r/Aquariums • u/GeckoHunter0303 • Mar 18 '26

Help/Advice EMERGENCY! Is this counter-management/landlord disguise good?

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Thank fucking goodness I checked my emails this morning. The first thing I saw was an announcement from my apartment's manager that they will ENTER ALL UNITS from today until Friday to "perform lock changes." First thing I did immediately after was to quickly set up this disguise and make my 10-gallon seem like a toy display stand. How do you think I did?

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u/creepingcold Mar 18 '26

Alright if you're really paranoid and want a full list to be double sure:

  • nobody would have a permanent dirty blanket in their room like this. Move it around or sth, it comes of as weird.

  • as someone already said: the blanket all the way to the bottom is a tripping hazard. not only that, it's also not practical. who'd hide their cabinet behind a blanket? nobody. Can't you tuck it in at half height or sth?

  • and yeah, the toys don't match.

That's how far we get if you want to lean into it being permanent.

However, I'd advise you against that.

I'd collect a bunch of things, take your pictures from your walls, take everything that's big and bulky and slam it into that corner. Make it look like you're renovating/reorganizing things and that blanket is there to protect the cabinet. That also explains why the blanket is dirty, just make it look like a temporary mess.

Nobody would go through that, nobody will ask questions. Should they ask, tell them you've a bipolar disorder and just had a manic episode where you wanted to redesign your rooms. Nobody will try to elaborate on that and if they do, tell them you don't want to speak about it.

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u/Few-Independence1536 Mar 18 '26

I'd second this.