EcoSpheres Inhumane?

"MarAzul" wrote in message
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So, what you're saying is that you didn't look at the link and don't know
what we're talking about?

I followed the link and apart from the fact the orignal message appears to
be troll, the EcoSphere my LFS sells is better than the heap I saw on the
web page. Sorry, but I didn't see any type of filtration or lighting on the
linked sphere.

Doesn't matter any way whether I saw it or not, to be honest, all globe
shaped vessels for fish are bad for them for the reasons I cite in my
previous post. They are cruel IMO. Not much better than those stupid picture
frame tanks that are all the vogue of late - now that's really cruel.

Oz

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Ozdude wrote:
"MarAzul" wrote in message
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So, what you're saying is that you didn't look at the link and
don't know
what we're talking about?

I followed the link and apart from the fact the orignal message
appears to
be troll, the EcoSphere my LFS sells is better than the heap I saw on
the
web page. Sorry, but I didn't see any type of filtration or lighting
on the
linked sphere.

Doesn't matter any way whether I saw it or not, to be honest, all
globe
shaped vessels for fish are bad for them for the reasons I cite in my

previous post. They are cruel IMO. Not much better than those stupid
picture
frame tanks that are all the vogue of late - now that's really cruel.

Oz

Hello,

I am not a troll. I had a serious question to ask. I was honestly
seeking the opinion of people in regards to the EcoSphere. I'm not
quite sure yet how I gave off the impression that I am or was a troll.
There was nothing rude, mean or inconsiderate portrayed in my original
message.

Look at my posting history on Usenet and I think you'll see most of my
postings are serious material. No troll workings, here.

-Stacey

"Stacey Whaley" wrote in message
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Apologies Stacey. I seem to have the wrong end of a couple of sticks here.

FWIW - those things look good, but that's all IMO. They look worse when they
get dirty. If you're just putting shrimps in them then I guess they would be
okay, but I wouldn't put fish in them - too cruel.

I know you're not a troll, and I apologise. Don't bite me

Oz

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Ozdude wrote:
"Stacey Whaley" wrote in message
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Apologies Stacey. I seem to have the wrong end of a couple of sticks
here.

That's OK. Just to be sure I went and looked in the mirror. No
warts or unsightly hairs where they shouldn't be. Also, didn't feel
too much like moving from my house to beneath a bridge.

FWIW - those things look good, but that's all IMO. They look worse
when they
get dirty. If you're just putting shrimps in them then I guess they
would be
okay, but I wouldn't put fish in them - too cruel.

I first saw one in a Brookstone store in a local mall. At first I did
a double-take because they are so clever-looking. I thought it would
be nice to have one for my desk. It never occured to me that it might
be inhumane until I started looking at the AquaBabies sites on the
internet and finding protest pages about them. That's when the
lightbulb flickered. (Aquababies actually have fish/frogs/crabs in
them, quite different from the brine shrimp.)

I know you're not a troll, and I apologise. Don't bite me

I think trolls have big teeth. Mine are a bit smaller and wouldn't
hurt as much.

Oz

-Stacey



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"Stacey Whaley" wrote in message
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Ozdude wrote:
"Stacey Whaley" wrote in message
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Apologies Stacey. I seem to have the wrong end of a couple of sticks
here.

That's OK. Just to be sure I went and looked in the mirror. No
warts or unsightly hairs where they shouldn't be. Also, didn't feel
too much like moving from my house to beneath a bridge.

LOL! Thanks for your sense of humour.

I first saw one in a Brookstone store in a local mall. At first I did
a double-take because they are so clever-looking. I thought it would
be nice to have one for my desk. It never occured to me that it might
be inhumane until I started looking at the AquaBabies sites on the
internet and finding protest pages about them. That's when the
lightbulb flickered. (Aquababies actually have fish/frogs/crabs in
them, quite different from the brine shrimp.)

I know you're not a troll, and I apologise. Don't bite me

I think trolls have big teeth. Mine are a bit smaller and wouldn't
hurt as much.

LOL. I do think Sea Monkeys would look cool in the sphere though, but for
the price they are I am starting to think they are nothing more than a
glorified water filled lighting fixture

Oz

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"Ozdude" wrote in message
...

"Stacey Whaley" wrote in message
oups.com...

Apologies Stacey. I seem to have the wrong end of a couple of sticks here.

FWIW - those things look good, but that's all IMO. They look worse when
they
get dirty. If you're just putting shrimps in them then I guess they would
be
okay, but I wouldn't put fish in them - too cruel.

I know you're not a troll, and I apologise. Don't bite me

Oz

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My Aquatic web Blog is at http://members.optusnet.com.au/ivan.smith


I'm totally with you here Oz....on both the question of trolls and these
EcoSpheres - lol. Saw one when we first started out on this fish experience
back in August trying to chose a tank for my son's birthday. Looked quite
trendy but the poor goldfish they had trapped in there just looked so
unhappy.... :-(

Plus, I thought one of the arguements years ago against round goldfish bowls
is that there was not sufficient surface area at the top....might be wrong
though....

Didn't get one, wouldn't get one....Maybe the situation for the little
shrimps encased in one would be better than their usual fate - maybe not
(sitting on the fence)...but IMO not for fish....

Gill

Eco-sphere's don't have a brine shrimp they have a Hawaiian shrimp of some
sort. Brine shrimp only live a short timr, the eco-shrimp lives about
a year or more apparantly.

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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Eco-sphere's don't have a brine shrimp they have a Hawaiian shrimp of some
sort. Brine shrimp only live a short timr, the eco-shrimp lives about
a year or more apparantly.

What do you do when they eventually expire though? Can you recharge the ball
somehow? Seems a waste to me.

Oz

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Ozdude wrote:
"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Eco-sphere's don't have a brine shrimp they have a Hawaiian shrimp of some
sort. Brine shrimp only live a short timr, the eco-shrimp lives about
a year or more apparantly.


What do you do when they eventually expire though? Can you recharge the ball
somehow? Seems a waste to me.

Oz

Yep, and of course recharging costs money. :-)

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Elaine T wrote:
Ozdude wrote:
"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Eco-sphere's don't have a brine shrimp they have a Hawaiian shrimp of some
sort. Brine shrimp only live a short timr, the eco-shrimp lives about
a year or more apparantly.


What do you do when they eventually expire though? Can you recharge the ball
somehow? Seems a waste to me.

Oz

Yep, and of course recharging costs money. :-)

Yup, and it aint cheap, but they're not cheap to buy in
the first place either. I guess if you can afford them at all
the "recharge" cost is of little concern. They last 2-5 years
although 8 is the record.

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