I went to purchase some tropical aquarium fish at the weekend, i was told by the shop assistance that by law you have to prepare the tank for both Aqurium and Gold fish one week prior, can you tell me if this is true please cheers
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By law?!?! Good Lord, where do you live? I think that this person was, shall we say, less than truthful with you. However, not knowing the laws where you live I can't say for certain. Anyway, it IS a good idea to do this for the health of the fish. You shouldn't just buy an aquarium, set it up and dump fish in. A well set up aquarium, with properly aged, tested and treated water is what you want before even thinking about introducing fish. Unless you don't care about either your pocketbook or the fishes lives.
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Not true, but the general aquarium people say that because it limits their liability because they are often required by law to replace fish that die within a specific time frame of purchase. The incidence of death becomes much less if an aquarium is allowed to stabilize for 1 week after set up and before adding fish. You can just tell them that the tank has been set up for a week. But IMHO it is a good idea to wait a week.
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Doubt it is a law..however when you are starting up an aquarium you need to prepare the tank water properly, which can take up to a week. If you have not done that then most likely the fish will not survive.
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well it helps the water settle and get the air out or to some effect it has on how the fish will live in there. dont think its a law thought i could be wrong what state is it?
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not true I believe but, they might die because your tank needs achance to cycle
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I doubt it is a law, gosh, people eat fish, since when does the law care about fish. BUT, I did get an aquarium as a gift for a daughter. Got everything the pet store owner said we needed, set up the aquarium, got the fish, put the bag in the aquarium to temperature adjust, let fish out and they were all dead in a couple days. The clerk never mentioned the chlorine factor. Nice gift, wish I taken everything back, dead fish and all.
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I agree, I can't imagine it being a law, but it IS a good idea to set your tank up ahead of time. You can always get chemicals that help your tank mature more quickly, but it isn't a guarantee. Just as a side note, I found out the hard way that you can't use water that runs through a water softner for your fish because it will kill them.
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I think you have probably gotten enough answers by now to know that the manager of the tropical fish shop was just saying that to convince you to do the right thing. He is right, of course, about advance preparation for your fish. In some places the water is so bad it will kill your fish within hours. Don't fill the bowl with more than 1/2 distilled or spring water. Faucet water in some cities contains a wide variety of chemicals that are harmful even to humans. But these chemicals "leech out" into the air if given enough time - about one week.
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There are no "Tank Police" coming to your door. They are just trying to save their own behinds when the fish die quickly which they an do if you don't set up your aquarium prior to the fish being added. They don't like having to replace those dead fish.
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It is not a law. It is simply common sense, and respect for their lives. People should take the time to learn a little about something before ending up killing them. Chlorine is the immediate danger, but if the tank is not established, a bacteriological "filtration" system will not be established. This is very important as fish are so much more crowded than in nature.
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Law in one sense no...but in UK if it was proven to be neglect/cruelty to an animal you could be fined etc etc by RSPCA but it is extremely unlikely...but eh you wouldn't want to be cruel to your beloved pets....take on board the advice and cycle the tank properly.
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I don't know about the fish law, but I went to Petco and heard the cashier telling a young girl that she had to be 18 years old to purchase a fish. Maybe not a law but store may have they polcies. Just a point. I guess store can make up their own rules.
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