Koi-Lo wrote:

"Edward Cowling London UK" wrote in
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Personally I'd like to see a license to keep fish introduced, with
basic training considered mandatory.

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I would love to see *that* as well as a Lic. to keep any pet. Next
mandatory classes on parenting for all those who want to have a family.
One spoiled disobedient child in the LFS last week must have caused the
death of many fish from banging things from the shelves on the tank
fronts. The poor fish were panicking. His parents were
oblivious...... :-(

I went to the LFS today. As we approached we saw a man and a young boy
of around 10 years I would guess. They were clutching lots of leaflets.
The father was chatting to the boy quite enthusiastically about the need
for them to get the tank set up before getting any fish...this is the
norm for this place....

They also have very big signs up about children only being welcome if
supervised by an adult - must have taken my daughter in there too many
times - lol - but she does at least know not to touch the glass of the
tanks or be loud around the fish because of scaring them.

I'm with NetMax on this one. I don't see how licencing fishkeepers would
work....we don't licence owners of other pets just the places that sell
them...education is the key - not only of those working in LFSs but of
the customers themselves....

Gill