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

Comments

jeanine_fml 0

Monday 27 July 2009 0:36

I can't believe no one has mentioned this, but your fish died because it's in a bowl. If it was a goldfish, I'm sure of it. Each goldfish needs at least 10 gallons of water and a filter because they produce a ton of waste. Fish are actually really hardy and long-lived (I've had 8 and 9 year-old fish) if you take care of them correctly.

aksteve 4

Monday 27 July 2009 0:42

I was just gonna say this, but you (and the previous poster) beat me to it. Good job. Considering the ratio of FML's to YDI's not many people seem to realize this, though. And anything this person was able to keep alive in a bowl wouldn't even need enough food in a year to be considered "heavy".

xxheeyyyxx 0

Wednesday 11 May 2011 5:38

actually, my mom had a goldfish that lived for 10 or 15 years in A PUNCH BOWL. so it really doesn't matter if you have a tank or bowl or filter. i just got a goldfish and its perfectly happy in one of those "classic" fishbowls

lemmalongsnail 15

Saturday 30 November 2013 14:43

There's always exceptions to the rule - dogs and cats can live for years in an an abusive or neglectful home too, doesn't mean they're happy though. Chances are that the goldfish will be stunted (hasn't grown to its full potential size) are probably very unhappy unfortunately. Tanks and filtration really do matter and it's a shame that so many thousands of fish die every year due to the ignorance of their owners.

drinkupgorgeous 0

Monday 27 July 2009 0:37

I'm sorry, I think you've mistaken your fish for a dog.

laleyla 0

Monday 27 July 2009 0:39

ydi for having a fish as a pet, that's so cruel.

paperfox_fml 0

Monday 27 July 2009 0:47

I can't believe all these people just saying 'get a new fish' and admitting to how badly they've neglected fish in the past. Fish may not be cute and furry, but a fish is still a living animal and deserves proper care like any other. Would you fuckwits all be going 'just get a new one... hey I remember how I used to have one of those and I left it sitting in its shit for weeks and it died really quickly! Haha!' if it was a dog or cat? You disgust me.

Hoax_fml 0

Monday 27 July 2009 1:04

Fish are really dumb, really terrible pets. A dog or cat won't literally overeat themselves to death, like fish have a habit of doing. If you ever have the desire to have fish, just get a plant. Way easier, and about as interesting, without all the waterchange BS.

fretforyerlatte 0

Monday 27 July 2009 2:03

i think most of us are saying "just get a new one" because you don't generally get emotionally attatched to fish. i take good care of mine, but when one of them croaks i'm not about to lose any sleep. now, if one of my cats were to die, i would be horribly depressed. fish have no personality. i'm not saying don't take care of it, but it's not a big deal when one dies because they're basically a step above a plant.

Da_Gov 0

Monday 27 July 2009 1:01

You shouldn't be taking care of fish, or have any pets if you let a fish die

xHaniffax 0

Monday 27 July 2009 1:09

err....buy another fish?

Mr_Tuff_Guy 0

Monday 27 July 2009 1:15

Looks like fish is on the menu tonight. Grab a lemon and some foil. Mm Mmm.

ftkatyowser 0

Monday 27 July 2009 1:19

"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 was walking to the pet store to buy a month's worth of dog food for my dog so I wouldn't have to come back for a while. For dog 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 dog dead. FML" I thought I would help you out a little =) number two makes more sense. I can't imagine a four ounce container weighing that much. And you'd be stupid if you were feeding any fish that much unless it was like, a phiranna or a koi or something. and then it shouldn't be in a bowl.