Fish / Aquariums

[parakitaMol.]

Personally I can't stand them. They are a bit chavvy.... chavvy fish = chish.

Anyway, I digress....

I have a friend who bought a couple of goldfish for their kids, they grew, got a bigger tank, they grew more, got a bigger tank. Now it's silly and they want to get rid.

But where? where on earth do you get rid of fish, pump & tank etc?

Someone here must know. Animal cruelty such as toilet flushing is not an option.

[Bad-Gerbil]

My garden pond has been used as a sancturary for over-sized goldfish.
Are you anywhere near Newbury?
BG

[parakitaMol.]

Bad-Gerbil said:

Are you anywhere near Newbury?
BG

Can I make it clear they are not my chish.

'Fraid they're not nearby, they are in Surrey, but that would have been ideal. Thanks

Edited by parakitaMol. on Tuesday 20th January 09:42

[staceyb]

local pets at home took neighbours fish when they moved house.

[bigTee]

Free to good home in your local rag!

[parakitaMol.]

bigTee said:

Free to good home in your local rag!

Thanks - yes in THEIR local rag....

[cheshire_cat]

Ebay,

Collection only.

[SGirl]

Local aquarium shop? They're usually happy to take fish that they can resell.

[cslgirl]

Maybe you could advertise on freecycle the fishtank etc?

[Boozy]

I've got a really nice tank and it's not chavy in the slightest, lots of nice corals and bright fish, everyone loves it,

anyways, goldfish, give them away in the local paper, or, bin the tank and as mentioned give the fish to a local shop, they won't get any money for them though

[theboyfold]

I'm close to Surrey, but would have to clear it with the OH if we were to take in any other fish.

We're currently cycling a new tank setup which will have plenty of space once it's up and running.

[parakitaMol.]

theboyfold said:

I'm close to Surrey, but would have to clear it with the OH if we were to take in any other fish.

We're currently cycling a new tank setup which will have plenty of space once it's up and running.

I will let them know!


Anna

[dirty boy]

Any rivers nearby?

[okgo]

Dump the fish in a lake/river/puddle.

Smash the tank,pump,equipment put it in a bag and in the bin.

[theboyfold]

parakitaMol. said:

theboyfold said:

I'm close to Surrey, but would have to clear it with the OH if we were to take in any other fish.

We're currently cycling a new tank setup which will have plenty of space once it's up and running.

I will let them know!


Anna

If you let me know what type of fish (sic) they have, and I'll see if it's something we can take in.

[parakitaMol.]

theboyfold said:

parakitaMol. said:

theboyfold said:

I'm close to Surrey, but would have to clear it with the OH if we were to take in any other fish.

We're currently cycling a new tank setup which will have plenty of space once it's up and running.

I will let them know!


Anna

If you let me know what type of fish (sic) they have, and I'll see if it's something we can take in.

Thanks - YHM

okgo said:

Dump the fish in a lake/river/puddle.

Smash the tank,pump,equipment put it in a bag and in the bin.

Actually when I was googling what to do with them I found news stories about how this was really not a good thing to do (apart from smashing the tank which of course sounds like a great thing to do!).

[okgo]

Yeh, but it will be great when your local river is full of goldfish

[dougc]

Beer batter?

[kenny Chim 4]

parakitaMol. said:

I have a friend who bought a couple of goldfish for their kids, they grew, got a bigger tank, they grew more, got a bigger tank. Now it's silly and they want to get rid.

If only your friend had done a bit of research, they would have found that these fish (carp) grow to the size of their environment. Therefore, by buying bigger tanks, they were accelerating/causing the 'problem'.

These two fish would have remained roughly the same size had they had more companions.

[theboyfold]

kenny Chim 4 said:

parakitaMol. said:

I have a friend who bought a couple of goldfish for their kids, they grew, got a bigger tank, they grew more, got a bigger tank. Now it's silly and they want to get rid.

If only your friend had done a bit of research, they would have found that these fish (carp) grow to the size of their environment. Therefore, by buying bigger tanks, they were accelerating/causing the 'problem'.

These two fish would have remained roughly the same size had they had more companions.

Fish only growing to the size of the tank is a myth. Not quite true. What happens is goldfish need a long straight run to swim in, which means volume isn't the key, but the length or depth (and I don't mean height) that allows them to swim. It's suggested that each coldwater fish (ie: goldfish) should have around 25 litres of water.

What actually happens in a smaller tank is the fishes growth becomes stunted, so they become deformed. Also added more fish into a small environment means that they produce too much waste for the filter and filter media to deal with, which causes disease and pollution in the tank. Bear in mind that goldfish don't have a stomach, the excess that they eat just comes straight out the other end.

There are a lot of misconceptions about fish and how they should be kept, the fact that goldfish are very hardy means that they will tolerate really bad conditions and people think as they haven't died, they are ok.