I did not know you could perform surgery on something that small, but i'm happy the fish survived
I did not know you could perform surgery on something that small, but i'm happy the fish survived
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You shouldn't be surprised that they can perform such an operation. Money and time well spent? idk. It's the owners choice.
"George's owner was given the choice between an operation or having the fish put to sleep" You mean the toilet bowl treatment...lol
Saw that online... Poor fishy. But lucky fishy. May sound extreme to people who don't regard fish as highly as they do other pets, but it's good to see from others who love their fish just as much as any other pet. Such a risk to be willing to spend that kind of money though, fish are so iffy on whether they will even survive something or not.
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No offence to any Goldfish out there viewing the thread, but do Goldfish have that much of a brain?
While I personally would not go that far for a Goldfish, a pet is a pet, while they may be cheaper and easier to "replace" than a dog or a cat, some people value the life of certain animals over others. Clearly they care for their Goldfish more so than dare I say the average person.
Fish are awesome. I had a betta named Ugly (his face was lopsided) and he lived for a little over six years. He would follow my finger around and rub up against it. He was shy to everyone else but me. If he had a tumor I would have totally had it removed.
Goddammit, it's a fish. It has no personality.
If it looked the same you wouldn't even know someone swaped it.
Well, people even donate more to save animals from extinction that are too lazy to procreate instead to save human lives.
Goldfish contain thiaminase so I would not recommend feeding your piranhas this. As someone who does own piranhas, I never feed them goldfish.
........ because Humans are in danger of dying out, right? In fact, I'd argue that it's better that we tone down the amount of births every year, rather than constantly increasing the surplus population. And, "are too lazy to procreate themselves"................ what? You DO realize that when a species goes extinct, it's not the only part of the ecosystem that's affected by it..... right?
And why the hell would it matter if the goldfish has a 'personality'? Value is relative. In fact, it sounds like she is going to get another 20 years of entertainment out of it. That seems like a pretty good use of money to me.
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You haven't owned fish have you? Or are very limited in the variety. Many fish, esp certain species, actually have a lot of personalty.
Used to have an Oscar and a Chocolate cichlid, those guys are something else... Even the Oranda I have now, I was not expecting too much of an overt personalty since that species is within the goldfish family (and yeah, goldfish just tend to be cute but not the brightest fish), but boy was I wrong. Only fish I've had that actively tries to interact when my hands are in the tank, and she full well knows if she makes loud noises at the surfaces she can get my attention. Doing it right now because they're still waiting for dinner.
Now lets see if he can survive a brain transplant!( was seriously hoping this would be about some medical marvel).
Reminds me of the floating pet fish you get in wow, but if you are a shadow priest he turns all dark and shadowy, thought I loved that look on him.
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