Question:

Can we eat aquarium fish, say a tinfold barb that is 8 to 11 inches long and would he taste good?

Are aquarium fish like other fish?  The diet, the swimming in a small area. Does this affect their
taste?  I was in a chinese restuarant where you pick your meal from an aquarium.  Are those special fish.  Also, has anyone every tried to eat an aquarium fish like a black knife ghost fish, could you eat him without getting sick?

Answer:

If you read the fine print on your bottle of water dechlorinator/conditioner,such as Prime,  it tells you it’s not for use on fish intended for human consumption. This is *only* because any substance that *is* for such a purpose is regulated differently by the government, and would have to meet certain standards.

Oscars, Discus, Malawi Cichlids, Plecos, red tailed catfish, piranha and even clown loaches (wild caught) are commonly prepared by locals for consumption.  I wouldn’t anticipate any significant impact from their being in an aquarium, provided no medications have been used.  However – given their domesticated diet, they will probably not be as tasty as their wild cousins.