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Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:54 am
by SnoopWess
Hi, I have two Red Bellied Pacu freshwater fish and they are growing out of control for my tank size. Every fish store I talk to refuses to take them off my hands. I just was wondering if it were illegal to leave them in a bucket in the fish section of PetSmart? Please let me know your thoughts! Also, I live in Colorado USA.
Thank you!
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:19 am
by bartend7
they'll probably just flush it,, why dont you just do that.. if they're big enough fry em up man... or make a neat sushi roll.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:11 am
by Silverfish
Craigslist. Give the guys a chance.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:37 pm
by LoopStationZebra
Kill Them.
Kill Them All.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:12 pm
by Forge.
these are fish right?
they're not that far up from bacteria. Eat them, flush them, or if you can really be arsed drive them to some water source they can live in.
But they will swim around looking at the same rock indefinitely anyway, they are mainly built to be eaten, so don't get caught in a guilt trip over it.
They would probably survive if you flushed them, then live on to brighten your town's sewers.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:25 pm
by pulsoc
Yes, please release them into the wild. They can compete with the snakehead fish for the best ecosystem destroyer title.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:58 pm
by Ryanmf
Wikipedia wrote:State wildlife authorities typically advise home aquarists who wish to get rid of overgrown pacu to cut the heads off the fish and dispose of them as garbage.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:19 am
by Machinate
Forge. wrote:these are fish right?
they're not that far up from bacteria. Eat them, flush them, or if you can really be arsed drive them to some water source they can live in.
But they will swim around looking at the same rock indefinitely anyway, they are mainly built to be eaten, so don't get caught in a guilt trip over it.
They would probably survive if you flushed them, then live on to brighten your town's sewers.
I'll just leave this here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c2hrEiTi-E
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:43 pm
by docprosper
I would highly recommend torturing them before you put them down, just to find out what they know. Note that regardless of popularity, waterboarding may not be your best option.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:43 pm
by pskept
SnoopWess wrote:Hi, I have two Red Bellied Pacu freshwater fish and they are growing out of control for my tank size. Every fish store I talk to refuses to take them off my hands. I just was wondering if it were illegal to leave them in a bucket in the fish section of PetSmart? Please let me know your thoughts! Also, I live in Colorado USA.
Thank you!
well a lot of aquarium stores (although i doubt fucking petsmart the walmart of pets store does) will buy large fish back from you at a nice price because people with larger aquariums, especially ones full of cichlids for example, need to restock with large, adult fish in order to keep them from getting eaten!
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:27 am
by masterblasterofdisaster
SnoopWess wrote:Hi, I have two Red Bellied Pacu freshwater fish and they are growing out of control for my tank size. Every fish store I talk to refuses to take them off my hands. I just was wondering if it were illegal to leave them in a bucket in the fish section of PetSmart? Please let me know your thoughts! Also, I live in Colorado USA.
Thank you!
Craigslist them.
Re: Is it illegal to abandon a fish in PetSmart?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:14 am
by Forge.
Machinate wrote:Forge. wrote:these are fish right?
they're not that far up from bacteria. Eat them, flush them, or if you can really be arsed drive them to some water source they can live in.
But they will swim around looking at the same rock indefinitely anyway, they are mainly built to be eaten, so don't get caught in a guilt trip over it.
They would probably survive if you flushed them, then live on to brighten your town's sewers.
I'll just leave this here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c2hrEiTi-E
smoke and mirrors!