Top 3 Guilt-Free Ways to Rehome Your Aquarium Fish 

Great video. This is the unpleasant topic that should be talked about way more than it is. I think some people just panic at how fast live bearer's can turn into hundreds in a very short time and they get overwhelmed. So they dump them in a pond. But then some people are just lazy and will dump them anywhere there's water. These options are so bad for the ecosystem in each water way. Just look what's happening in Florida. So 😢sad. It's tragic. Especially because a little bit of education might've prevented it.

I recently had to sell for the first time and it was stressful and made me so sad. I decided that I was done with my shrimp tank because I was just tired of the maintenance of so many tanks. I got not nearly as much as I could have for it, but I was happy to have it gone. I also had to get rid of my panda corys. I'd had them for years, but the substrate I put in my new aquarium was just not good for them and they were losing all of their barbels. It legitimately broke my heart to get rid of them. Some of them had been born and raised with me. But, I posted them on craig's list, and I had the gentleman that was interested show me photos of his tanks. He had existing cory colonies, and they looked pretty healthy, so I felt okay rehoming them and I just let him take them. I should text him and see how they're doing.

Great video! I am currently over run with platys and guppies myself! I am lucky to have a privately owned fish store who will take them off my hands... I also belong to an Aquarium club so we do have swaps and auctions too.

*What recommendations do you have for people who need to rehome their fish?*

i rehomed my platys to a retiree with a 5ft quarantine tank and a 3ft dragon pot ( i only have a 2ft tank). the fish that ended up staying with me were the unlucky ones. i dont think fish get emotionally attached to humans like other animals do so i think it is OK as long as theyre rehomed to someone with experience or at least expert guidance in having fish.

Keep up the quality informative videos I love your content 💖

Well needed topic. Good thinking - your kindness shows

Interesting little video, thank you! I am currently developing relationships with several LFS's for store credit option!

This was really interesting, thank you so much for sharing! RIP sonic ❤

I'm overrun with Gambusia atm, so I'm taking them to my LFs. Not gonna lie, im sad, but i cannot keep 20+ in a 10 gallon, they get to big for that. I kept 4 males, but im sad to see my big mamas have to go. 😢 rough stuff

Y'know, I was thinking "Wait... How is this controversial?" Then I realized that you meant offloading or releasing "re-home", not transferring them from one tank to another. I was taking care of a couple for my siblings goldfish a few years back, and it was getting to the point where they couldn't fit in the 30-gal. We already had a pond in our yard sat up for a good while, and it isn't connected to any local waterways, so it was just a matter of acclimating and releasing them.

I have a question. So I had 4 kuhli loaches but after time 3 of them passed and would love to get more but they always stay under the gravel so I don't know how to get them to be out more? The one I have left is not as shy but just for future info 🙂

I love this video! Question, how did you go about donating your fish to the pet store? What steps did you take?

I use Kijiji (the Canadian equivalent of Craigslist). They actually have a section for rehoming fish.

I have a question can i keep a single male or female betta in a 20 gallon long tank?

I take my guppies to my LFS and they trade me out for other fish or food. They are wonderful about it. They put all my guppies in the plant tanks.

I love watching your videos and am thinking of joining the Colorado fish association. But know what will happen during the mini auction. If you are a member could you make a video of what it’s like for the mini auctions? Thank you for your consideration.

Petco at least by me has adoption tanks

What if you need to move and you need to sell some of your fish?

RIP sonic!

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I keep my fish no matter what

How do you rehome a big ol goldfish

The Fish Store in Seattle will take your fish for adoption. The fish in adoption tank are sold by size of bag, not free, so they are less likely to become live fish food.

How on earth did you fly a fish across country? Ya know . . . TSA . . . water?

Good topic, I find livebearers will self-regulate their population over time. So, you don't have to get rid of all the babies, unless you want to. I guess the question becomes, how many are too many ;-)

Whoever’s reading this, I pray that whatever your going through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day! Amen Keep up the good work, you never let your fans down with great entertainment 😎