Being moved there is traumatic, but the fish will stay there and get acclimated. Living in a tank at a daycare is not the same as being hauled/sloshed around twice in one day to go to a wedding.Ī fish tank in a daycare, elementary school, hospital, etc. And most people let guests take them home, so who knows what kind of care they'll receive then.Ī fish tank in a daycare, elementary school, hospital, etc. The temperature of the water will most certainly change. Regardless of the noise level of the wedding, the fish would be moved and put in small bowls. If you want to honor the nature aspect, you could even donate to the nature reserve and do that as favors instead.Īlso, do we know that the wedding is going to be a big loud event or a small more intimate one? How do you feel about fishtanks in schools or daycares, or in homes with young children? It could get knocked over, drinks could be spilled, a fish might die. To the original poster: I would suggest against it because, aside from possible torture/mistreatment and 'moral' considerations, too many things could go wrong. Again, maybe you all think it's wrong to own pets? Or is it wrong because of the fishbowl instead of the fishtank? I mean, I want to use my kitten as a ring-bearer (my fiance said no way of course), but I wouldn't consider that exploitation.I just love my cat It seems more of just sharing the company of your pets. I just don't see that if you are owning the fish as pets and use them as centerpieces, that you're using them as "props". It's wrong to have a fish in a fishbowl? Is that the concern? Let's just assume there is no torture or mistreatment of the fish for a second here. So essentially to the people who disagree with the idea: you disapprove of owning a pet, or an aquarium? In Response to Re: Fish Bowl Centerpieces:Īlso - I do not know a single person who would harm an animal for fun - even if they were drunk. You will get a ton of great ideas on this board if you ask for non-floral centerpiece ideas. Flowers, candles, fish bowls with floating flower heads or floating candles or full of cranberries (no fish), framed photos, bowls of fruit, silk flowers, etc. Temperatures, pprecipitation, bugs, maybe even predators (you don't want a bird or a squirrel or something hopping up onto the tables to try and get the fish) will all affect their well-being. Having fish outside is a LOT different than having them at home in an aquarium/controlled environment. What happens if someone knocks the bowl over and a fish is flopping around on the table and dying? Not a pleasant thought for your guests, and the poor fish! She should be relaxing and enjoying your special day, not worrying about all these fish. Transporting several dozen fish around on top of all that seems like a logistical nightmare for her. Your FMIL will likely have enough to do, and enough people to greet/chat with, at your wedding. And what happens if one goes belly-up during dinner? Not a great thing to see, especially at a wedding. I don't really want to watch a fish swimming around and pooping while I'm trying to eat. It's just an awful idea.Īnimals aren't decorations. Certain breed of fish will fight to the death in the same tank. You can't just randomly put fish in a tank because the colors look pretty together. The water for fish has to be the correct pH. some of the fish died and were floating belly up by the time the reception started.the fish pooped and the guests watched a fish with a long trail of poop while they were eating dinner.no one took them at the end of the reception and they were flushed away. There are stories galore here about people who did this and.their drunken frat brothers thought it would be funny to pour scotch into the bowl and see what happened to the fish.their other drunken frat buddy thought it would be hilarious to take the fish out of the bowl and watch it flop around.tipsy Uncle Fred was goaded into eating a fish. Living creatures are NOT props for a wedding. Oh, boy.this could be fun! The advice that you're going to get here, and I agree, is that this is a terrible idea.
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