Tetra idiots causing death to our friends

[lesleybird]

Originally posted by Tyr-Sog
Whats wrong on whos standards? I'm sure in the fishs eyes going from a 50gal to 180gal is splitting hairs considering not so long ago it was free to swim the ocean.
Hey didn't you even see the video clip? We are talking about throwing a tang into a 5 gallon....not a 50 gallon! And they threw in a seahorse that cannot even live with a tang! Oh, but they made sure to remind people not to forget the water conditioner....I guess this makes all these fish live happily ever after in the 5 gallon????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[lesleybird]

Originally posted by slothy
Well yes it’s kind of sad, but for Tetra great marketing!! And by that I mean how many kids wanted a pet Nemo – my guess probably millions... $$$$$ in tetra’s eyes, so show parents how to make a Nemo tank and the money will roll in... They are a business out to make money - screw the fish, it’s when fish die/get sick you buy more of their products to try and cure your mistake... It’s all marketing
Simply expressing my opinion on it - I don’t agree with the video, yet at the same time see why/how tetra could do something like that. I guess personally I have better things to be concerned about then a tang in a 6 gallon or even a 29 gallon - Umm like starving kids / homeless people ect.... much more in this world thats need tending too then a fish...
Either they have ablolutely no ethics at all, or their marketing person is totally stupid when it comes to fish. They could have spent their ad time educating people that Nemo and Dorry need this 100 gallon tank in the background, but we are here to show you how to make a little fresh water tank that kids can have just as much fun with as Nemo and Dorry. They could have put a couple of colorful freshwater fish in there and called it a day.
Lesley

 

[slothy]

Originally posted by Lesleybird
Either they have ablolutely no ethics at all, or their marketing person is totally stupid when it comes to fish. They could have spent their ad time educating people that Nemo and Dorry need this 100 gallon tank in the background, but we are here to show you how to make a little fresh water tank that kids can have just as much fun with as Nemo and Dorry. They could have put a couple of colorful freshwater fish in there and called it a day.
Lesley

Very true - but they chose to do that and prob made a crap load more money which is why they are in biz - i do have a 6 gallon eclipse with a clown (which i kept when i tore down my 40gal reef, because i didnt want to give her up) - am i evil ??

 

[tyr-sog]

Originally posted by Lesleybird
They could have put a couple of colorful freshwater fish in there and called it a day.
Lesley

Hypocrite

 

[lesleybird]

Originally posted by Tyr-Sog
Hypocrite
Why are you calling me a hypocrite? Don't you know the meaning of the word? Name calling is childish and you don't even know what the word means. I am not a hypocrite......I don't do as they do on the Tetra show. What are you talking about? Can you explain yourself? Lesley

 

[lesleybird]

Maybe you don't understand that freshwater fish have different requirements that saltwater. When I was a child I had a five gallon tank and could keep quit a few fish in their without any problems as freshwater fish are not nearly as sensitive as saltwater fish. They can handle more pollution, smaller tanks per inch of fish etc. where as saltwater fish cannot. I did not say that they should over stock the tank with freshwater fish. This does not make me a hypocrite! Lesley

 

[tyr-sog]

Hypocrite - n. a person who is quilty of hypocrisy
Hypocrisy- n. the simulation of virtue or goodness, insincerity.
You are a hypocrite because on one end you care about the well being of saltwater fish yet you're willing to throw in a few colorful freshwater fish. In my eyes pretending to be sincere about the well being of all fish.
It's only childish if it wasn't true or if it was a lude comment.

 

[bwmichael21]

i think lesley was being sarcastic with respect to the fresh water fish. anyone found a email addy for CBS yet ? who are those blokes trying to shut kfc down due to their mishandling of chickens perhaps someone should make them aware of this.

 

[bwmichael21]

i think lesley was being sarcastic with respect to the fresh water fish. anyone found a email addy for CBS yet ? who are those blokes trying to shut kfc down due to their mishandling of chickens perhaps someone should make them aware of this. I guess CBS had survivor on that morning.

 

[bwmichael21]

i think lesley was being sarcastic with respect to the fresh water fish. anyone found a email addy for CBS yet ? who are those blokes trying to shut kfc down due to their mishandling of chickens perhaps someone should make them aware of this. I guess CBS had survivor on that morning.