Would you eat something thats been in your tank? - Page 2

Captain Cayle · 04/30/2011, 09:19 AM

I would eat a lobster that has been in my tank. Heck, most of our tanks are better cared for than the ocean they came from to begin with.

That being said, I wouldn't put a lobster from a store or the ocean in my tank without a qt ritual. Way too many bad parasites can hitchhike on crustacaens.

I bring things home from our bait tanks to put in my aquarium. Green Wrasse, shrimp for clean up or feeding, freshwater Missouri minnows for grouper treats, but my process for doing that is anal.

Lamball1 · 04/30/2011, 04:48 PM

I would never, ever eat anything out of my tank...
Not because the water might be dirty, but because i've become attached to these animals and find it wrong to even think about it.

The only fish i would eat is tuna and salmon straight from the ocean.

The only way i can actually enjoy fish is not catching them myself and being responsible for their death, it just doesnt feel nice to see them alive and happy before and then non-moving and cut up on a plate.
Now whenever i think about it, i jst think that if i don't buy it, it'll go to waste.

Virtuoso · 04/30/2011, 07:34 PM

Don't think I could, even if it was something I'd normally eat. Kind of like eating a pet dog or cat. In some places they may find eating a dog or a cat, and I could not really fault them, but I cannot imagine they would eat their pet.

MakomekTVN · 04/30/2011, 07:42 PM

About 5 yrs ago one of my friend barBQ a 10" naso tang from his dad's tank ,the fish is too big for the tank so he decided to make dinner . I did not try it out but it looks good after it cooked and skin peel off .

AquaticEngineer · 05/14/2011, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevie-o

it would be cool to have a lobster tank...

It is

...............But its better to have 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by gabew

It would work in my tank I got coldwater!

Heck I could even catch and raise my own lobsters!

I actually bought a pound and a half of live sidestriped shrimp and 6 spot prawns for my tank the other day. Some of them didn't look like they were going to make it in the tank, so instead of letting them die and get sucked into the overflow and have to pick them out of the filter tray, I just pulled em out and fried em up.

They were mmmmm mmmm tasty

I think most people are attached to their tropical tank inhabitants because they have never seen them in any other setting besides a fish tank. That and the price tag. If you paid less than a dollar a piece for the shrimp in your tank I bet you wouldn't think twice about pulling one out and throwing it on the BBQ this summer.

philipph · 05/14/2011, 12:47 PM

i haven't eaten anything that lives in water since the late 80's when i got obsessed with the idea,now eating something from my tank would take the expierience to the next level

tomsfish · 05/14/2011, 01:04 PM

I wouldn't eat anything out of my tank due to being attached to the animals that I have cared for.

Bluecheese · 05/14/2011, 01:21 PM

It would really depend on how long I would keep the lobster in the tank and if I put it in my tank thinking of consumption in the first place. Although in some societies, eating your loved one is a way to make they become part of you...so why not eat your pets..and the rest of the family too

sjm817 · 05/14/2011, 05:01 PM

gabew · 05/14/2011, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AquaticEngineer

I actually bought a pound and a half of live sidestriped shrimp and 6 spot prawns for my tank the other day. Some of them didn't look like they were going to make it in the tank, so instead of letting them die and get sucked into the overflow and have to pick them out of the filter tray, I just pulled em out and fried em up.

They were mmmmm mmmm tasty

I think most people are attached to their tropical tank inhabitants because they have never seen them in any other setting besides a fish tank. That and the price tag. If you paid less than a dollar a piece for the shrimp in your tank I bet you wouldn't think twice about pulling one out and throwing it on the BBQ this summer.

Thats the beauty of coldwater

05/14/2011, 01:21 PM	#33
Bluecheese Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 51	It would really depend on how long I would keep the lobster in the tank and if I put it in my tank thinking of consumption in the first place. Although in some societies, eating your loved one is a way to make they become part of you...so why not eat your pets..and the rest of the family too __________________ You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) Current Tank Info: 150 Acr? under development (w/75 G sump w/150 lbs LR) 70 acrylic Gal w/120lbs LR. Lots of Zoos (15 different), Shrooms (5 dif), Xenia (2 dif ), 14 SPS

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04/30/2011, 09:19 AM	#26
Captain Cayle Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida Posts: 21	I would eat a lobster that has been in my tank. Heck, most of our tanks are better cared for than the ocean they came from to begin with. That being said, I wouldn't put a lobster from a store or the ocean in my tank without a qt ritual. Way too many bad parasites can hitchhike on crustacaens. I bring things home from our bait tanks to put in my aquarium. Green Wrasse, shrimp for clean up or feeding, freshwater Missouri minnows for grouper treats, but my process for doing that is anal.

04/30/2011, 04:48 PM	#27
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	I would never, ever eat anything out of my tank... Not because the water might be dirty, but because i've become attached to these animals and find it wrong to even think about it. The only fish i would eat is tuna and salmon straight from the ocean. The only way i can actually enjoy fish is not catching them myself and being responsible for their death, it just doesnt feel nice to see them alive and happy before and then non-moving and cut up on a plate. Now whenever i think about it, i jst think that if i don't buy it, it'll go to waste.

04/30/2011, 07:34 PM	#28
Virtuoso Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 727	Don't think I could, even if it was something I'd normally eat. Kind of like eating a pet dog or cat. In some places they may find eating a dog or a cat, and I could not really fault them, but I cannot imagine they would eat their pet.

04/30/2011, 07:42 PM	#29
MakomekTVN Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 151	About 5 yrs ago one of my friend barBQ a 10" naso tang from his dad's tank ,the fish is too big for the tank so he decided to make dinner . I did not try it out but it looks good after it cooked and skin peel off .

05/14/2011, 12:47 PM	#31
philipph Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 299	i haven't eaten anything that lives in water since the late 80's when i got obsessed with the idea,now eating something from my tank would take the expierience to the next level

05/14/2011, 01:04 PM	#32
tomsfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ocean Deep Posts: 53	I wouldn't eat anything out of my tank due to being attached to the animals that I have cared for.