Is stunting pleco growth immoral?

tan.b · June 9th, 2007

lol!!! when i have some spare cash i prob will. at the mo i'm desperately car hunting so all my cash will be on that! i NEED a car i dont NEED fish (so my hubby keeps pointing out!)

armadillo · June 10th, 2007

Well you do NEED a car to TRANSPORT your new tank and million quids' worth of equipment and fish. Your husband's completely right!

tan.b · June 11th, 2007

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Well you do NEED a car to TRANSPORT your new tank and million quids' worth of equipment and fish. Your husband's completely right!

rofl!! if i was a millionaire i wouldnt have to save and do without things to have a car!!!!

armadillo · June 12th, 2007

Mmmmmh. Good point. Guess you'd better stick to saving for a car. :P

tan.b · June 12th, 2007

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Mmmmmh. Good point. Guess you'd better stick to saving for a car.* :P

for now anyway!!!

armadillo · June 13th, 2007

Back to the original thread: I just went to my grand-mother's old people's home and they have a couple of tanks there. I've seen the biggest pleco I"d ever seen in real life (something like way over a foot) in a tank that can't have been more than 20G. He just lay there on the floor, as he's probably unable to turn around easily. It was so sad. I'll have to talk to the lady who owns the fish and see what can be done.

tan.b · June 15th, 2007

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Originally Posted by armadillo

Back to the original thread: I just went to my grand-mother's old people's home and they have a couple of tanks there. I've seen the biggest pleco I"d ever seen in real life (something like way over a foot) in a tank that can't have been more than 20G. He just lay there on the floor, as he's probably unable to turn around easily. It was so sad. I'll have to talk to the lady who owns the fish and see what can be done.

aww, thats so sad! reminds me of the lfs which has a shark, an oscar and a pleco all in a tank together and none of them can turn round. they've been there for months. since i've been going there anyway (6 months).

armadillo · June 15th, 2007

It comforts me in my decision to give them back although I really don't like that there is no guarantee that they actually did go to a good (and big) home. What also doesn't comfort me is that I read it may be an urban myth that their insides keep growing.

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