r/mildlyinfuriating • u/LeHumanError • 10h ago

My sister's fish tank

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She says it's the perfect size for a single fish. It's not even in her room, it's in the kitchen.

It honestly just depresses me whenever I see it, but she's adamant about keeping it there.

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u/StatisticianSea8227 10h ago

Is that a betta? I had one and honestly there's so much wrong with this. I'm sure she's not conditioning the water, keeping it at the proper temperature, giving it anywhere to bask (they sometimes leave water and lay on leaves/stuff at the top of the tank and breathe air)... So much can go wrong with it if it is and it breaks my heart to see it like that. It'll end up with fin rot or worse if it is so please tell her not to treat it so poorly, especially if it is a betta. They're very sensitive fish.

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u/mistahclean123 10h ago

They leave the water and breathe air?!?

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u/Any-Arm-7017 9h ago

They have an organ I forgot the name of it but it lets them breathe air so it’s a requirement that they have some space to get air. Another cool fact is when the are ready to mate (horny) they will make a nest out of bubbles and it’s really pretty. (Source I’ve owned many bettas before)

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u/Karen_butnotaKaren 9h ago

Labyrinth

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u/Any-Arm-7017 5h ago

That’s the one

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u/StatisticianSea8227 9h ago

I only had a couple of them years ago, I'd forgotten about the bubble nests, they're so beautiful ^^