I have like 22-23 baby fish that i need to give away and the pet store near me doesn't by fish from people. And also no one at my school or church wants any. My mom And science teacher tell me to flush them but i can't even flush sick ones without crying. What should I do? Any pet stores you know that buys fish from people in the middle of CA?
2007-04-11 06:32:41 · 26 answers · asked by Polly Esther 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
My baby fish are old enough that the bigger fish can't eat them. I
2007-04-11 06:40:53 · update #1
They are black& white Mollies mixed with yellow leaper spoted guppie!
Weird combo!
2007-04-11 08:11:32 · update #2
This answer is a bit of a mix of everyone's ideas... lol
What kind of babies are we talking???
I would try putting an ad in the paper first. I'm sure if you keep the price low (or better yet, free!) people would flock to get the babies, depending on what kind of fish.
Freecycle.org is a great way to share what you've got, that others may need. I think their motto should be "another man's junk is another man's treasure" because that's pretty much how it works! If you don't know how it works, email me and I'll let ya know - I've been freecycling for a couple years now!
I'd never be able to euthanize them either. I've had too many pets (mainly ferrets) Die in my arms. I couldn't do that to harmless baby fish.
DO NOT release them in the wild!!! It's seriously dangerous (and stupid!) for many reasons.
Have you tried to contact any and all local (okay, maybe up to about an hour away from you) to see if they'd like the babies for free? Call as many places as you can, and don't forget the magic word. If you say the word, "free" a lot of times there's a good chance someone will take them, especially if it's a smaller shop.
Good luck girlie! And, take care of them babies! Make their parents proud! Hehe!!!
;o)
2007-04-11 07:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We've dealt with that by feeding them to some of our other fish. One of our tanks is continuously overpopulated with guppies so we have the option to feed them to our eel and trigger fish in our marine tank.
As for other methods, try putting a posting on a site like CraigsList or maybe even PetFinder (although that may only cover dogs and cats...haven't looked in a while). Some pet stores may have poster boards where you can put up a page with "free baby fish". You might also find that some grocery stores allow that too.
For *Grace* - releasing a non-native fish into the wild is often illegal and dangerous to the local ecosystem. The Snakehead fish problem in Maryland is a perfect example of this. I also recall up in the Pittsburgh area where alligators were found in one of the rivers near a discharge outlet (warm water fed back into the river). Don't release non-native species *Grace*
2007-04-11 06:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can always dream they were sold and are happy in a new tank. I would collect these fish and put them in a tightly ties bag of water. As they did when you bought them. But hurry to your nearest pet store and just say......Here, take them. They will....What they do with them is their business....They may use them as feeder fish....Whatever....they are gone from your hands....Walk out and don't look back.....You can always dream they were sold and are happy in a new tank some place. Don't try getting any money for them. Most places will take them off your hands. You just gotta go and give them to some one. You can call first but they might just tell you no....So just go and do it.....Shouldn't be a problem. Good luck.
2007-04-19 00:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by Your Asking Me? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donate it to a school.
A lot of Classes would love to
Have Baby fishes as a pet.
2007-04-11 06:45:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Advertise that you have fish to give away. or you could start giving them away as presents. In the future if you dont want so many fish you will need to get rid of the females.
2007-04-11 06:44:15 · answer #5 · answered by sea_sher 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well try a pet adoption center..they might take it the baby fish in..but i would wait till the fish are a little older before getting rid of them
2007-04-11 06:37:37 · answer #6 · answered by syd. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing I can tell you is to put the babies in with the adults, shut your eyes, and walk away for a few hours. Only the strong will survive. The other advice I can give you is to try to give them to the pet store, if you really need to lighten the load and dispose of some, better given to the store for free than be stuck with them. Good luck!!
2007-04-18 08:26:19 · answer #7 · answered by Missy Dooley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to locate a rescue in your area. Put an ad on petfinder.org and craigslist.org. Flushing is never a good idea. The fish suffer. Do you know anyone in your area who has a child or two? See if anyone would like to take one or two in!
2007-04-11 06:42:50 · answer #8 · answered by trollunderthestairs 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with your Mom and Teacher. If you don't want to feed them to the adult fish in the tank, and you cant give them away the only thing you can do is euthanize them and flush them.
The quickest and most painless way to do this is to fill a cup or bowl with rubbing alcohol and drop the fish in. The alcohol will kill them instantly (even though you will see their gills continue to move for a little bit) and they wont die a slow painful death in the septic system of your house.
You can not release pet fish into the wild because it is illegal in most states due to the fact that they can kill off native species, and if you get caught there is a hefty fine ($5000)
Good Luck
E.
2007-04-11 06:46:43 · answer #9 · answered by > 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Maybe check with a local school A techer may want them for a class project Never know.
2007-04-16 07:13:44 · answer #10 · answered by dgjda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