevent any more incidents like brown snakeheads in the Potomac or micropopulations of tropical fish in Florida. However, it's perfectly fine and accepted to introduce peacock bass and clown knife fish into open waterways so fishermen can target their populations as they grow.

So, the amendment itself is meant for the safety of the US environment, but conservation is what me and others are truly concerned about here. There are two sides to the declining populations thing. On one side, we have things with stable habitats but large levels of overfishing for the pet trade. Pea puffers are a huge one here. The juveniles have a low survival rate in captivity, they're hard for the average person to feed, keeping more than one in a tank runs the risk of them killing each other (they're often recommended to be kept in groups), and they CAN be captive bred. This is a fish that we can clearly point at, say "this needs more protections and a heavier focus on captive breeding," and put on a list that states this. Same with clown loaches and denison barbs.

The other side is species with rapidly depleting habitats and wild populations. This is where it gets complicated. If an animal's native range is disappearing, the focus should be on creating the most diverse possible gene pool in captive populations. Zookeepers do a fantastic job of this with avians and mammals, but when it comes to the cold-blooded things, hobbyists are the main people driving the car. I have seen exactly one zoo with a certain species of extinct-in-wild snail and about 25 hobbyists. The wildly diverse mini-ecosystem peat bogs of Southeast Asia are being bulldozed for palm oil plantations at an alarming rate, and the rainforests of South America are also being destroyed for the logging industry and agricultural use. SEA is of importance to fishkeepers, and SA to amphibian lovers. The general consensus from conservationists is to get all the healthy specimens from areas in the line of fire while you can. If you don't, they're just going to be swept away, they don't have a chance.

I rarely, rarely ever see people keeping fish that are going extinct in the wild as solo trinket pets, unless they already have stable populations, like some species of wild bettas and asian arowanas. Their habitats are often tricky to replicate, and you'll have a tough time finding specialty fish stores offering them in anything less than breeding pairs or groups. Parasphromenus, wild bettas, obscure cyprinids, peat bog spiny eels, and tiny specialized catfish/loaches are all in those peat bogs mentioned above. Most people are aware of these in some capacity, and know that you shouldn't keep them as a unique pet. Pretty sure other hobbyists would bite your head off for that, honestly.

Then we have things such as Chitala lopis. Ever heard of them? Nope, me neither, until a couple months ago. They've been declared extinct by a few scientists due to overfishing and habitat destruction. However, I met a guy who has one that came into the USA in a shipment of clown knives as bycatch, and he's taking excellent care of it. If he can find another and there's a way to breed them, I'm sure he'll find it out. Hobbyists who respect endangered species are dedicated. The little freaks who find an unappreciated animal to obsess over are the future for that animal. See: those extinct snails.

In a sensible world, there would be a proposed committee that does risk analyses on potentially harmful fish, then bans them, and reevaluates down the line. It's incredibly backwards to ban everything and assume guilty until proven innocent. Same with species that are threatened by poaching. We have the ability to analyze what is actually declining their populations and what we can do about it.

However, the flipside to that is that once things go on the Lacey Act for good reasons, they... might just live on there forever. They're plentiful due to captive breeding, you can buy the juveniles for a $10 USD equivalent, 99% of Asian arowana are bred on farms, and any bred on farms are microchipped. There are very, very few being poached from the wild these days, and those that are are being distributed around Asia to the people who actually are willing to pay the insanely high prices for the wild-caught clout. And yet, they're firmly placed on the no-entry list with no plans for removal. The USA is notoriously bad for banning things and never accepting critique or revisions. I don't see a sweeping ban on everything going well, because a lot of those organisms will fall through the cracks and never be reconsidered.

Tl;dr: I do support stronger protections on species that can be captive-bred and have a great chance of continued survival in the wild. I would love to see this amendment revised in a more sensible manner for the sake of those species! Same with invasive species, please put together a committee to identify them and implement protocol to prevent disasters. But I do not support the current whitelist ban in HR 4521.

#ask tag #sorry this turned into a rant #i have spent an hour writing this and will not be proofreading because i need to eat dinner before i go feral #fishblr #it's especially stupid to me that this prohibits interstate trade #oooooh it's fine for the fishermen to use chopped endangered american eels for bait to catch their invasive stocked peacock bass #but we will Get Your Ass if you ship this rare fish we do not approve of

[cherrysodaandsweettea]

I’m so upset rn.

I’m the only damn person in this household that cares about our fish. I’m the only one that takes care of them.

It just pisses me off! My ma only got the fucking fish because our neighbor gave them to us for free!

No one cares about their health, no one cares that they need a bigger tank, no one cares about the fact that we actually do need a school of corydora cats and I’m not just saying that because they’re my favorite fish! No one cares about our fish except for me and it’s making me so upset. The way my family treats our fish would be considered animal cruelty if they weren’t fish.

And I had to go and get emotionally attached to fish that’ll probably die because no one will fucking listen to me when I say I actually do know more about a subject than them! Damn it!

