Bad fish keeper

[elk]

There is an ad on used ottawa where she is selling 6 4-5 inch Silver Dollars and a 4 inch convict all for 10.00
The ad says they are healthy and she wants to make sure that whoever buys them has a huge tank for them.

Well I went to see them and when I arrived at her apt in a community housing project on ogilvie rd. all the fish were in a tupperware,I asked to see the tank that they were in and she showed me,it is a 10g.
The mouths on the fish were bashed in from hitting the glass and the fins were chewed up.

[cdylnicki]

Thats unfortunate, but it could also come from being given poor advice from whom she acquired them from. 

Some people believe that if you keep fish in a small tank they will only grow to a certain size...

I hope you took them & are treating them with the respect & care they deserve.

[Nerine]

Might just be a case of being misinformed...I hope you directed the person to OVAS!! there's a wealth of knowledge here on choosing fish and how big they get and experiences

people are generally informed that Silver Dollars stay the size of a silver dollar!!! I know I was told that when I was first interested in them (though I knew otherwise)

Maybe they were in the Tupperware because they had to be out of the tank for you ? I know I do that for people when they come pick up a fish, I pre "pack" them in something small.

Any pics of your new fish ? Hope they are adjusting well!