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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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 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 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 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
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 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, 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 my cat a catnip-filled toy that's shaped like a fish. He pounced on it, wrestled with it, and then got so scared of it for no reason that he dashed full speed into the wall. 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
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RaphX 0
not much of a fighting fish then
LovelyLies 0
MissSmiley613, a lot of fish can live ten, twenty years if kept right. Right PH, right temperature, right feeding, right cleaning regime, right environment/amount of the same species/etc. The fact that you think they don't last long is evidence to your poor ownership of fish. until you learn to look after pets right, don't buy them. OP. Well. That was pretty stupid, wasn't it? YDI.
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Vado_fml 0
You simply need to find a fish that is a better fighter next time! I've heard the chuck Norris fighting fish are way better survivors! The Siamese fighting fish just didn't cut it young grasshopper! ;)
iloverichardhell 0
just buy a new one, betta fish are only like, 4 dollars each lol. ive had better luck with the ones from petco than the ones from nicer fish stores though, oddly enough. i have one that i got from petco years ago thats outlived many many other bettas from a tropical fish store, and its still hanging out... damn fish is like 5 years old.
Tigg3r 3
My cat killed my beta fish, not by eating it, not by scooping it out of the bowl, but by taunting it with his paw. He just did that all day long, moving his paw across the water and taunting the fish, chasing him. The fish died of shock. That was after I put him in an open bowl because, in my stupitidity, I thought he needed a bigger bowl than the one he already had which was covered. Atleast I'm admitting I'm stupid though...
omgxwtfxheather 2
you are a ******* idiot why in the hell would you leave a cat any where near your fish? even if you didn't know the cat was in the room you still KNEW you had a cat why not close the door or cover the bowl? ugh the poor fish had to die because your an idiot well it would have probably died any way because I doubt you could even feed yourself
nukeboy14 0
what did you do next , kill the cat , i hope so, EVIL CAT! FACE THE DEATH PENALTY!
NegativeZ 0
How the hell is he an idiot? I have a fish and a cat and they don't kill eachother.
Assaye 0
So you left your bowl uncovered and allowed your cat into the room? Well done - your idiocy cost an animal its life. FWIW - bettas need tropical water and a decent amount of room to live. Ignore these people that say they just need a tiny bowl, as they don't know what they are talking about. Bettas originate from heavily vegetated rice paddies and streams in Thailand, NOT muddy puddles. The muddly puddles thing is a myth, perpetrated by people who want to justify their awful animal husbandry. Would you keep a kitten in a shoe box? A horse in a garden? A child in your bathroom? Do the species a favour and get a 3-5 gallon tank, filter and heater if you replace the poor fish, and please do some research on betta keeping and fishless tank cycling. They need more than a "weed" and a toy. Always remember - fish need stimulation, a safe environment, adequate space, a decent diet and freedom from disease and toxins just as much as other pets. If you don't know what ammonia is and how it affects aquatic life, don't get fish.
lalalaPatz 0
I have 3 cats and a fish...my cats drink from my fish's bowl and they've never eaten it, EVER. I've also had countless fish and my cats never ate any of them, and they've always had open fish bowls. Tell me this, have you EVER seen a cat eat a live fish? Cartoons don't count. Seems to me like OP had a ninja fish.
Hunts160 5
ya a Siamese FIGHTING fish..... huh weird
sarbearXD 0
shit happens learnt ur lesson. next time get a lid chinease fighting fish r rlly cheap just get a new one