#cherry posts his rants because he’s emotionally immature #cher delete later #fishblr

[rhodeythebetta]

I hate people who are like "rate my setup" and post a picture of a betta in a tiny, sad little jar and then get mad when people politely try to correct them. Honey, if you join a group of people who love and spoil their fish and show them a shoddy setup, they're gonna correct you. You should be corrected. Nothing wrong with getting incorrect information and having to learn from there, but if you've been told better you owe it to your pet to do better. That's what that betta is. Your pet. Not a decoration piece to be discarded at will. They're living, breathing beings and deserve to be treated as such.

#fishblr #bettablr #goldfish #betta #this rant was triggered by an idiot on fb btw

[sturgeonposting]

I’m high rn reading through all the get well soon comments people leave me and they really fill my heart

I LOVE YOU GUYS

I feel really lucky to have met so many nice people and even made a few friends (at least I hope we’re friends :)

Jumping sturgeon heart

<3

#sturgeon #rant #fishblr #all my mutual i give you a big kiss on tha forehead

[cometothecatbureau]

A satisfying but sad moment in fish keeping.

I show everyone pictures of Vincent whenever I get. And if they don’t immediately flee screaming I show them MORE pictures. And the comment I get the most is “Wow, he’s so vibrant, I’ve never seen one with colours that bright!“

On the one hand that makes me very proud. Vincent has a ten gallon tank all to himself and a couple nerites. He has live plants, a heater and filter. He eats a diet high in protein. I test the water regularly and maintain the tank religiously but not so much it causes him stress. I’ve worked very hard and spent a fair chunk of money to make sure Vincent has the best quality of life he can.

On the other hand, I know this isn’t the case for all bettas. Almost everyone in the hobby knows that they’re regarded as a “low maintenance” pet which translates generally to “keep in the most neglectful conditions possible until they die a slow and miserable death”.

It’s like this to the point where people actually see a betta who looks the way every fish in the species is meant to and they’re surprised. It just makes me so sad that pale, listless, and suffering has become the norm for a creature like this.

This isn’t a new idea, but neglect should never be the standard for any living creature, and alive does not mean healthy or thriving or happy.

#fishblr #personal #betta fish #fishkeeping rant #this reminds me the son boy needs a water change today

[scalestails]

People bother me so much when they give bad advice and criticize how strict I am with my advice. Like "Oh yeah technically what you recommend is better but this is ok. They don't ALWAYS die" or their advice involves making a fish suffer in ways other than physically. Like keeping a social fish in a group too small, or forcing a naturally solitary fish into groups (looking at you betta sororities...).

Like... most of the fish you see in the store were born and grew in the WILD.

I will not sell an animal that was born in the Amazon Basin, collected and held, packaged and shipped THOUSANDS OF MILES, kept at a wholesale location, then packaged and shipped AGAIN into anything less than EXACTLY what it need to live and THRIVE. I will ensure that fish gets the best care possible while under my supervision and that it will go into a home that CARES for its well being. Not someone who "wants to set up a 10 gallon for my 5 year old" or "wants to throw it in with my snapping turtle".

Fish are not toys, they are not disposable, and while I understand everyone has to start somewhere that doesn't mean they can ignore my advice and get whatever fish they want whenever they want.

I'm not interested in telling people how to keep their fish unless it is the MOST SUCCESSFUL way to keep them. Period. I do not CARE if that means they can't get the fish that they want, or set up the tank how they want.

Am I always right? Absolutely not. I'm always learning new things and new ways to care for the animals under our care. But I have over a decade of experience keeping both fresh and saltwater in a private and commercial setting and I am damn good at my job. I will give advice as strict as I want.

#this is a rant #fishblr #sorry guys I've been stewing over this for weeks #I'm just really annoyed

[bigbluefishkeeping]

Please, please don't do this...

This type of fishkeeping is unacceptable. It's not funny. It's not cute. You are willingly abusing and mistreating fish.

Now, temporarily keeping a fish in a smaller bowl for a short amount of time, for say, cleaning the tank or doing a water change, is completely fine. However from the context of the photo above, we can imagine that this betta (an aggressive fish) is being kept with fish/shrimp/snails that it sees as food. You cannot put a betta in time out, it will not learn to not eat tank mates. What you are doing is stressing the betta out and continuing to provide edible "friends" for him. The solution is simple: keep your betta in a 10+ gallon tank with no tank mates. That's it.

#rant #aquarium #betta #bettablr #aquablr #fishblr #fishkeeping #shrimpblr #shrimp #snail #fish

[quillyleaf]

hhnghghghhhhh trying to give away some of my fish to a good home and... where... where do I post this...

Trying facebook local aquarium groups at the moment, but if that doesn’t work, anyone else have suggestions?

At the moment, I’m trying to hand off one of my two female blue three-spot gouramis because she’s being a big jerk to the other one, and I simply don’t have the room to separate them. Also, my platies have been breeding like crazy, and I’ve realized I just have too many. ^^’ I love them dearly, but I love them enough to know they need less crowding!

#Quill's ranting #Quill's aquarium adventures #fish #fishblr #fish rehoming #gourami #platy #aquarium