platybreeder26
Aquarium Advice Regular
I have a serious problem. My brother has commited the worst crime of all. Fish neglect. He has a betta fish who he keeps in a 0.4 gallon bowl, with barely any gravel and a tiny orange plant. He never checks water parameters, has never heard of the nitrogen cycle, has no heater in his tank, and knows next to nothing about fish keeping. I tell him he at least needs a 5 gallon and small heater but says the fish is perfectly fine and is not gonn waste his money on some crap the fish doesnt need. I bothered him about one time and he said he was sick of me bothering him so much that he couldnt wait till the fish died. After claiming he should just pour paint thinner in the water to kill the fish, I was so upset I couldnt talk to him for a whole day. It made me want to cry. He says the fish is "fine"
But its clear the fish developed fin rot and ich. I am going to be owning a 30 gallon tank this summer. And have researched endlessy about fishkeeping. He still claims to know more about me than fishkeeping. While we transported the fish home from the store, I said to him Michael, here try to make the container dark so it doesnt stress out the fish. He replied. He got plenty of light this morning, he wont be stressed. Sometimes he says Elli, what do you know, you dont even own a betta. Somebody help me fiquire out how to convice him to get a bigger tank. SORRY FOR THE LONG POST I NEED HELP!!!!
But its clear the fish developed fin rot and ich. I am going to be owning a 30 gallon tank this summer. And have researched endlessy about fishkeeping. He still claims to know more about me than fishkeeping. While we transported the fish home from the store, I said to him Michael, here try to make the container dark so it doesnt stress out the fish. He replied. He got plenty of light this morning, he wont be stressed. Sometimes he says Elli, what do you know, you dont even own a betta. Somebody help me fiquire out how to convice him to get a bigger tank. SORRY FOR THE LONG POST I NEED HELP!!!!