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/blakeshockley Jan 25 '24

Did they completely empty the tank and take all the substate and everything out?

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u/Main_Initial_7118 Jan 25 '24

Yeah… my room feels so empty now

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '24

OP!!!!!!!! I WOULD BE VERY CAREFUL REFILLING YOUR TANK!!

You have no idea what they cleaned your tank with. It could be soap. It could be heavy bleach. It could be some other cleaner. I would wash out the tanks EXTREMELY thoroughly before reusing them so you don't kill your fish with potential deadly chemicals.

And even if they say they didn’t use any, don't trust it!! They're old. They could have forgotten or dismiss mentioning whatever they might have used. Rinse off EVERYTHING thoroughly. All tank surfaces, all tank decorations, probably even all plants. You never know.

Be extremely careful with literally anything going back in that tank.