r/Aquariums • u/Main_Initial_7118 • Jan 25 '24
Parents cleaned my tanks without asking :/ Betta
Came home today to this. First pic is what they put the fish in for god knows how long, last pic is my tank before they cleaned it. They told me it was bc my room looked “messy”. They are old so I don’t blame them…. But damn…
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u/RealHuashan Jan 25 '24
Oh man that's got to be very scary. The first thing I would worry about is the filtration. Was the filter washed with chlorinated water (or god forbid, filter media replaced)? That would be killing off beneficial bacteria for the cycle. Were your fish acclimated when taken out and put back in? Did any water get replaced and if so was it the right temperature and pH and of course treated?
Keeping fish is a difficult process of creating a whole ecosystem for living creatures to survive in, and keeping that running well is not something I can trust others with unless I know that they know what they're doing.
Best of luck to your fish!