Do you consume / eat fish?

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I sometimes eat fish in front of my tank to remind my reef fish just how good they have it. LOL JK

...but I really do eat fish. I love seafood!

 

[fishface NJ]

I eat fish. Bronzino is my favorite. Now do I feel guilty when I clean my glass and I see tiny pods on the glass as I scrape them away.....yes lol

 

[Kapachuka3]

No allergic, and they stick in the throat.
When ever I feel bad I let the crab eat a little of me.

Dude what type of crab is that, that ones awesome

 

[Garf]

I’m hungry

 

[WVNed]

@Kapachuka3
I have 3 Florida stone crabs that were tiny and came on my live rock from TBS. Now not tiny.

Supposedly good to eat but I am allergic so they are safe.

 

[MichaelReefer]

You know, it's funny because my Fiance and I were thinking about this when we ate salmon the other day.... Like, we are eating my fish's cousin haha.

 

[MichaelReefer]

I could eat sushi every day for the rest of my life and not get sick of it.

-Mike

A-men!

 

[Shufflepig]

Fish are friends not food.

 

[Garf]

Fish are friends not food.

We are all food for something, deep.

 

[Rmckoy]

The weirdest thing ..
I like crab , hate lobster
I’ll eat some whiter fish such as cod , halibut etc but do not like salmon

I’ll eat canned tuna once in awhile
I haven’t ate any fish in a few years though , as I am getting a little older , I can’t pan fry everything in butter no more lol
I can ..... but the doctor says I shouldn’t .

I don’t eat pork except for bacon .

Viva la beef

 

[Kris 2020]

I do feel weird if I’m eating sushi in the living room right in front of my tank...
but I still do it.

 

[Garf]

Sushi equals defrosted fish fingers around here

 

[Pistondog]

Ever since getting into the hobby I have been wondering how many of us fish keepers do -- or not eat fish.

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I have been a pescatarian for the last 7 years. IE, a diet with fish but no meat consumption.
This because of environmental, ethical and empathical reasoning.
When I started planning my first tank / watched Seaspircacy, I became a full vegetarian.
I guess I was too distanced away from fishes to really think my own hypocrisy through.

(But then again, having fish / corals myself is (perhaps) another irony itself. It never ends haha.)

I'm really interested what stand / opinion the R2R population has towards the subject.
Feel free to elaborate your view.
There is no wrong or right answer. This thread isn't about projecting <x> views / ideology on <y>.
Everyone does what everyone does.

I have stopped fishing as I think humans underestimate the perception of other life forms. I imagine fish as having some fraction of consciousness.

 

[mehaffydr]

My favorite is Blackend Grouper

 

[tbrown]

I sometimes eat fish in front of my tank to remind my reef fish just how good they have it. LOL JK

...but I really do eat fish. I love seafood!

I totally eat chicken in front of my chickens to remind them to lay eggs...

 

[blasterman]

I used to hit the spring walleye run in Canada with my grandfathers.

We would bury ourselves in the bush for a week with just enough supplies to survive. You had to catch fish to fill up.

3 hour old walley lightly battered and pan fried will turn any hardcore vegan into a carnivore instantly. Its that good. No restraunt I've been to can come close to fresh river caught walleye. I actually prefer Northern pike a bit over walleye but they are a pain to fillet. Mama ducks appreciate you catching pike....bent a lot of hooks though. Strong fish .

As long as the fishing is properly regulated and sustained I'm all for it.

 

[tbrown]

I used to hit the spring walleye run in Canada with my grandfathers.

We would bury ourselves in the bush for a week with just enough supplies to survive. You had to catch fish to fill up.

3 hour old walley lightly battered and pan fried will turn any hardcore vegan into a carnivore instantly. Its that good. No restraunt I've been to can come close to fresh river caught walleye. I actually prefer Northern pike but they are a pain to fillet.

As long as the fishing is properly regulated and sustained I'm all for it.

Too many stinkin' bones in Pike.

 

[Dania]

I do eat fish. I didn't when I was younger. My dad who was a diver said he made a deal with the fish that if he didn't eat them they wouldn't eat him and I thought that was cool.
Than I tried some salmon that wasn't cooked well. All dried out.
Later I tried some of mom's catfish at a Louffi's and loved it. Mostly just salmon, tuilappia and catfish.

 

[X-37B]

On this planet its eat or be eaten!
Swim in the wrong spot in the ocean and you will be eaten.
With that said. I would rather eat fish I caught or animals I shot than store bought.