"Officially, The LEGO Group says that while its bricks are waterproof, LEGO pieces should not be used in a fishtank" -That Brick Site, January 7 2022

Aesthetic fish tanks are the animal equivalent of child beauty pageants: exploiting someone else and risking their health because "omg I'm so quirky uwu"

6:52 You are looking at a saltwater aquarium. The red stuff is Cyanobacteria. The Pink splotches are bits of Coraline Algae. Looks ugly, but the fish can be just fine. Cyanobacteria is more of a problem for Corals and Macro Algae.

Nothing's cuter than killing your fish for the aesthetic!

8:22 This makes me so angry. "Spoiled" you say? Really?! Oh, yeah this little guy is living the life of luxury, being stuck in a tiny vase with murky water and being fed cheap flakes once in a while. Ugh, if that's "Spoiled" to them, then I'd hate to think of what they think total neglect looks like. Poor baby, you deserve better. 😣

Yeah coniferous woods (like pine) contain resin acids like plicatic and abietic acid which can cause damage to lungs of people who work with those woods in sawmills, and have also been shown to cause problems in some animals too, so they're not recommended for use with pets, or humans really

People setting up the crappiest tank for a gold fish: Me while watching the video: setting up a 10 gallon for sea monkeys

The only “aesthetic” fish tanks I condone are the Kidcore ones with the fake fish or the huge, naturalistic ones like yours

Friend: I mean technically this an Aesthetic Me: ... Friend: The "Aesthetic" of abusing animals💀

The betta in a planter thing was a huge trend years ago. There was also the lie that the betta ate the roots and never needed to be fed.

These make me feel much better about my fish care

The only thing "spoiled" in that image is the water. It looks like a dead fish that was badly preserved and is now slowly decaying in its specimen jar.

Hope folks realize they can use a big tank for the fish and help them socialize Except for the fish that are territorial….they sadly will attack one another but they don’t deserve a small home

it just disgusts me how people put their fish in a tiny jar and call it a 'home' (first)

So apparently fish ab*se is an esthetic now What is your next esthetic? Live in a windowless room with the lights turned on 24/7 so loose track of time?

The red algae is a form of a salt water algae, and t he small things on the tank is Corallite. Which actually isnt a bad thing for a tank, just tells you its well established. (but clearly that tank itself is under severe issues.)

Ah yes, fish abuse! My favorite topic

gotta love that puke gravel, artificial aesthetic 😍

Yes pine is toxic to fish. Not to mention that the needles are dangerously sharp for fish.

I’m currently trying to get my hands on a 140 gallon tank for my Chinese hamster, it’s so disgusting how mistreated both fish and hamsters are in tiny bowls and shoebox size cages..

That last one is actually pretty cute for just houseplants by themselves, just make sure you have a good strong hook and that you know how to set it up so it stays put. Many many years ago I was a betta bowl person, had several of them all over my apartment that were cleaned on a regular basis. This was back before there was really very much fish knowledge out there and box stores like the one I worked at pretty much perpetuated the idea that they could live that way. I don't keep fish anymore but there for a while I was doing a 5-gallon setup with a filter for my bettas, its really not so much work and won't take up a lot of space but your fish will be much happier in there. Get some live aquatic plants going and you've got perfection.

"Spoiled Betta" Yeah that Betta's health is gonna be like spoiled food

The hanging bowl with plants could be cool as decorations WITHOUT the fish but of course a betta needs to be added

