Maximus Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Are there a few unspoken "rules" of fishkeeping you believe almost everyone would agree upon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunersbettas Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Don't buy dead fish unless you are going to eat them. Very important rule. I wanted to take this seriously, but I've read almost everything in some beginner-level books. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/3/2024 at 11:09 PM, Maximus said: Are there a few unspoken "rules" of fishkeeping you believe almost everyone would agree upon? Don't buy a fish without doing thorough research on that fish. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) Learning the hard way, I think quarantine should be on the list. 🙂 Also, I wish people would start saying "Bay-ta" again like they did from the 70s to the 90s. 🤣 Edited June 4 by Galabar 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/3/2024 at 11:09 PM, Maximus said: Are there a few unspoken "rules" of fishkeeping you believe almost everyone would agree upon? For every rule that we as a group can come up with, there will be valid or sensible exceptions. So to answer your question, if we're taking this seriously (looking at you @Kunersbettas 🤣) then I don't think there is anything that everyone will agree is true, all the time. What a downer this guy is. 😕 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billipo Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Fish keeper have wildly different fish preferences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) On 6/3/2024 at 11:09 PM, Maximus said: Are there a few unspoken "rules" of fishkeeping you believe almost everyone would agree upon? Use water, enough to keep the fish fully submerged Don't eat your fish unless civilization has come to an end and you don't possess a proper can opener Watch them daily and enjoy them as much as you can Other than that, the rules vary from person-to-person. Edited June 4 by tolstoy21 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOLANANO Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 *ich happens, deal with it! If you aren't willing to take on the proper care of another sentient life form, you should get a pet rock. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/4/2024 at 9:23 AM, Tanked said: *ich happens, deal with it! If you aren't willing to take on the proper care of another sentient life form, you should get a pet rock. them rocks kept dying on me, i had to give them up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/4/2024 at 11:13 AM, lefty o said: them rocks kept dying on me, i had to give them up! 🤔Some of mine might be dead, they haven't moved for a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunersbettas Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/4/2024 at 3:19 AM, Galabar said: Learning the hard way, I think quarantine should be on the list. 🙂 Also, I wish people would start saying "Bay-ta" again like they did from the 70s to the 90s. 🤣 How I've said it for my whole life. When Cory says bet-ah: 🤨 On 6/4/2024 at 7:09 AM, NOLANANO said: When I watch those movies, all I can think of is: All three of them should be dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meep556 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/4/2024 at 6:19 AM, Galabar said: Learning the hard way, I think quarantine should be on the list. 🙂 Also, I wish people would start saying "Bay-ta" again like they did from the 70s to the 90s. 🤣 How about “bay-da”… people poke fun all the time when I say I got a bayda fish…. 😅😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonkley Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 No one agrees on anything. Fishkeeping is 1 part science, 2 part mysticism 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/4/2024 at 9:35 AM, tolstoy21 said: Watch them daily and enjoy them as much as you can Mine exactly, if you do not watch your fish as much as possible, then don't own fish. They are very fun and cool to look at, you have to take advantage of that. On 6/4/2024 at 1:04 PM, Lonkley said: No one agrees on anything. Fishkeeping is 1 part science, 2 part mysticism Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/4/2024 at 8:36 AM, Meep556 said: How about “bay-da”… people poke fun all the time when I say I got a bayda fish…. 😅😢 I grew up in Rhode Island, and that's who we'd say it. 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 6/4/2024 at 10:23 AM, Tanked said: 🤔Some of mine might be dead, they haven't moved for a while. I think it might be like snails. They can sleep for a long time. Do a sniff test. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Guys Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 6/4/2024 at 8:23 AM, Tanked said: 🤔Some of mine might be dead, they haven't moved for a while. That is what I thought about an Octo as he was face down and did not move when I poked his tail. Turns out a pebble had fallen and he was stuck. He's Free! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 6/4/2024 at 5:13 PM, Galabar said: I grew up in Rhode Island, and that's who we'd say it. 🙂 We talking about bettas here? If so, down south, we betta, emphasis on the two ts, So this is what is basically like. Bedda. With Ds, idk why😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDogh Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 "Fish need water to survive" 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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