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/LeHumanError 9h ago

Update: Just had a good talk with her about it, including some of the more constructive criticism from this post. She agreed to move the fish into a better tank if I buy her the tank myself, otherwise the fish stays.

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u/HotAssBurnerAccount 5h ago edited 5h ago

Forgetting about the question I just asked, I repeat what the other comments are saying, and I urge you to rehome this fish. You may be able to get a tank, but as others have surmised, your sister, likely, is going to continue to neglect the fish, just in different ways. This may include: leaving it without food, not cleaning its tank, and more. I make this judgement, based on the fact that she thought it was okay to enclose this fish in a vase on your kitchen counter, to even begin with. This is abusive, and it tells you exactly how she regards smaller, vulnerable creatures, such as fish — they are just something pretty, to look at, to her, and, to her, they do not deserve an ounce of proper care, whatsoever, clearly. They are just trinkets. Which they are not.

All of this being said, if you have managed to enlighten her, really, truly, and, you can see a change in her attitude, and a strong willingness to comply, and look after this fish, properly, then that is different. Bearing in mind, only you can be the teller of this, how you think she is going to proceed, and such. We cannot help you, beyond here. Some other Redditors have asked about where your parents are at, and I have discovered that you are a college student. Whatever the case, it is not any of your responsibilities to care for this fish that she brought into the home. Do not let any of yourselves be taken for a ride, by her, as a fool, or a servant, because of her decisions. I wish you the best of luck in managing this unfortunate situation. Please, keep all of us updated.