This is a question I am asking myself and others. It’s as much a cost vs reward vs an ethics issue. This is completely hypothetical. But it’s based off a real situation.
Here’s the situation to discuss:
You buy fish X for say $30
You discover fish X has some sort of parasite or infection.
Situation 1. You have no equipment or medication to treat the $30 fish.
A) You go out and buy a extra tank, heater, light, filter, extra salt for regular water changes, medications which average $7-20 per.
B) All of A plus get more fish to QT too.. make it worth while.
C) Euthanize and hope the next fish isn’t sick.
Situation 2. You already have all the QT equipment and medication to treat the $30 fish. You are treating the fish for 8 weeks and the parasite/worms aren’t going away.. you’ve treated it with every cure you can find. fish is pooping string white poop.
A) You persist and keep going to try to cure the $30 fish
B) You say you’ll continue for another (x number) weeks then if nothing good happens you throw in the towel and euthanize.
C) You’re done.. you’ve had it, this fish needs to go.
I don’t think there is any right answer here. It’s up to the individual and how they can justify one direction or the other. Of course there are other possible answers to these situations.
Lets not argue here, everyone is entitled to do as they must. I’m sure no one wants to kill any fish unless they were planning to eat it.
I think if I were a shop owner I would be euthanizing the more difficult fish to cure.
My answers are
1) B
2) B but the time limit is variable based on what ever the future holds.. I would like to cure the fish to learn. But if something comes up and I need to shut down the Hospital tank.. the fish is going to get euthanized.
Here’s the situation to discuss:
You buy fish X for say $30
You discover fish X has some sort of parasite or infection.
Situation 1. You have no equipment or medication to treat the $30 fish.
A) You go out and buy a extra tank, heater, light, filter, extra salt for regular water changes, medications which average $7-20 per.
B) All of A plus get more fish to QT too.. make it worth while.
C) Euthanize and hope the next fish isn’t sick.
Situation 2. You already have all the QT equipment and medication to treat the $30 fish. You are treating the fish for 8 weeks and the parasite/worms aren’t going away.. you’ve treated it with every cure you can find. fish is pooping string white poop.
A) You persist and keep going to try to cure the $30 fish
B) You say you’ll continue for another (x number) weeks then if nothing good happens you throw in the towel and euthanize.
C) You’re done.. you’ve had it, this fish needs to go.
I don’t think there is any right answer here. It’s up to the individual and how they can justify one direction or the other. Of course there are other possible answers to these situations.
Lets not argue here, everyone is entitled to do as they must. I’m sure no one wants to kill any fish unless they were planning to eat it.
I think if I were a shop owner I would be euthanizing the more difficult fish to cure.
My answers are
1) B
2) B but the time limit is variable based on what ever the future holds.. I would like to cure the fish to learn. But if something comes up and I need to shut down the Hospital tank.. the fish is going to get euthanized.
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