Honey Gourami Sentenced to Death by Freezer!

[NoDeltaH2O]

Well yesterday I senetenced my honey gourami to death by freezing. He killed the last fish that he will ever kill. Somebody brought him home as a gift to me several months ago and he started right away by killing 3 of my dwarf gouramis. He was almost twice their size and apparently thought he had the right to be king of the tank. I sentenced him to prison int he prison tank for several months where he shared a cell with a rather large synodontis euruptus. However, the clean up crew that had to clean the prison were scared of him, so i put him in solitary confinement in the 5g QT. He stayed in solitary confinement for about a month, but I thought it would be beneficial to add a molly to help on the algae in there and by the next morning my molly was floating belly up. The trial was quick, the jury merciless, and the sentence carried out swiftly. The governor didn't even have a chance to grant a pardon. By evening he was an ice cube waiting for a wild party.

Bring on the hate mail.

[newman187]

LOL, you actually froze the fish? Just wondering why you did that instead of bring it back to the fish store. I dont care either way, just curious.

[punkrockfish]

well if the fish was that much of a problem fish then it wouldnt make sense to take it to the fish store so that it could cause somebody else a world of trouble.

[Firebug]

Sometimes it's the best thing to do...I don't think I'd ever actually ever go through with the sentencing tho!

[ashleigh]

I disagree. I usually find your posts interesting and enjoyable to read, but this one was just absurd. You are a knowledgable a fishkeeper - but acting vindictively against a freaking fish? come on. That's just lazy. You could have taken him to the store, given him to a friend, left him to be solitary as he clearly belonged rather than killing him and your molly, whatever. no need for this.

[NoDeltaH2O]

PunkRockFish, my thoughts exactly. This was a fish meant for big tanks apparently, and somebody would have put him in probably the same size tank I have, and it would have gone on yet another killing spree. Ashleigh, I really did try to make the post enjoyable to read and I am very sorry that you could not see the good in what I did. Spock said in one of the Star Trek movies the famous line, "The Cause of the Many outweights the Cause of the Few". Wise words from a logical "person". This fish was KILLING many, so I put him down. It's not like I killed a baby or something, it's just a fish. When is the last time you ate meat?
But then again, I guess I did say something like, "Bring on the hate mail"
PS: None of my friends have FW aquariums either

[ashleigh]

The last time I ate meat was about 20 years ago. And the fish wasn't killing many when you had him alone. you're the one who decided to add the molly- I would re evaluate the logic here and ask your good buddy spock who was responsible for the molly's end.

[NoDeltaH2O]

OMG, you ate meat, you killer!

Since you brought it up, I'll pounce.

Isn't it just like the bleeding heart liberal to be more concerned about the rights of the murderer than the rights of the populace? My QT is for QT-ing, not for solitary confinement.

IT WAS A FREAKIN' FISH FOLKS. If I grind him up in my cuisinart and feed him to the fish will that be okay?...

OK, I've had enough hate mail now.

[ashleigh]

Whatever Trolly Mc Troller.

[NoDeltaH2O]

I'm no troll. The fish are dead the minute we put them in our little glass boxes. How would you feel in a glass box when you lived in the WILD.