jeremoose Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I was browsing through kijiji and found this... http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-Fish-tank-W0QQAdIdZ353865254 This is absolutely horrible and it makes me wish there was some sort of restrictions on who can keep and purchase live animals. I hope somebody can help them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie1978 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 That's horrible! there is no excuse for that lack of hygene in a tank even if you just take water out rather than vaccum and etc. Takes bare minutes. If you have time for a coffee you have time for fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 The guy can't even spell different properly. 300 dollars, give your head a shake buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 How bout we all send him an e-mail yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) How bout we all send him an e-mail yeah. Already did, here it is: A few things, as a long time fish keeper I am disgusted by the state of your aquarium. Your tank is overstocked not by a little, but more than triple. The water is so disgusting that it is not possible to see through the 16 inches of water to the back of the tank. Do yourself and the fish a favor, do a large waterchange with a good quality water treatment, one that will remove chloramines and chlorine. Drop the price to something more reasonable like about 1/4 of your asking price, and let the fish stop suffering. Forcing them to swimming in the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate caused by living in their own waste is cruel. Would you like to live in a bubble that was full of your poop, piss and left over food? Get yourself a new hobby, like model airplane building, and leave the responsibility of looking after gods little creatures to someone responsible. Also the word deferent is actually spelt with an 'i'. "Hooked on phonics worked for me" Thanks for playing, please try again. Jay We shall see what he emails back lol Edited February 11, 2012 by Jayba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie1978 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) Amen to that. Kudos to you Jayba. I wish I had room for a predator tank to rescue these poor things Email Sent: May I suggest you contact these fish rescue people here on Kijiji to come get these poor things. F.I.N.S. > http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-pets-for-sale-F-I-N-S-FISH-RESCUE-FISH-IN-NEED-SOCIETY-W0QQAdIdZ339810710 Sad Scale Fish & Snail Rescue > http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-pets-animal-pet-services-SAD-SCALES-FISH-SNAIL-RESCUE-W0QQAdIdZ342085169 Please do the right thing. Thank you. Shocked!!!! Edited February 11, 2012 by jeanie1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzalcoatl Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) I was looking a documentary about the amazon river, and the water there is not pristine crystal clear. In fact the camera crew had a hard time trying to film the fish in such murky water. Then I saw a documentary about lung fish in africa, and those guys literarily live in the mud by the 1000's very over crowded. Also I should not forget to mention the arowana farms in Asia. The water in those farms is standing algae green and muddy. While I am sure all these environments are chemically safe, what I am trying to say is that dirty looking water might be the result of a tank exposed to sun light where algae is prospering or caused by a multitude of suspended particles not removed by mechanical filtration. I definitely agree that a dirty looking tank is not an option in the hobby, and that people need to care about their pets; However in the wild some fish are more sturdy that we think. Finally planet earth has been through many mass extinctions and fish have survived them all. It is possible that we humans will go extinct before fish do Edited February 11, 2012 by Quetzalcoatl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I was looking a documentary about the amazon river, and the water there is not pristine crystal clear. In fact the camera crew had a hard time trying to film the fish in such murky water. Then a saw a documentary about lung fish in africa, and those guys literarily live in the mud by the 1000's very over crowded. Also I should not forget to mention the arowana farms in Asia. The water in those farms is standing algae green and muddy. While I am sure all these environments are chemically safe, what I am trying to say is that dirty looking water might be the result of a tank exposed to sun light where algae is prospering or caused by a multitude of suspended particles not removed by mechanical filtration. I definitely agree that a dirty looking tank is not an option in the hobby, and that people need to care about their pets; However in the wild some fish are more sturdy that we think. Finally planet earth has been through many mass extinctions and fish have survive them all. It is possible that we humans will go extinct before fish do You do have a point about water clarity. Seeing 5 blood parrots, a common Pleco, a large SA cichlid and 4 other fish a 30 gallon does not make me think he is going for the black water look. It is fairly safe to assume he has very little idea of what he is doing, and more than likely is not following a stringent water change regime. You are correct in saying water is not always clear and that the haze could be caused by algae from natural light, but there is not any But I do not see anything on the glass to indicate exposure to direct sunlight. Unless he scraped it off prior to the pics. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyGrl Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Even with the studiesbin the wild with dirty water. there is still different water flowing through the area where the fish are living. I think as responsible fish keepers we should try to understand that with constant water flow of even the dirtiest water is still water flow. like jayba said, you wouldnt like sitting stagnant in your own feces. I hope this guy comes to his senses. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMAX Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Any more on this? Did the guy reply yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I haven't heard anything. The add is stil up and 300. I would think I won't get a response. Just hope he does a water change. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I messaged him before I posted this up as well, I was extremely courteous and didn't receive a reply. I just hope the message gets through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie1978 Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Same no reply, ad still up. Hope they do the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euripides Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Well I guess that would be the other reason why the ad is up and still for sale, anyone that knows fish, or even a starter would know that the tank is filthy and wouldn't buy it for anything close to that price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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