Suggestions for getting rid of unwanted fish sought

[John Thomas]

I have a few male fancy guppies and zebrafish that I bought as feeder
fish that have made it to adulthood. Their constant mating behavior is
stressing out the other residents of the tank(s).

Here's some ideas I've thought of and have shot down:
Idea: Get another tank!
Comment: That's just not going to happen. A few stinking fish isn't
worth the backaches I'd get from having to sleep on a cot in the garage.
Idea: Feed them to bigger fish.
Comment: They're not interested.
Idea: Send them back to the fish store.
Comment: It's not like these are $160 Discus. They're not interested.
Idea: Let some small children adopt them and kill them, so they can be
inspired as I was by Rachel Carson and John Muir to the wonders of nature.
Comment: I don't know any likely suckers, er children, and besides, I
would have offed them myself if I thought it was ethical.
Idea: Get some more females so the guppies and zebras will stop
pestering anything else in the tank that has a pulse.
Comment: gahhhh! Not more fish! Just say no!


The comments are strictly tongue in cheek, but you can derive why I'm
looking for another idea from them. I've tried putting them in with
peaceful fish, not so peaceful fish, inverts, lots of plants, no plants,
tall tanks, wide tanks, and tanks with hundreds of hidey holes, and
nothing has worked. They still bicker constantly, worse than Bele in
Star Trek's "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and his mirror image.

P.S. That subject line sounds horrible, please excuse it. Even stupid
fish deserve better than to be treated like gum wrappers.

[Geezer From The Freezer]

advertise them as free fish, someone will want them.
OR get a phiranah - kidding ;)

[Elaine T]

John Thomas wrote:
> I have a few male fancy guppies and zebrafish that I bought as feeder
> fish that have made it to adulthood. Their constant mating behavior is
> stressing out the other residents of the tank(s).
>
> Here's some ideas I've thought of and have shot down:
> Idea: Get another tank!
> Comment: That's just not going to happen. A few stinking fish isn't
> worth the backaches I'd get from having to sleep on a cot in the garage.
> Idea: Feed them to bigger fish.
> Comment: They're not interested.
> Idea: Send them back to the fish store.
> Comment: It's not like these are $160 Discus. They're not interested.
> Idea: Let some small children adopt them and kill them, so they can be
> inspired as I was by Rachel Carson and John Muir to the wonders of nature.
> Comment: I don't know any likely suckers, er children, and besides, I
> would have offed them myself if I thought it was ethical.
> Idea: Get some more females so the guppies and zebras will stop
> pestering anything else in the tank that has a pulse.
> Comment: gahhhh! Not more fish! Just say no!
>
>
> The comments are strictly tongue in cheek, but you can derive why I'm
> looking for another idea from them. I've tried putting them in with
> peaceful fish, not so peaceful fish, inverts, lots of plants, no plants,
> tall tanks, wide tanks, and tanks with hundreds of hidey holes, and
> nothing has worked. They still bicker constantly, worse than Bele in
> Star Trek's "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and his mirror image.
>
> P.S. That subject line sounds horrible, please excuse it. Even stupid
> fish deserve better than to be treated like gum wrappers.

Does your local aquarium society have auctions or adoptions? Ours has
both a monthly auction and a raffle of donated fish, supplies, and
plants. It's usually easy to find a home for male fancy guppies.

--
Elaine T __
http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

[Andy Hill]

http://freecycle.org/ . Assuming you have a local branch.

[Gill Passman]

"Elaine T" > wrote in message
...
> John Thomas wrote:
> > I have a few male fancy guppies and zebrafish that I bought as feeder
> > fish that have made it to adulthood. Their constant mating behavior is
> > stressing out the other residents of the tank(s).
> >
> > Here's some ideas I've thought of and have shot down:
> > Idea: Get another tank!
> > Comment: That's just not going to happen. A few stinking fish isn't
> > worth the backaches I'd get from having to sleep on a cot in the garage.
> > Idea: Feed them to bigger fish.
> > Comment: They're not interested.
> > Idea: Send them back to the fish store.
> > Comment: It's not like these are $160 Discus. They're not interested.
> > Idea: Let some small children adopt them and kill them, so they can be
> > inspired as I was by Rachel Carson and John Muir to the wonders of
nature.
> > Comment: I don't know any likely suckers, er children, and besides, I
> > would have offed them myself if I thought it was ethical.
> > Idea: Get some more females so the guppies and zebras will stop
> > pestering anything else in the tank that has a pulse.
> > Comment: gahhhh! Not more fish! Just say no!
> >
> >
> > The comments are strictly tongue in cheek, but you can derive why I'm
> > looking for another idea from them. I've tried putting them in with
> > peaceful fish, not so peaceful fish, inverts, lots of plants, no plants,
> > tall tanks, wide tanks, and tanks with hundreds of hidey holes, and
> > nothing has worked. They still bicker constantly, worse than Bele in
> > Star Trek's "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and his mirror image.
> >
> > P.S. That subject line sounds horrible, please excuse it. Even stupid
> > fish deserve better than to be treated like gum wrappers.
>
> Does your local aquarium society have auctions or adoptions? Ours has
> both a monthly auction and a raffle of donated fish, supplies, and
> plants. It's usually easy to find a home for male fancy guppies.
>
> --
> Elaine T __
> http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
> rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

I took my excess Mollies and Platys back to the shop - phoned them first.
Those big enough I guess got sold - the smaller ones possibly became feeders
(but I don't want to think about that). Wouldn't have got anything in return
without pushing/asking but I chanced my arm and ended up with 3
Otos....bottom line is even if I hadn't got anything in return I had a
problem with too many and the LFS took them. Don't think many businesses
would turn down freebies....

JME

Gill