First two images are what my grandmother keeps her two goldfish inšš
The rest of the images are my pond that I take care of and love immensely. There are 3 goldfish in the pond currently and are a small to medium size. The pond isnāt big enough for 4 goldfish long term let alone probably 3 in this setup but I know the fish being In my pond is infinity better then what they are in now while I could find a proper home or build a second pond.
She says the fish are happy in the ātanksā they are in but she doesnāt even do water changes. Iām seriously considering just stealing the fish from her.
Posted by TransMarinebiologist
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Better to ask forgiveness than permission?? š¤·āāļø
Have u told her its animal cruelty?
tell her that fish gets bigger than that whole bowl
Try to ask her if you could maybe help her to get them a better tank and otherwise ask if you can adopt them. The world āadoptā sounds a lot more disarming than ātakingā them. If not Iād steal them probably. But first try it the nice way. This isnāt a proper way of keeping fish so thank you for your empathy and concern for these babies. š
is that a jellyfish???
Tell her you will get her smaller ones in exchange.
why don’t you just buy her a proper set up and she will be excited she got a gift from one of her grandkids
Take them say they died when she was isnt there then accident knock over the glass vase thing then knock over the other one she canāt buy new fish because thereās no where to put them
It may be more beneficial for you to use this as a bonding time with grandma. Many old people use pests as surrogate relationships so taking the fish may leave her feeling lonely and rejected. Instead maybe help with a set up and keep improving it over time with her. Make the pond in her yard, Let her pick the plants, and maybe help set up the walk way. Its very likely she’s emotionally bonded to these fish. So I would vote for helping her care for them probably leading top 2 projects:
1. Grandmas pond which is the end result for the 2 goldfish.
2. Grandmas aquarium (something she can have inside).
you will more than likely need to set up a a temporary housing for them. do this at her place that way you can spend more time together and she can see and be involved. It will mean a lot more as a grandchild activity rather than anything else. While setting up the transition tanks let her pick the plants and go over the caring process for them and also pick new inhabitants and what the day to day needs to be.
You donāt need to convince her, you just need to be able to outrun her.