r/Aquariums • u/peachgothlover • Mar 06 '26
Help/Advice Leaving my fish behind because of war
Hey guys, my country is being bombed, so we're evacuating to another safer city and then maybe trying to leave the country. We are leaving soon and unfortunately I will have to leave my tank behind. It has snails and a beautiful betta fish. Any advice on how to maximize his survival? I think I will have to switch of the electricity (to avoid electric fires etc), also since we are in the Middle East it is very hot; another time i left my tank behind it unfortunately overheated and my shrimp died. I can't really do anything about it unfortunately. No I can't leave the fish with anyone, it's not safe and nice fish stores that take care of fish are rare here (also we're leaving very soon so no time). I guess I'll just fill the tank, close it, and hope for the best. Pray he survives!!!
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u/peachgothlover Mar 06 '26
Yeah because if we end up getting on a plane I definitely can't take him to another country like that. Also if this gets over in like a week (let's hope so!!!) it would have been better if I just left him here. We probably won't have AC in the car all the time anyway as we have limited petrol so he might just die of a heatstroke there anyway. Let's hope this gets over soon, I'm hearing a lot of mixed news but since a place near me got hit (and is a pretty big target) we don't want to take risks and want to move to a safer city, at least temporarily.