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[–] [email protected] 114 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wonder what the survival rate is for these fishes

[–] [email protected] 180 points 4 months ago (3 children)

According to the links in this post It's 95%-99% survival.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Then why can't I yeet a bunch of goldfish

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Technique I imagine.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Skill issue

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago

Who's stopping you?

MAKE your DREAMS come TRUE

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (4 children)

You can yeet goldfish. Carp are stupid tough. It's the tropical fish we often keep that are kinda wimpy. Also, they're not coming from a super healthy environment (the store) to our tanks.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Have a pilots license?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Maybe 95% survive, but how many are injured in a way that might impact their quality of life?

Since these are being dropped specifically for the purpose of being caught and killed asap, quality of life might not matter.

For your sad little goldfish, please be gentle!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

Also, gotta think about whether 5% mortality rate is acceptable.

For an airdrop number of pond fish? Sure!

For your hobbyist number of expensive fish? Absolutely not

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Try to fly higher above the tank and see if it helps

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I wonder what the "fuck that hurt" rate is for these fishes

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

...that sounds to me like "survive the fall" more than "survive the week"

[–] [email protected] 63 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People ITT must've forgotten about the salmon cannon.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

I have never seen this and thank you for sharing it because good god I needed it.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm gonna keep that typo. 😈

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not sure I can let you get awat with that.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unacceptable on lemmy

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Good thing I love a little sabotage.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago

From another similar post, introducing fish to a large body of water has to be done like this or else the fish don't understand or acclimate properly and die. It's a slap to the noggin like "hey wakey wakey, go find some algae to nibble on"

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

Gotta weed out the weak ones with the fall.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fishmonger bros be down there with a net

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

The famous flying fish.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

I mean, that’s just Utah… Good chance it’s not up to speed

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (6 children)

A testament to how hardy fish are. If you have fish dying in an aquarium; you shouldn't have pets.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

Like yes, but, the actual hard part of aquarium fish keeping isn’t really related to the fish themselves. It’s the water… nature has already prepared this biologically active, clean, ample supply of water for the air dropped trout. Replicating that in a tiny glass box without at least a surface understanding of the chemistry involved can be very difficult. But you should also learn how to supply an animal with the proper environment before you get one.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

The average living room is pretty different than a tropical reef.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

So, if I understand you correctly, what you're saying is - given the quite large body of water about half a mile away from me, all downhill, I should get a giant catapult and fling some piranha.

I'll go down in history, either for the best April Fools joke ever, or if my aim is off, the best Halloween prank ever 🐟🐠🐟😁

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Bombs Awash

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

There is strength in numbers

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