Letting go of fish/corals/inverts

[alvinesp]

Hey reefers and FOWLR owners!

Just wanted to bring about a topic that I’ve thought about for quite some time now.

Has there been a time when you’ve had to let go of a specimen? Whether it be a coral, invert, or a certain fish simply because it no longer was suitable for your tank? Eg: large adult size, picking on another tank mate, breaking down a tank, etc

If so, how and what did you guys do in order to get past the attachment towards that specimen?

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

Over the years I have removed many animals from my tank for various reasons.

I have no advice on the attachment issue as I don't really get emotionally attatched to them.

 

[cmcoker]

I setup another tank... I have really only had to remove my clownfish for chasing my wrasse, they were moved into their own biocube.
Otherwise, I would probably offer it on my local club's forum.

 

[eatbreakfast]

The one I was most attached too was a longhorn cowfish that outgrew my tank. Knowing it went to a good home where it was well taken care of helped. It went to someone that I at least would see in passing so I could see how everything was going.