My family owns a duplex and our tenants just moved out. They left this poor little fish in an unheated outdoor shed and didn’t tell anyone it was there. I found it yesterday afternoon while cleaning. I live in Connecticut and the temperatures were in the low 50s (F) overnight. It’s more active this morning after spending last night indoors, but I’m scrambling to get everything together so I can care for it properly.
I’ve read the pinned care sheet and it was very helpful, thank you, but I was wondering if anyone could give me any other tips that I might need to know. Also, can anyone tell me anything about it just from a visual? Whether it’s male or female, which species, etc.
It’s in a gallon size jar which I know is very undersized; I’ll be able to get an appropriate size tank on Friday. In addition to its home being too small, the plants are dying, there’s algae everywhere, the water is cloudy and way too shallow, and it smells terrible. What should I do in the meantime to make this temporary living situation safer, other than changing the water, rinsing the sand, and removing the debris? I live in an old home with a well and we have hard water, would it be better to use bottled water when I change it?
The second picture is the food they left, it’s about half full. Is it ok for now?
Thank you for reading and I appreciate any help you can give!
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Posted by pragmatic_particle
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god this broke my heart..
That’s so fucked that someone would leave this guy in a jar in a cold shed, I’m glad you found him. (I think it’s a him) Luckily somehow he doesn’t look too unhealthy. If you have literally any kind of glass container bigger than this that would probably be better for him rn. That food should be okay for now too.