Today, I received a few new fish for my aquarium as presents for my birthday. It just so happened that these fish were carrying diseases that left me with a tank full of dead fish. Happy birthday. 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, 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
Today, I found my brand new tropical fish dead in its tank because my boyfriend got drunk last night and decided to pour red wine into the aquarium. FML
Today, I woke up and checked my fish tank. I thought the temperature was too low, so half asleep, I turned it up. Now all my fish are dead. FML
Today, my favorite fish died. To make things better my parents thought to take me out to dinner. We ate sushi. FML
Today, I came home to my boyfriend emptying his bowels into my aquarium. FML
Today, my sister presented me with an "official pet killer" award after yet another goldfish under my care died of unknown causes. 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
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, my 5 year old fish died. As I was flushing him, he started swimming again. FML
Today, I came home after having traveled abroad for the last two months. Before I left, I'd asked my dad to take care of my fish, and he promised they'd be safe with him. I found them all decomposing. FML
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Top comments
Moota 9
Thats horrible, fish are awesome.
BDTony13 0
I hope you get a refund!
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Comments (85)
bubo_fml 11
2 quote a line from Police Academy: "You want stir fly?"
getoustahere 7
Sweet! Now ya can hold them! Yay
Sab0026 0
Always important to quarintine new fish. I hate to hear that and hope things get worked out. Happy BDay.
Lepisma 38
Ich can sometimes hide within the gills. In those cases, the infestation may not be obvious until several fish have already died. Always quarantine!
VixSparda 5
happend to me too
KiddNYC1O 22
I'm so getting an aquarium...
JukeboxValkyrie 19
I work in a pet store and I hear folks on here keep talking about a quarantine tank. Though it's a good idea and I myself do it, some people don't have the space or money to do so. In this case, I recommend a product called "Melafix." It's a medicine to treat most fish problems but you can also cut the dosage in half and use it as a preventative, if you must put the new fish in with your tank immediately. I also recommend backing a bottle of "Ick Cure" on hand, just in case.
robberry 11
That's why you always quarantine new fish for a few weeks.
sirbrainiac 2
Fish AIDS: the next deadly epidemic
hiddenriot7 5
Isn't that why your supposed to put them in a separate tank before you add them!! D. A.