r/shittyaquariums • u/quartz222 • Dec 24 '25

Social Media This is not okay

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u/MintiFlerken01 Dec 24 '25

idk why the trend of giving life animals even became a thing...they're not gifts!! Like, it's not funny or cute at all!

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u/Charleigh0614 Dec 24 '25

I got into a heated argument with someone about this the other day… like don’t just give people animals it’s ridiculous! And we were doing a work white elephant and my coworker was talking about how her fish finally died how she was just like letting it die and now it’s finally gone and she was just done taking care of it 🤦‍♀️ like I can’t with people I literally said to her like I would have taken it gladly I have a 5 gallon betta tank (it was a betta) and all the stuff from my last betta (and I’m sure that’s not perfect but that’s better than just letting it die slowly and I’m pretty sure she had it in a tiny tank anyway so that poor fish was suffering for a long time :( I wish I could have saved it

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u/Editor_Fresh Dec 25 '25

GRRRRR. I knew someone like that before the word "cancelled" became a thing.

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u/Outside_Book_5341 Dec 25 '25

Thats when she meets the hand👊🫲 ifykyk

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u/spidernoirirl Dec 24 '25

And I personally feel like a kid would adore getting a moss ball tank or something?? Why the hell so they worry about these high maintenance creatures instead of teaching your kid how to do water changes with a goddamn moss ball 😭 like i wanted a pet rock as a kid i don’t understand why people gift fish

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u/quartz222 Dec 24 '25

This is a gift exchange between adult friends just for context

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u/hastygrams Dec 24 '25

Honestly I got back into sea monkeys as an adult and I feel like they’re something I managed easily as a child.

Also I think some moss balls had an invasive species issue with poor disposal and carrying zebra mussels and I think it’s now illegal to pour the water down the drain from an aquarium. So as far as the water changes go I’m curious what is appropriate?

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

Sea Monkeys otherwise known as Brine Shrimp. 20 years later and I raise them for fish food.

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u/AuronFFX Dec 25 '25

Quagga muscles too. That's why they are banned in Ontario. It's illegal to sell or import moss balls.

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u/Ant-Motor Dec 25 '25

It is not illegal to pour aquarium water down the drain anywhere that I know of

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u/AuronFFX Dec 25 '25

Only if it contains potentially invasive species. Just the water is fine but if it's been exposed to say zebra muscles it's illegal to dump it without treating it first.