Koi Fish at Bon Buffet

Cowgirl

Cowgirl

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The place where I got my pedicure the other day had an aquarium. The water was so nasty cloudy that I could hardly see the fish. :dead:
 
PrepH4U

PrepH4U

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luckystar said:
It's not the same, but if they were kept in a pond like they're supposed to it would be different. They do come to their owners, like any other pet.

I'm not saying I'm a vegetarian/activist or anything like that, but Koi are meant to be pets. Pets are meant to be treated fairly, and there are laws in place to make sure that they are.
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So were the owners stepping on them? :confused:
 
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PJumper said:
Each person supposed to have certain amount of living space too. So who do I call if I know of families living in a cramp house/apartment to save for their child's education, so they don't end up in welfare? Is that a violation too?

I do eat at Bon Buffet and I don't sense too much stress for the Koi who swims leisurely in the tank waiting to be fed. Now the owners will be force to either spend a lot of money for a new fish tank or just go ahead and include the Koi in their menu. Please be realistic and don't start a welfare program for the fish.
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vrailblonde said:
No, I try to avoid the Bon Buffet.

Is the tank at least clean? Because you'd think that would gross out the diners to have this nasty fish tank sitting where they're trying to eat.

Oh...wait...what was I thinking? They're at the Bon Buffet - I don't think a grody fish tank will bother them.
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I know Bon Buffet's gross. Who's really going to care if they go out of business because they're treating animals poorly? I know I won't. It's not like there aren't plenty of other, better, Chinese restaurants in town. As for people needing living space and having issues you might consider similar, they can do something about it, but animals can't.

Kill me for caring.
 
PrepH4U

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luckystar said:
I know Bon Buffet's gross. Who's really going to care if they go out of business because they're treating animals poorly? I know I won't. It's not like there aren't plenty of other, better, Chinese restaurants in town. As for people needing living space and having issues you might consider similar, they can do something about it, but animals can't.

Kill me for caring.
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You may be forcing them to handle it this way:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_35644,00.html

I know I am razzing you, just felt silly. I have to give you a thumbs up for caring though. :huggy:
 
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luckystar

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So I did a little more research...

You don't eat koi. Apparently they don't taste too good, and it would be a huge financial mistake. They're one of the most expensive collector's fish in the world. They can live for 30-40 years, and have been known to grow as old as 100. If someone were to eat one, they ought to expect to pay a pretty penny. I don't suspect the people that eat at Bon Buffet have that sort of money.

If anything, Bon Buffet could sell their fish for a very good amount of money, and maybe actually clean the place up. It's obviously way past due to be remodeled.

*edit: not to mention it wouldn't be very safe to eat a fish that's been kept in a tank, considering the chemicals that are used to keep the water at the right pH, etc.
 
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Woodyspda

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luckystar said:
I know Bon Buffet's gross. Who's really going to care if they go out of business because they're treating animals poorly? I know I won't. It's not like there aren't plenty of other, better, Chinese restaurants in town. As for people needing living space and having issues you might consider similar, they can do something about it, but animals can't.

Kill me for caring.
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Have you ever seen a real Koi pond???? Those buggers are packed in there as tight as sardines and definitely do not have the 240 gallons of water each that you claim they should have.... Every other family in Hawaii should be fined by your logic.

Carp will continue to grow as long as they are fed and there is room to grow.

Be real....
 
aps45819

aps45819

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luckystar said:
It's not the same, but if they were kept in a pond like they're supposed to it would be different. They do come to their owners, like any other pet.
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I think you'll find the practice of maintaining Koi was intended to have a readily available food source that was also somewhat decorative.

Since the fish have grown to big for the tank, sicing Animal Control on them will probably leave the owners with their only option being to kill the fish.
 
Mikeinsmd

Mikeinsmd

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C'mon forumites!!! I'm going out this weekend to save the fish from the dirty Potomac and Patuxent!! You know, the rivers where you can't see your feet in 12" of water.

The fish deserve better than that!! Poor things. Prolly end up on Jameos plate and then what?

:animalhouseroar: Who's with me ..... OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
 
mAlice

mAlice

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Barbra said:
Yup. Not sure what happened w/ the last one. Totally healthy looking and eating flakes when I left for work at 0630. Went to feed them dinner around 1830 hours and he was in two pieces on the bottom of the tank. Wasn't even enough left to flush and my Black Skirt Tetra was munching on his bottom half when I was trying to get the pieces out of the tank. :twitch:
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Well, I'd say he lived a pretty long life for a tiny little fish. :yay:
 
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Woodyspda said:
Have you ever seen a real Koi pond???? Those buggers are packed in there as tight as sardines and definitely do not have the 240 gallons of water each that you claim they should have.... Every other family in Hawaii should be fined by your logic.

Carp will continue to grow as long as they are fed and there is room to grow.

Be real....
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here's the source of my "claim:" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi#Keeping_koi
 
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luckystar

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aps45819 said:
I think you'll find the practice of maintaining Koi was intended to have a readily available food source that was also somewhat decorative.

Since the fish have grown to big for the tank, sicing Animal Control on them will probably leave the owners with their only option being to kill the fish.
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In this case though, the fish are definitely not maintained as a food source, and are much more of a decoration. These fish can't be eaten because of the chemicals in the water they've lived in for so long. A seriously good chunk of money could be made by the restaurant if they would just sell them to someone who collects fish, and has the time, funds, and desire to take care of them. I truly don't believe that killing the fish is the only option.
 
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luckystar

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elaine said:
In a perfect world....like the zoo, maybe.

Even when they do have all the space that's mentioned, they still all congregate at the food end of the pond.
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It's not a perfect world. But we can try and help fix the things that aren't.

And even at a zoo where they would have all that space, and do congregate together, they have the option to roam. There must be a reason behind them needing that space, and I'm trying my best to find it...
 
mAlice

mAlice

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luckystar said:
It's not a perfect world. But we can try and help fix the things that aren't.

And even at a zoo where they would have all that space, and do congregate together, they have the option to roam. There must be a reason behind them needing that space, and I'm trying my best to find it...
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The fish are fine. I asked about them living in the tiny little tank years ago, when they first opened. They take them out, and rotate them with other koi that they have. I didn't ask where they keep them when they're not in the tank in the restaurant.
 
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