is there any site like petfindercom where you can adopt fish

maybe this is a dumb question, but my fish just died, and i know it's better to adopt pets than buy them..

is there anywhere i can adopt fish??

i'm in southern california.

I live in southern CA as well. I worked for Petsmart for two years. Occasionally people would drop fish off (too many babies, moving or what not) that they did not want. I reccommend calling all the pet stores (Petsmart, Petco) and even the small fish stores and ask if they have any fish that are adoptable. You might find some that way.

You can prob also leave your name and number at your local pet store and just tell them you are interested and if anyone wants to get rid of some to call you back. They don't always take fish from people because there isn't a lot of room. So if they know you will come and get the fish they'll take them from the people dropping them off.

People actually try to get rid of fish a lot. They don't want to flush them or kill them.

Another place to look is Craigslist, in the free section. Many times I have seen people who are moving out or state or into small apartments offering their whole tank , fish and all , free to someone who can care for them.

That website is: http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/.

(Under the SALES section is a a FREE section, click that)

You can even make a WANTED ad on that site for fish that people no longer want. It's all free.

Just make sure you only get fish that get along!