is it cruel to fishes get them in aquarium?

Answer 1

Fish dont have short term memory. Go away from your cichlids for a week and have a friend feed them and watch the reaction when you show up back home with stale flake food.

Yes in a moral sense it may be cruel to captivate a creature like a fish into an aquarium. However most fish have no idea what the real world is like, and were bred into captivity. Many Wildstocks die early on in life and suffer extreme behavior control issues.

Imagine the misery of those who dont get bought and taken home from their holding tanks at the stores...

But.. So long as people maintain enough room for your particular fishes social behavioral habbits, rarely would I suggest a fish is living a miserable life in a tank. They can, and do get along just fine in captivity. Most instances of fish disease and death come from what we call "New Tank Syndrome" which includes a series of common ilnesses affiliated with ammonia and nitrogen exposure.

The more people read, the less crowded fish aquariums become. Sadly many people often dispose of fish in the long run after learning of their true full grown size, behavior, territory needs and so on. I'm glad though to say that these people who learn the hard way are usually the people who maintain the hobby for long periods of time, and produces very experienced aquarists.

For a fish to truly be comfortable in its aquarium it needs space to move and live. Most fish will only require 1 gallon to the inch of fish, when you get into larger specimens such as cichlids this changes from volume into distance and people aim for 4 times the length of the fish for swimming space. Other ram-ventilation species will require even more room for them to steer clear of territorial tank mates while keeping themselves alive.

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Answer 2

Look at it this way...you are born in a world where at any moment you could lose your life in a hostile environment (a fish eat fish world)...then suddenly someone removes you from that and places you into a safe environment that is full of friendly species of fish (and maybe a mate or two) and plenty of food to eat for the rest of your days (and nights).
Now, some would say that they feel that this is like being in the real world and then suddenly being placed into a low level mental facility.
So, whichever way you want it to come out it is either cruel or not cruel depending on your personal point of view. Go Fish.

Answer 3

Most aquarium fish were raised in captivity and are used to confined spaces. If the aquarium is well maintained and the fish fed properly it is not cruel.

Answer 4

is it cruel to fishes to get them in aquarium? No because they have a short term memory anyway

Answer 5

I´m not agree with you is like a puppy in your home, I love my goldfish and they are happy