My comments throughout the video: I love that you don't tell your birds to stop chirping, and they're free to come and sit on your shoulder and lap mid-recording! This is my first time watching one of your videos, and it's a great first impression! ^U^ BTW, do you have snakes? They're the most lovely creatures, I swear! They never bark, they aren't super clingy, they can't fly, they're low maintenance, and you can sometimes have a snake scarf! I'm making a snake bag for my snake (muffin) and I took into account the amount of space he'd want, the textures of the fabric, how to keep it warm, where the bag would rest for maximum Muffin comfort, and I can't imagine people not doing that for their animals. I heard that pine needles are super acidic, so I would definitely research whether or not it was OK for the water! I love avatar too! It's so nice to find another person who isn't hating on it, tbh... Bro, even in MINECRAFT I give my turtles a bunch of space, some land, food, and decorations (but not too many). How do you manage to screw up so hard that you leave your turtle gasping for air, completely landless, sunless, and spaceless? Would YOU appreciate that tank? I think the plant hates that fish bowl as much as you do, and I think the fish like it less. How do you even manage that... also, pro tip, if you can't see the fish through the water, you should probably clean it. I don't think fish probably appreciate living in a tank with bright lights that change colors... I wouldn't.... A while ago, I had the brilliant idea to take some river water from a river where I live, put it in a plastic bin with one half full of dirt (also from where we live) and start growing algae. I did not put fish in it. I did not put a turtle in it. The most I put in it was a few bugs, and after those started dying I didn't even do that. Now, I have a healthy little algae thingy with an ecosystem of tiny critters that were in the sample of river water and mud that I got. I DID put a few (three) shells in it, but I think it's probably fine bc the critters have been doing really well for about a year now. The land portion of the tank has two spider plant guys to help filter things a little bit, and They're doing really well too! I feel like that goes to show that you don't have to have fish to have a cool water-ecosystem. :)

'Aesthetic' fishtanks. How is something like a fishbowl hanging from a ceiling aesthetic? It might look nice until it falls and shatters.

There's a local pet shop that keeps betta fish in vases with only a single sprig of some plant that resembles bamboo and it just makes me so sad to see them, they don't look happy at all and they just sorta drift around. I feel really bad for them. =(

AVNJ has been looking at these horrible fish tanks too, specifically the Toilet Fish Tanks. All the tanks you looked at are beyond AWFUL! The Hydro Betta Love/Pathos Mixture one set off my anxiety, because what if that thing falls & smashes?! 😣 And that poor axolotl! It should NOT be in a tiny fish bowl! Fish bowls are terrible, even for fish! That one with the bedes in a washing up bowl with the three shells & one fish in it is something primary school kids & toddlers play with, not a home for aquatic animals! I played with that kind of stuff at my primary school. It only has plastic fish, not real fish.

My goldfish choked on a pebble. Honestly was maf af bc the idiot had them in his tank for 4 years and was certainly not starving. But now I know not to use them now...

My betta must think he's living in luxury rn He's in a ten gallon but it seem gigantic compared to these

You know, a lot of these would make really cool sea monkey tanks.

I remember there was a hairdresser competetion in my school and there was a hairdresser who made a haircut with small plastic ball with real fish in it. She won.

So, something I'm proud of is my friend has a tarantula his tank was smaller than a 5-gallon bro it was as big as him I told her that's not ok imagine if you were in a room that small and now, he's getting a bigger tank she said 10 gallons. Also, I'm tryna work on her hamster cage she has one of the stupid princess castles he needs way more to dig into he's got like just an inch I'm working on it tho

When I was small I got a 10 gallon tank of beta fish and I did not know of it Was a bad idea but soon after they died. A few months ago I now know that I should of given a better diet and tank.

It really does hurt to see all of the people that think betta fish can live in small tanks. I keep mine in a filtered 10 gallon planted tank with snails and shrimp and it has been living there for over a year. Way longer than a betta will live in a bowl! I expect him to live for at least 2-3 more years.

What is wrong with people and how they treat animals you could make a tote into a nice enclosure I make tote enclosures for my geckos they are 55 gallon totes make into bioactive enclosures you can make things like that for reptiles but still

I will say that hanging plant is not a fishbowl it's just an actual plant pot that's what they are, you aren't supposed to put fish in them but they do make really nice plant pots either for airplants, or wanting to see the root system off the plant (that can actually look really cool!) or as here (WITHOUT THE FISH!!) a plant in water. Glass vases and pots actually work really well for plants that want all water which some do thrive better in.

