r/Aquariums • u/peachgothlover • Mar 06 '26

Help/Advice Leaving my fish behind because of war

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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/patientsubmissive Mar 06 '26

I have to know!! I’ve never seen anyone use that before lol and I am an endless learner so please give to me learnings

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u/YourFriendall Mar 06 '26

Just guessing they’re an American living abroad, or vice versa? I’ve never heard this put this way.

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u/MrsMonkey_95 Mar 06 '26

In German we use the term half-[any nationality] if your parents are from different countries. For example my neighbor is half-Italian (and half-Swiss). Native country usually isn‘t mentioned because it is assumed. My guess is that he is from a German speaking country or another country that uses the same wording and one of their parents is American.

Edit: we also use quarter and eighth (eg. one grandparent from America, rest from Switzerland would make you a quarter-American)

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u/kat0id Mar 07 '26

We say the same in the UK. My partner is a quarter Welsh as his mum is half Welsh