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/4ch3rrym00n4 Jan 25 '24

once my mum decided to disinfect a bucket of mine so she could use it.. she cleaned it with bleach & didn't tell me.. I ended up using it to top up a tank of mine & all of the fish in the tank died

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '24

This is why I have a dedicated fish bucket that lives in MY room, and the mop bucket lives with the mop in the hallway. I'm also lucky to have intelligent parents who respect my space and have good communication skills. Not everyone is so fortunate.

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u/Highlander198116 Jan 25 '24

Yeah I bought I specific 5 gallon bucket that was blue so a different color than all the white buckets we had and put a big ass label on it "For aquariums, no chemicals". I'm not a kid, so its more for my wife, lol. But I also keep the bucket in my office.