Getting fish and anything living pet wise should be like adopting a kid home visits random home check ins to make sure that the home and enclosure/habitat is safe, comfortable and suitable for the pet and that the family can and will take proper care of it as well as can afford to take proper care of it. And do background checks on the family and vets. When my girlfriend 's niece Raja adopted Kobe from the pet store she had to get background checks and so did her family and the vets she had to do random home visits with the owners of the place she got him and she had to do check ins at the place she got him so they can make sure she still had him and she was properly taken care of him. She had him for 2 years now and she still has contact with them and they love to see how well and far Kobe has come from being mistreated and neglected to having a great loving home, a name and a new forever bird friend.

My favorite aesthetic fish bowl is the ones with the light up robotic fish for cats🤌🏻

Fish tanks that are actually good for fish are beautiful I don’t know why people put them in tiny containers when the good ones look good

id love to see you explore this reddit more in general, and other pet themed reddits. thanks for your content!

I'm getting my boyfriend an axolotl, and the tank came today. It's quite big. Got some plants. Pump and pH testing kit. I'm just thinking about if I've missed something. Axolotls are amphibians and thus a bit more difficult than fish. And I want a nice tank for the little guy

I think I know why they put salt in with that poor betta. There is a lie that I have seen on the internet that putting a bit of salt in the water with your freshwater fish will ward off sickness by killing pathogens and parasites. Which it might, but it will also kill your freshwater fish

Is it possible you can react to some tank megaprojects like they made on the show Tanked? Many of them make it all about the shape and crowding with fish, with seemingly very little to do or space to hide, and nearly impossible to clean.

Nobody: "AesTheTiC" fish tanks: mason jar with a handful of rainbow gravel and a fake plant with a barely-alive betta in it.

The random Harry Potter slander is killing me 😂

if you want your fish tank to be aesthetic and literally just not fit for a fish to live in, use fake fish!?! and plus it'll look way cuter if it has little toy fish swimming around

Fun fact: you can make an aesthetic tank that is healthy for fish. I don't know why people still feel need to keep treating fish and other pets as objects.

Endlers naturally have that swordtail look on the bottom. I had a colony of males and they all had it, completely normal.

Ah yes aesthetic fish abuse the cutest aesthetic of them all

bold of you to assume these people are planning to clean their tanks

Every time you ask "how do they even clean that?" the answer is "they don't."

The most likely reason for red algae is introduction of contaminated plants or a bag of fish from a store tank with red algae. This can come in as some small filaments floating in the water, as water born spores or perhaps in the digestive tract of fishes. aparently they feed on iron which gives them their red color.

Even if you are using salt as a treatment for ill fish you need to dose it correctly and make sure it all dissolves before adding it to the tank because otherwise you could burn your fish.

The one with the pink algea I think is regular algea but a pink light under the tank hood. You can see the pink reflecting off the surface and lifting up debris and just the way the pink color bleeds through the water and looks so diffuse in the less dirty areas of the tank rather than having defined edges looks like it's really a pink light and gross algea

I was born in 1967 and we won goldfish at a funfair and they were kept in what ever bowl your mum had available. I recently was given a 25lt tank with a filter and heater. I said to my husband I was going to get a couple of goldfish for it . Boy was I educated. I didn’t buy any goldfish but now has some fish fit for my tank , shrimps for cleaning and moss balls that help for cleaning. I did know you had to use tap safe . Now I know why my goldfish didn’t last long . My new fish are doing much beyt

“Aesthetic” fish tanks are okay with me IF THEY DONT HAVE ACTUAL FISH

6:00 That amount of aquarium salt is ABSURD. I work at a pet shop and when we clean our betta cup water we do use a bit of aquarium salt but we use that much for an ENTIRE BUCKET.

Crazy how people can do this and not think about how the fish is a living creature

Ngl I would love to see a collaboration video one day with you and Fish For Thought. You are my top 2 fish youtubers to watch ❤

Someday I'd like to get an aesthetic tank appropriate enough for a cool shrimp habitat. I love shrimp and there are some cool "fish" tanks out there

About the small turtle lego tank. In elementary school there was a boy in my class who had like five baby turtles in a little critter container and he left them in the back of the room over a week long break and they all died because the water dried up and no food etc. the teacher had us wait outside so she could move the dead turtles to a trash can i assume so no one could see them

the fact that my grade 3 teacher literally told 9 year olds to BUY a literal first for a single photo for experience while recommending a bowl or a little waterbottle.

