will be bad to trow my fish in a cannal?

Question

i don't want my fish any more. the angels are too big and i want to get someting else. i'm thinking of trowing them in a cannal instead of give them to somebody else that doesnt know how to take care of them. is it a bad idea??

Answer 1

Bad and illegal. Take them to the fish store. Don't get any more fish, you obviously aren't mature enough to handle this.

Answer 2

I think you know already it's a bad idea. They're your responsibility and you shouldn't put them into an ecosystem in which they don't belong anyway (in fact, depending on where you live, this may be illegal).

You have to take the decision to end your relationship with your pets in a responsible way - best would be finding a new home for them with someone you trust to look after them, next would be a local fish store willing to take them off your hands; they may even pay you if you don't look to desperate to get rid of them. Better than putting into a local water system would be to euthanize them - this isn't easy on you but it's a more adult thing to do than tip them into a canal. It is, at least, an acceptance of responsbility.

Answer 3

Of COURSE it would be a bad idea to throw your fish in a canal. The difference in the water temperature in the canal and the temperature in your tank would be enough to upset them. Your fish haven't done anything wrong, if you were a fish and your owner got sick of you would you want to be thrown off instead of put in another home? Your best bet might be rehoming them, or giving them to a pet store. Just don't throw them out in a canal. It's just plain not right.

Answer 4

Yes find a pet store that will take them. They don't belong in canal water and you are introducing a non native species. When too many people do that then they start outlawing keeping certain species of fish. Please be responsible for the pet you have and for your environment. Next time don't get fish that grow so large.

Answer 5

It has come to my attention that there are too many people who are not aware of the dangers of releasing pets into the wild. Sometimes a fish will outgrow an aquarium, so the owner, while looking out for the well being of their pet, makes a careless, often costly mistake. Common aquarium pets have done damage to eco systems in many places. The Florida Everglades are a perfect example. At one time, the largemouth bass was the predominate species in the Everglades. In the late 1950s, oscars began to appear in Miami canals. Today, they are the predominate species in the Florida Everglades. Largemouth bass have moved down the food chain, forced to make room for this aggressive species from South America. According to this site, the oscars are competing for food better than largemouth bass, as well as eating a large percentage of their fry. Because of this, largemouth bass in the Everglades are no longer as plentiful, or as big as they once were.

Here is what Vermont biologist Shawn Good has to say, ""It seems that the general public is largely unaware of the dangers posed by releasing aquarium fish into Vermont's waters, I can't stress enough how serious this is. Some aquarium fish, plants and other aquatic animals such as exotic snails can devastate Vermont's natural habitats and severely impact our native aquatic ecosystems if they are released into the wild. They may also introduce dangerous disease organisms that can severely impact native fish and wildlife populations."

Here is a list of reasons to not release pets into the wild from this site
Released fish will be physiologically stressed upon introduction to a different environment.
• They will be susceptible to parasites and diseases.
• They might be attacked by native predators, such as larger fish, fish-eating birds, or water snakes.
• If exotic fish survive and reproduce, they are difficult, if not impossible to control or eradicate.
• They may cause changes in the existing aquatic community through competition with native species or predation on them, as well as through overcrowding or aggressive behavior.
• They may infect native fish with exotic parasites or diseases.
• An exotic may also affect the genetics of native species by hybridizing with them.
• Sole species may pose a physical or public health threat, such as piranhas and freshwater stingrays.

There are at least 185 different species of exotic fish that have been found in United States waters. 75 of these have established a breeding population. Florida, Texas, and the Southwest U.S. have the biggest problem due to warmer climate, which tropical species survive in. "Examples include a number of cichlid, such as the oscar, Jack Dempsey, jewelfish, convict cichlid, Midas cichlid, and spotted tilapia; and livebearers, such as swordtails, platies and mollies, and armored catfishes. The goldfish, a native of China, is one of the few examples of a temperate aquarium species that is established throughout the U.S." link

The United States alone spends $120 billion each year managing introduced species.link Penalties for releasing pets into the wild include fines, and in some states, imprisonment. So save yourself and your tax dollars, and please either keep your pets, or give them to a person, store, or organization who will take care of them.

Rather than releasing your pets into the wild, find a friend who will take them. Another option would be to take them to a locally owned pet store and donate them. You may also get store credit depending on the store.

Answer 6

Take them back to the pet store and give them up that way. If you can't and don't want to give them to someone else, put them in a baggy in the freezer for a few hours then dispose of them.

Dumping them in a canal or any other water source is illegal in the US and can introduce species that are harmful to the environment.

Please, please, take them back to the store. Most any good store owner will take them off your hands for free if that's your desire.

Answer 7

If they live after you throw them in then you'll be effecting and changing the local environment. I would see if you can find a friend to take them like seriously c'mon. If you want to get rid of them or kill them you could just starve them to death. Put them in another small tank of water and don't feed them. It might take a week or so but eventually they will die.

Answer 8

Of Course it's a bad idea! They haven't done anything wrong to you and if you throw them in a canal they will die! Give them to someone or see if you can find a pet store that will take them or maybe even a local school may want them! Please do not just throw them out!

Answer 9

If you throw them in the canal they will just die!! Why don't you donate them to the pet store or see if you can get some store credit for them towards the new fish you want.

good luck

Answer 10

they probably won't live. why don't u call the pet store and see if they can take them or find a home for them.
u don't say where u live but if u don't live in a tropical area they definately won't live because the water will get too cold for them