Today, I bought a fish. I put the tank on top of the fridge so my cat wouldn't get at it. I'd forgotten to buy some things for its tank, so I quickly ran out to get them. When I got home, I saw the tank destroyed on the floor, and my cat devouring my fish. I had the fish for less than an hour. FML
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Today, I spent almost two hours cleaning my fish tank, only to find out that my cat had secretly eaten all of my fish while I was cleaning the tank. FML
Today, I bought a new Siamese Fighting Fish. I was so happy with my new fish so I bought him an expensive lovely bowl, some weeds, and a toy for the bowl. I left the room to get the fish food. When I returned, the fish was gone, and the cat was sitting on the table. FML
Today, I heard a loud crashing noise. I ran into the kitchen to see what it was. My cat had knocked over my fish bowl and had my Beta in her mouth. After scolding her and rescuing it, I decided to clean its bowl. When I went to dump some of the water in the sink, my fish went down the drain. FML
Today, I saw my cat playing in the other room. Fascinated, I watched him for a few minutes before I realized he was playing with one of my daughter's fish. Well, what was left of it. FML
Today, I woke up in my living room after having a party. I then realized my fish tank with many different species was missing from its usual spot. After searching for a few minutes, I finally found it in the freezer. FML
Today, while doing some spring cleaning, I found the remains of my goldfish, which I was sure my cat ate last year. FML
Today, I bought a fish bowl and a fish for $15. I brought him home and sat him on my desk. Everything was going well until the shelf gave out and his bowl slid off of the shelf... onto my $2,000 computer. The computer is fried and is not covered by the insurance, the fish is fine. FML
Today, I was walking to the pet store to buy a month's worth of fish food for my fish so I wouldn't have to come back for a while. For fish food it was expensive. It was also surprisingly heavy and I had to carry it back to my house. When I got home, I saw my fish floating at the top of its bowl. FML
Today, I woke up to shit on my floor and my cat hiding under my comforter. I have to get rid of my new fish because my cat is afraid of it. FML
Today, my mom was criticizing how I can't handle taking care of any living thing because I'm too irresponsible. We had a huge argument so I went back to my apartment, only to find that my fish had died. I forgot I had a fish. FML
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ljcarranza 16
cats are like ninjas ...don't fall for those cute eyes
JellyBalls 18
And that was the greatest less than an hour time of its life.
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Comments (140)
asnakelovinbabe 16
The fish deserved better. You are supposed to have a tank up and running as a complete setup for at least 48 hours prior to adding a fish! Aquaria are not something you just throw together :/ if your cat is really persistent the only option is to get a larger tank that is too heavy for the cat to budge. Honestly, anything under 7 or 8 gallons really is a very poor habitat anyways.
SoylentCandycorn 10
Amen to that. Sounds like OP had no idea what they were doing (and whoever sold them the fish was either a walmart employee or a third rate pet store: any aquarium shop worth their salt will refuse to sell you the tank and the fish on the same day)
Sodapop40 21
Woah, watch out for the fish police!
JJ_Rokk 10
Sounds like your cat's not a pussy. Call me butter... 'cause I'm on a roll.
cheertrombonist 9
No...not really. Not ever.
doritowhore 9
Cats are great at reaching basically anything. I knew someone who had a fish placed up in its bowl on a 6 foot high top shelf of a desk, and she could never figure out why the water kept disappearing. Needless to say, we eventually caught the cat stealthily poised and lapping up the fish water.
mermaidOFtheSEA 8
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
that's to funny !
Harpy20 24
...another internet crazy is revealed.
Hpixiee 23
Even worse that she can't put the right 'too'.
JR_Goes_Rawr 11
Should have taken your cat to Bruce's classes. "Fish are friends, not food."
joljenni1717 4
Seriously....Why not just put the fish in a different room, say the bathroom, and close the door?...Common sense anyone??
Oceanborn_fml 24
It's a cat, cats can't stand closed doors. It would probably have ruined the bathroom door. Anyway, why get fish when you have a cat already? Actually... why get fish at all?
JanisEvans 10
Our cats can handle closed doors just fine, as long as they aren't the ones locked into a room.
Enslaved 36
I used to have betta fish that I kept in my closed bedroom, away from my cat. My cat was relentless at stalked my door day and night, always tried to secretly sneak in!
SoylentCandycorn 10
Bathroom is another bad place to put a fish tank. The extreme temperature variations caused by baths and showers will make them very sick very fast.
Diesel_baby 18
Cats are tricky!
Enslaved 36
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time It's Tricky...it's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
Tolarie 13
Honestly, it probably would have been even better off behind a closed door. Cats are crafty. But at least you tried, OP!
buckdharma 37
Why not try your luck with canaries.
asherm 15
I taught I taw a puddy tat
buckdharma 37
Why not try your luck with canaries.