Originally Posted by
FishStix4u
any time any one hurts a living creature and possably hurts its ability to continue eating, or any thing it needs to live.. you will hear from me... life is precious and everything born has the right to live... you dont like it.... contact a moderator......
That’s commendable, but you have to look at the bigger picture. Some people have large tanks with large fish in them and the larger fish can’t be caught with a pop bottle cut in half. If a large fish in these tanks get sick, they become harder to catch as they are already jumpy from being sick. The aquarist is stuck with two decisions. They can either tear down their tank and risk losing other livestock, not to mention the time involved, to catch the fish. Or they can use a barbless fishing hook and be done in a few minutes. (If the fish takes the bait.)
If you chase a fish around a tank for hours, not only do you stress the fish your trying to catch, but you stress all the other fish in the tank. By using the fish hook method, the fish is only stressed for a few seconds, and it is no more harmful than trapping it in a bottle or a net. Your just viewing it as such.
Also, sometimes you have to take drastic measures at drastic times... Lets take real life for example. I’m a Fire Fighter and sometimes I have to make a decision to cause more pain to an individual if it means saving their life. If you stuck in a car crash and I have to decide between cutting off your foot that is entangled in the door so I can get you out to treat your not breathing due to a chest wound or leaving your foot alone and spending hours removing the metal slowly, I’m going to take the drastic measure and remover you foot as you can’t live long if you can’t breath. This is real life scenario though, not fishy...
