Originally Posted by TexasMetal
On a side note, "Leaving them in the ocean" seems to be a common response to "what's best for fish", but realisticly... how many fish die of old age in the ocean? Likely less than 1%, and those are probably just too big to be eaten.
I agree and understand. But the OP stated in the first post that there is absolutely no prior experience with keeping aquatic species of any kind besides a goldfish.