WTF Target product

KentuckyKate · April 2010

Have you all seen this? I was searching for bookends and came across these, which are meant to contain live fish. CLICK

What a stupid and inhumane idea.

KentuckyKate · April 2010

Have you all seen this? I was searching for bookends and came across these, which are meant to contain live fish. CLICK

What a stupid and inhumane idea.

salt78 · April 2010

I don't really see the problem. It's no different than having an aquarium.

Stackeye210 · April 2010

I think they could be bigger - but it's just like a fish bowl that plenty of people have.

kikibaby · April 2010

Those are really small, though.

EmmaBride2B · April 2010

While we're talking about WTF products:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3C4AC908w

DH and I saw it on tv late the other night, thought it was a joke.

salt78 · April 2010

Then you get smaller fish. Fish will only grow as large as the space they are provided with. It's not like those fish in the picture are real.

EDIT: Or a betta. Those guys are used to living in puddles. That would be like a mansion for them.

FutureMrsTR · April 2010

Yep, looks like a fish bowl to me. Albeit a kind of small one, but eh. As long as you don't forget that they're up there on your bookshelf and forget to feed them. That would totally happen to me.

FutureMsAlexander · April 2010

Could be worse...

pumpkinpumpkin · April 2010

It's no different than a goldfish in a fish bowl.

mandybear7 · April 2010

Yeah, those are pretty small for fish.

I completely agree with one reviewer- bookends usually fall over. I wouldn't want water and fish all over the place.

kikibaby · April 2010

Emma- they had a joke about those on SNL last weekend.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/143264/saturday-night-live-shake-weight-dvd

(Sorry Canadians)

JessAndTrav · April 2010

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[QUOTE]Then you get smaller fish. Fish will only grow as large as the space they are provided with. It's not like those fish in the picture are real. EDIT: Or a betta. Those guys are used to living in puddles. That would be like a mansion for them.
Posted by salt78[/QUOTE]

This.

KentuckyKate · April 2010

I pretty sure those fish in that picture are real.

Maybe it's just me then, but I hate products like this. Goldfish shouldn't actually be kepts in bowls, and those that are have a very short lifespan. They need a filter to oxygenate the water and a heater to regulate the temperature of the water.

To me it is a lot different than an aquarium. I just hate any "live animals as decoration" ideas out there that are not giving the animal what it needs to survive. Similar to live fish centerpieces.

Celles · April 2010

Don't goldfish require filtration? I wouldn't put a goldfish in these, but a female betta -- okay, sure. It's just a slightly odd-shaped bowl.

This...

... I'm not so sure about.

EmmaBride2B · April 2010

Lol, I hadn't seen the SNL clip yet.

And as for the fish, I thought the fact that it was holding stuff up and could get knocked over/is being moved around all the time was the problem, not the size? If it's just for staging, and you never use the books, it's probably not a big deal.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · April 2010

Yeah, a betta could live in those. And you could have two, since they wouldn't see each other.

It's really NMS, though. I'd be afraid of knocking them over. And I know some people say fish ARE decorations, but to me, they're pets. And this is putting them too firmly in the "decoration" camp for my liking. Plus, my cats would be trying to jump on the bookcase more than they do now.

FutureMrsTR · April 2010

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[QUOTE]While we're talking about WTF products: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3C4AC908w" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3C4AC908w</a> DH and I saw it on tv late the other night, thought it was a joke.
Posted by EmmaBride2B[/QUOTE]

I saw an infomercial for a product like that only it was men using it. We thought it was a joke at first too.

On a semi-related note, has anyone seen this infomercial?
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CB2MVZgt5Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CB2MVZgt5Y</a>

Really people? We can't even crack our own eggs now? Although I am kind of fascinated at its ability to scramble the egg <em>inside the shell</em> before you crack it.

ericaandsheldon · April 2010

I like them. I would but them if we had a big enough shelf to put them on. But then again, I'm weird like that!

salt78 · April 2010

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[QUOTE]Similar to live fish centerpieces.
Posted by KentuckyKate[/QUOTE]

<div>Um no. Because live fish centerpieces are usually discarded after whichever event they are for.</div>

salt78 · April 2010

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[QUOTE]Don't goldfish require filtration?
Posted by Celles[/QUOTE]

<div>I have never seen a goldfish in a filtered environment outside the pet store. </div><div>I did have one goldfish as a kid. He lived in an unfiltered bowl. I had him for years. </div>

laladypoet · April 2010

oh terrget.

KentuckyKate · April 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WTF Target product : Um no. Because live fish centerpieces are usually discarded after whichever event they are for.
Posted by salt78[/QUOTE]

My point is, I don't care for using animals as decoration at all. Even though fish are pretty to look at. If you bring home a living animal, I think you have a responsibilty to provide what the animal needs for survival.

ericaandsheldon · April 2010

I came across this yesterday..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EvVErNhVE

salt78 · April 2010

And the top of those bookends are clearly open so that you can feed whatever is in there and change out the water.

I still fail to see the problem.

KentuckyKate · April 2010

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[QUOTE]And the top of those bookends are clearly open so that you can feed whatever is in there and change out the water. I still fail to see the problem.
Posted by salt78[/QUOTE]

Goldfish Care Basics:
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.firsttankguide.net/goldfish.php">http://www.firsttankguide.net/goldfish.php</a>

In a nutshell: No bowls. They need a 10 gallon tank, a filter, a thermometer and hiding spaces.

Again, IMO, it's cruel to buy an animal and not provide it with what it needs to be healthy.

scoetto · April 2010

I would probably fill those with Sweedish Fish. J could have a snack as he walked by.

laladypoet · April 2010

I agree, kate. except I think of fish tanks as decoration too. ours is kickass.

KentuckyKate · April 2010

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[QUOTE]I agree, kate. except I think of fish tanks as decoration too. ours is kickass.
Posted by laladypoet[/QUOTE]

I have two fishtanks, and both are decorative and pretty. But I also spend a lot of money and time making sure it's a healthy environment for the fish that live in them.

laladypoet · April 2010

me too. cause I mean, they taste better that way.

tidetravel · April 2010

My biggest problem with them is that they're $59.99. Really?

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