Goldfish in Lausanne

iranka · 24 January 2010 20:13

Hi everyone, I'm a student in Lausanne and I'm about to graduate business school in about 3 weeks. My girlfriend was here at the beginning of last year and thought it would be a good idea to buy me some goldfish to keep me company. Unfortunately she didn't think about what I was going to do with them once I left.

To be honest I dont know what to do with them and I'm hoping someone out there would like to adopt my goldfish. There's only 2 of them and they come with the tank, net, filter, and some decorations. If anyone does want the fish please let me know as I really dont have the heart to throw them in the lake or anything. If anyone has any ideas please dont hesitate to share.

Thanks in advance...

leophillalo · 24 January 2010 21:14

iranka · 24 January 2010 21:16

Haha...I've thought about that, but I do love animals and I really don't have the heart to do it.

leophillalo · 24 January 2010 21:18

How about this, then?

galiner · 24 January 2010 21:19

Why not give them back to her then... what woman wouldn't love a new pair of shoes ?!

(sorry I can't be of any real help - good luck finding them a home)

Dawoodyn · 24 January 2010 21:40

Hi,

I guess any comment about animals as presents will not actually help here, nonetheless...

Anyways, please do NOT throw them in the lake. They will either die instantly because of the change of water or if they survive they will endanger the local fauna. Chances are that they actually will survive, seen that Goldfish are predators and feed on other small animals. Have a look at http://forum.aquascapeinc.com/archiv...hp?t-9124.html

It's a shame I have not seen your post earlier as I will be moving from Lausanne on Thursday, but if you really can't find another solution I would offer to adopt them. We have a pond with a couple of Goldfish in our garden. Don't worry though, as yours are not accustomed to these temperatures I would keep them indoors until summer.

Kcavans · 1 February 2010 09:41

While perusing the notice boards at Fressnapf the other day, I found a leaflet from the Verein Aquarium Zürich, who seem to run a 'Fisch Tierheim' helping to find new homes for fish.

The Verein:

http://www.vaz.ch/

And the 'Fisch-tierheim'/ Rehoming section:

www.fischauffangstation.ch

Now, I know nothing at all about this group - just saw the leaflet. And if course, they are in Zürich, not Lausanne. But you might give them a call anyway if you haven't yet found a solution. If they can't help, perhaps they might know of someone who could.

Cis_Joek · 2 February 2010 17:13

I keep fancy goldfish and would adopt yours. Unfortunately Lausanne is quite far from me.

Have you tried to contact a pet shop and see if they will take them for free? I am not sure if all shops are willing to do so but you could try.

I know of a Refuge pour Poissons in France ( http://sanctuairepr.e-monsite.com/accueil.html ) but none in Switzerland.

Yosslo · 13 February 2010 14:31

HI,

I am interested to adopt your goldfish. Kindly let me know.

Thanks,

Kashif

whavya · 13 February 2010 14:40

Here in Basel we have a big park called Grun 80! there is a few different ponds there! full of goldfish!! find a similar park near you just drop em in :P

OR a helpful idea....give them to someone above who said they would take them or find a neighbour with kids who Im sure would love a hassle free pet!!

palleigan · 13 February 2010 14:45

Hey, we are in lausanne, my 9 year old son loves fish and animals, we'll take them no problem!

p.m me and let me know if they are still available, he'll be very happy to have some fish here!

take care!

katalas · 13 February 2010 19:15

Found Nemo?

http://www.chris-jena.de/pics/Bilder...FindetNemo.jpg

Cis_Joek · 14 February 2010 10:11

That's a BAD idea. Goldfish should never released in the wild because they badly mess with local ecosystems. They turn into pests.

And even if you find a public pond with goldfish in it already (in a park for example) it is a bad idea to drop yours in it, because yours may be carrying infectious diseases (ichtio is fairly common in aquarium fish, and often is latent) that would spread and eventually kill all the other goldies (and other fish) in the pond.

Besides I think in Switzerland you can be fined if you're caught releasing your goldfish in a pond. They have introduced some new strict rules about pets a few months ago, some of which specific for goldies (even dropping a "dead" goldie in the toilet is now forbidden).