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/Main_Initial_7118 Jan 25 '24

Guys here’s an update: AHHHHH they told me they used freaking powdered laundry detergent to clean the tanks????…..imma go recite the mantra now…..

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u/freyalorelei Jan 25 '24

I used dish detergent once to help clean my mom's fish tank...because I was three years old and didn't know any better.

Your parents have no such excuse.

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u/CleatusTheCrocodile Jan 26 '24

Yeah being old is the opposite of an excuse unless maybe if they have dementia. A baby wouldn’t know better, and old person should have enough life experience to know not to mess with someone else’s stuff like this even if they don’t know anything about fish care.