By fish killer - 08/02/2013 03:58 - Canada

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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ljcarranza 16

cats are like ninjas ...don't fall for those cute eyes

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JellyBalls 18

And that was the greatest less than an hour time of its life.

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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.

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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)

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Sodapop40 21

Woah, watch out for the fish police!

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JJ_Rokk 10

Sounds like your cat's not a pussy. Call me butter... 'cause I'm on a roll.

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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.

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mermaidOFtheSEA 8

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Harpy20 24

...another internet crazy is revealed.

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Hpixiee 23

Even worse that she can't put the right 'too'.

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JR_Goes_Rawr 11

Should have taken your cat to Bruce's classes. "Fish are friends, not food."

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joljenni1717 4

Seriously....Why not just put the fish in a different room, say the bathroom, and close the door?...Common sense anyone??

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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?

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JanisEvans 10

Our cats can handle closed doors just fine, as long as they aren't the ones locked into a room.

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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!

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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.

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Enslaved 36

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Tolarie 13

Honestly, it probably would have been even better off behind a closed door. Cats are crafty. But at least you tried, OP!

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