this has me really upset

[innerdragon103]

I go to USF in Tampa, FL, and in the student center they have a saltwater aquarium, which OBVIOUSLY no one takes care of! I've known about it for some time now, but i noticed that they recently added something into the tank... an anemone (white tentacles, purple tips, orange foot)....
What pisses me off is that the tank is FILTHY, the lights are NEVER ON, and its only a matter of time until the little guy dies!!

I'm going to talk to someone and ask who is supposed to be taing care of this tank, because its just not right to be keeping it in such a disgusting manner... there's NO coralline algae on the LR, tons of just hair algae, i see a couple tangs, a coral beauty, and some other angel (yes, TWO angels in one tank). The tank is about 100 gallons i suppose... not a good estimator of that..
I dont know, i know this was random and off topic but i just wanted to vent, its cruel and people dont realize it...

 

[miamishrip]

worst case scenario you can contact animal control - they might not be the 'animals' they usually deal with but they are animals as much as anything else... you might even end up with a free fixer-upper

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by miamishrip
worst case scenario you can contact animal control - they might not be the 'animals' they usually deal with but they are animals as much as anything else... you might even end up with a free fixer-upper
Yep, I agree with the above poster.

 

[whitey_028]

animal control in florida doesnt really care about fish or cats...

 

[jayeden]

Originally Posted by whitey_028
animal control in florida doesnt really care about fish or cats...

thats cause they like to let the stray cats eat the fish

 

[f14peter]

While it's clear that your main concern is the welfare of the tank and its inhabitants, you'll need to talk to them in a language they'll understand . . . money!
If you approach it from the "It's just not right to treat living creatures that way" angle, you're bound to get a "Yea, yea, whatever!" response. If you tell them that all the money they have invested is going to go down the tubes, then they're more likely to listen. Also, let them know that maintaining a tank, no matter how expensive, is a lot more cost-effective than simply replace (Rather often, I'd think) things that die.
If time allows, maybe you can offer to assist in the care of the tank, and maybe you'll recieve some reimbursement of sorts. When it really starts going downhill, maybe you could offer to take this "Big pain in the butt" off their hands. I'll just take a WAG and say that when the tank was originally set-up, there was an enthusiast there who tended to it. He/She is probably long-gone and now its care has fallen upon somebody who considered themselves saddled with it.

 

[sepulatian]

I think I would personally take the more active aproach of involving the authorities. I realy don't think that trying to use reverse psychology would be effective enough in this case. If the animals are in danger then they need to be removed IMO.