Miscellaneous: Today, I was walking to the pet store to buy a month's worth...

By Deadfish - 26/07/2009 17:17 - United States

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

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By bels12 - 05/01/2010 05:15 - Australia

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

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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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By Anonymous - 28/08/2011 11:29 - Australia

Today, I bought a new goldfish. While leaving my fish on my balcony to go get fish food, I hear a loud squawk and splash, I race outside to see a bird flying off with my fish. FML

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By Lou - 01/06/2010 15:59 - United Kingdom

Today, I went to the supermarket; it was taking me ages to walk home because of the heavy food bags. Halfway home, I realised I had gone in my car. I had to walk all the way back to get my car. FML

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By FlipYoC - 16/09/2009 06:15 - United States

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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By Sassers - 03/12/2009 21:08 - United States

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

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By fledermausi - 12/06/2012 13:02 - Hungary - Budapest

Today, I came home to my boyfriend emptying his bowels into my aquarium. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/11/2022 08:00 - Australia

Today, two of my daughter's fish died after owning them for a year. Yesterday I spent $400 on a new bigger fish tank so that they would be happier. I built the stand, set it up, and got everything running. All I had to do was let it run for a week so that the pH would be fine for them, and then move them across. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/05/2015 16:10 - Canada - Toronto

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

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By Bubba - 23/09/2009 20:48 - United States

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

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_pk_ 0

Sunday 26 July 2009 23:37

I think you've been using DOG FOOD to feed your fish. That pretty much explains everything you said.

Ligerie 0

Sunday 26 July 2009 23:35

Just get another one, they're like three bucks

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mcsnelly 5

Monday 27 July 2009 6:12

Some fish can eat a lot and they don't all eat flake/pellet food....this could be very possible. And actually a similar thing happened to my grandma...she went out to get cat food, and, while backing out of the driveway, she ran over the cat. :(

giggity0giggity 0

Monday 27 July 2009 6:29

yeah, just adding onto what others said before me... just because a fish is floating doesn't mean its dead. for example, I was taking care of my neighbors fish while she was on vacation and the fish decided to **** around and float. the next day, when I came back to her house, the stupid dickface was swimming around like nothing had happened!

ninety3 0

Monday 27 July 2009 6:33

Oh you poor thing. But hey buddy, don't worry, I have an idea- RETURN THE ******* FOOD, OR BUY A NEW ******* FISH. kthxbai.

Nessa1230 0

Monday 27 July 2009 6:36

U could just return it

alewiina 0

Monday 27 July 2009 6:40

Okay, a fish small enough to be in a BOWL would be a betta or a goldfish. Both eat either only flakes or pellets. Both flakes and pellets are so light, over a years worth wouldn't be considered heavy in the least. And I worked in pet stores for years; even for huge fish, fish food is NOT heavy, unless you're getting into live feeders, and then, you wouldnt buy more than a a dozen or two anyway, as they'd all die before your fish eats them! I never call fake on FMLs, but on this one, I do call fake.

christie91 0

Monday 27 July 2009 6:44

Why was your fish eating that much in a month? Not even big fish eat that much! This story sounds fishy to me.

scarycatlady 0

Monday 27 July 2009 7:10

this is totally fake...that is, unless you're feeding a ******* WHALE! if you're gonna make up fake shit, do try harder to make it better. everyone knows that a month's worth of fish food weighs like an ounce dipshit

egaonogenki 0

Monday 27 July 2009 7:18

SAVE THE FOOD FOR ANOTHER FISH.

som_fml 0

Monday 27 July 2009 7:53

fish live in water, not food. Honestly I can't even imagine what kind of fish would eat that much. I'd say maybe a shark, but you can't keep ANY kind of fish in a bowl. This post is just all around full of shit. (and don't say bettas... you can't put a betta in a bowl any more than you can lock a child in a closet its entire life)

Outpail 1

Monday 27 July 2009 8:49

I kept my betta fish in a fish bowl... he didn't seem to mind. Little thing lived for a good 5 years. On a side note, I also had a Vietnamese neighbor that kept them in the bottom of plant vases with a couple inches of water... she was rather odd.

pogaf 4

Monday 27 July 2009 18:09

Bettas can be kept in bowls because of their labyrinth organ; they get their oxygen directly from the air, not from the water, so they can be kept in smaller, unfiltered habitats. They still need about a gallon of water, but in no means need a full-sized aquarium. Often, filtered tanks are actually stressful to Bettas because the flow caused by the filter catches their long fins (which are selectively bred to be that long) and makes it very difficult for them to swim. Usually Bettas that are kept in tanks will hide behind something were the current isn't as strong. Though this sort of habitat is healthier for them cleanliness-wise, the stress put on them isn't worth it. A well-kept, decent-sized bowl is a far more appropriate for a Betta, though it is the only fish who can live in a bowl. I suggest doing some research from REAL fish-hobbyists before making such statements. ;)