Parrot Fish

[Genny]

Hey ya'll, I don't think you're being rude...it's cool. You just care about fish. I love our fish. They're all sweet. We've had all these fish though for like atleast several years except the parrots...we've only had them about 1 year. But none of them have died... We've had some fish die this past year and stuff, but they were all from my brother's tank. He has cichlids and they're all mean and aggressive w/ each other...

The Paradise fish isn't a type of gourami (sp?) I don't think. I'll try going to a few websites and find a pic. of one...

[king2005]

King: you forgot the sharks and the sucker fish. If the sharks are balas they will grow huge. If the suckerfish is a common pleco who knows how many feet it could get to in a proper setting. The rope fish get about 3' as well and even though they are skinny they need bigger than 55 gallons. The best stocking I think would be keeping the silver dollars, the corys, the platty, and the gourami (I'm assuming the paradise fish is a gourami). I still wonder what the mystery fish is.

Very right!
I was more focused on the Parrots & Silver Dollars as they are Large fish. My old Silver Dollars grew to a good 3" in dia within 6 months. THey were lovely fish! Sadly Sharkey disagreed & killed them.. He went crazy killing random fish. It was weird.. then he went suicidal. died 3 times. His last suicidal attempt screwed up his head pretty bad & he was mentally challenged + angry. I put him down after he showed no change after 2 weeks. He was a lovely fish & he had a new home to go to, so I was really sad to put him down

Pleco's are big buggers & regardless of size they produce a lot of toxins for their size.

I don't know enough about the other fish to really comment on them.

Hey ya'll, I don't think you're being rude...it's cool. You just care about fish. I love our fish. They're all sweet. We've had all these fish though for like atleast several years except the parrots...we've only had them about 1 year. But none of them have died... We've had some fish die this past year and stuff, but they were all from my brother's tank. He has cichlids and they're all mean and aggressive w/ each other...

The Paradise fish isn't a type of gourami (sp?) I don't think. I'll try going to a few websites and find a pic. of one...

Regardless if you think the fish are happy or not, they are being poisoned daily. Ammonia poisoning hurts & it burns the body. The fish will never get to a healthy age due to their poor living conditions. The Parrots should get to a healthy age of 10+. Same with the Plecos.

I currently have an 8yr old Brissle Nose Pleco & a corry cat. a 6yr old corry cat & 2-3yr old corry cat. They all came from the same owner who asked if I could take them on, as they would like to take the tank down, but they loved the fish & didn't want them to go to just anyone. I've had them for 2yrs now & I'm hoping they reach the ripe old age of 10-15+.

I have another 8yr old corry cat, but he was a gift after Mango was killed by a so called friend *cries*. I've also had him for 2yrs & I hope he reaches a ripe old age of 10-15+.

Many fish like Cichlids & catfish should live 10-20yrs if not more. Anything below 8 (closer to 5) in my opinion more then likely died due to poor living conditions. Many pet shops are to blame for most of the fish & reptile neglect as they don't give a darn about the animal. THey want it to die young so you'll come back to buy more. It can be a sick & cruel world we live in.

Here is a story about a Man I bumped into at an Asian fish store I use to go to. He was looking at the turtles & just happened to strike a convo with me about them. He told me he use to have an Ally snapper but it died after 2yrs. I asked him how he was caring for it. Well he told me what the store told him their care was... Ya, I didn't know how to nicely put it that he killed the turtle due to neglect. I did anyways. the poor man was nearly in tears as he felt horrible about being the cause of his pets death. he said he loved the turtle & was hoping to have it around for many many many years. Basically he killed it by over feeding (he was feeding it what I feed my snapper in 1 month every day to his snapper), poor food selection/diet & poor water conditions.

Clear water does NOT mean clean. Many toxins are clear & odorless, but that doesn't make them any less deadly.

I'd type more but I gotta run

[Genny]

What do you mean by you put your fish down?

I have a corry-her name is Jane...she's one of the gray ones...she's really big and she's about 6 years old now...she's one of my favorites...

[king2005]

What do you mean by you put your fish down?

I have a corry-her name is Jane...she's one of the gray ones...she's really big and she's about 6 years old now...she's one of my favorites...

To put down an animal down, means to kill it.

[Genny]

Well-I figured that much, but how? I know you carry a dog or a cat to the vet when you have it put down....what do you do with a fish?

[IRescue452]

A lot of people use clove oil to euthanize fish. A small amount basically puts them out like anestesia and then you add more. A lot of people freeze them or use some other method to make sure they are really dead and not just unconscious.

[Christmas_Hamster]

This topic talks more about euthanasia with fish: http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?showtopic=15737

Basically you have to do it yourself. It can be hard, I'm sure.