NEVER release an aquarium fish into the wild.

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I agree! we have an annual fair in our town where little kids can win goldfish- most of the parents don't want the fish coming home with them sooo- they have the kids dump the fish into the creek!!
 
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Not sure how the asian carp got into the midwest but as soon as they make it into the great lakes, biologists say that they could wipe out A LOT of native species in the big lakes
 
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How could someone think releasing their fish is a good idea. Most LFS will take them off your hands and possible give you credit for new fish anyhow. Is a RBP a red belly pirhana?
 
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Introducing an aquarium fish to the wild, wether native or non-native is a cardinal sin for a fishkeeper. Even wild caught native fish can pick up non-native disease in your tank that you could be unleashing upon the native ecological system. A non-native introduction is even worse. Non-native species compete with native fish for food and habitat, eat native fish eggs, and even destroy habitat all together. Non-native species that have caused significant problems include many species of carp, zebra mussels, the round goby, the spiny water flea, and species of snakeheads just to name a few. The introduction of snakeheads to native waters has caused the ban of ALL species of Channa to be banned from the United States. These beautiful monsters are no longer allowed to be kept in aquariums. There is also a sustained population of goldfish in the mississippi river and although they don't cause much of a problem, they give DNR officials ammo in trying to ban more species of fish that you and I keep. NEVER RELEASE YOUR FISH OR INVERTEBRATES INTO THE WILD. I hate to say it but euthanizing your fish is actually a better option than letting them go. I choose neither. If there is a fish I absolutely cannot keep anymore, I sell it or give it to another fish keeper that will provide a good home. I hope you will do the same.
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Well I think im considering it cause I have a Pacu, and some other fish that are out growing my 125 gallon tank, and i know I made a noob mistake by not preparing ahead for these monster fish, so now i need to get rid of them. if any one is interested i live in Norco CA and im willing to sell them cheap for the fishes sake cause i don't have suficient filtration or space for the fish. the only problem is that you have to pick them up, so local sell would be best unless your willing to drive some distance cause i won't ship them.
 
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CrazyJ;3732826; said:
How could someone think releasing their fish is a good idea. Most LFS will take them off your hands and possible give you credit for new fish anyhow. Is a RBP a red belly pirhana?
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To answer that Pacu question, No a RB Pacu is related to pirhana but their diet usually consists of nuts and fruits in wild, pacu's have flat crushing teeth and get Much Much Bigger than most species of pirhana/ red belly pirhana. if your intersted im trying to get rid of my pacu at the moment due to my undersized tank he is about 10" and i have him in a very overstocked 125 gallon tank so im sacrificing some fish for the good of the rest, i also have a Green Severum and a 6-8" Pleco i want to get rid of cause my tank doesn't get much alge
 
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Youngbuck5009;3731176; said:
Not sure how the asian carp got into the midwest but as soon as they make it into the great lakes, biologists say that they could wipe out A LOT of native species in the big lakes
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Asian Silver Carp were farmed along with Catfish, Carp, Bluegill, and Bass in Illinois, and a few Carp would be put in each pen to control algae. However, as you can see, they can jump...
Asian Carp can, in theory, wipe out completely a small body of water by eating every inch of algae in it...diatoms, green algae, phytoplankton... then moving into plants, eventually starving the whole waterway of oxygen. Unfortunately, once they "take over" a water system, they breed too prolificly to be wiped out. Unfortunately their movement into the Great Lakes might not be too far off.
 
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