I’m getting my first fish tomarow and I did months of research I have a ten gallon tank cycled in my room and the believe people get tanks this small breaks my heart

Meanwhile me setting up a big bioactive enclosure for a single millipede:

My betta lives in a 10g tank. I know they don't go well with other fish, but does anyone know of any other fish that can live in 79 degree F water? It would really be helpful:)

fish tanks can be aesthetic without them being incredibly small and harmful for the fish. trust me, i've seen BEAUTIFUL tanks before. also, fish arent just for aesthetics. they have to be cared like any other pet

The only aesthetic fish “tank” I’ll use is the 60-70 gal all natural beautiful tank that replicates the natural environment that also have a land section in another upper tank area for high humidity plants and the roots are feed by the fish crap

This kind of stuff makes me so sad, especially because proper cages/tanks can be *so* gorgeous and bring so much to a room. It’s like a cat owning household that has no cat stuff, like what purpose does that even accomplish? Why would you rather have a shitty tiny tank than a gorgeous thriving planted ecosystem?

I only own cats but every now and then I have nightmares that I own reptiles or fish and have somehow forgotten about them only to remember in time to watch them pass away from neglect in dirty tanks while I am unable to do anything to help. I know its just dreams but I always wake up crying at the idea, reptiles and fish deserve to be taken care of just as well as fluffy pets

Pretty sure the one around 6:30 with red algae is saltwater and that is corraline algae which can be a number of colors, most commonly a reddish purple, purple, or pink. Corraline eventually coats everything in a saltwater tank though you usually scrape the glass to keep it off

When i saw the axeolotl in the boll I almost died I feel bad for axeolotl owners that actually care for there axeolotl, soda pets probably having a stroke just looking at the video of the poor axeolotl.

Horrid horrid horrid Why do people think abusing animals is okay.

these fish probably just want to die in those "tanks"

i rly hope these "aesthetic" tanks are only kept for a couple of minutes for a picture.

The people who try to use animals as 'decor' I think they should be trapped in something similar to the crappy tank/ cage For example: Being left in a small filthy tank with a tank on top Aka this, I think 2:25 / 13:55

A real aesthetic aquarium is having a large and proper aquarium for the fish and having cute and friendly decorations in the aquarium and taking good care of the fish.

I have red algae in my tanks that I can't seem to get rid of. It just sprouted in my new tank, too. It isn't nearly that bad, because I scrape it off the glass, but I can't get it off my live plants. I think it's the amount of light I have, but I'm not sure. Also, pretty sure Pothos plant is toxic to Bettas, so these _"aesthetic"_ tanks are a double-edged sword for them.

This why most people should use fake fish💀

1:21 nahh this is animal crossing irl 😭 (in new horizons u when u catch a more than 1 fish, u can stack them)

Those hanging baskets and stuff would be nice if they only had plants not live fish.

As an fish owner, i cant believe people actually think these are good tanks! I felt so cruel watching this, its animal abuse :( you could atleast have a tank with 450L..

The fact we even have this reddit scares me fish/aquatic animals are not decorations they are pets would you put your cat/dog in a tiny box with windows to look at them and seal the box so they barley have air

The $150.00 fish bowl had black bar endlers in it .

the tank at 5:09 would be perfect to keep sea monkeys in

OMG QUEEN POSTED ON MY BIRTHDAY WOO HAIII LUV YOU btw im turning big 18 and im scared so any advice is welcomed

I haven’t owned a fish for a long time. Ever since my beta dies in a tragic accident I have been turned off. But I can still tell that this is abuse.

so if that wasn’t for the animal abuse… that fish tank that hangs from the ceiling would be very cute i have to say… I SWEAR I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY FISH I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT

5:46 👆👆 CUTE BIRD ALERT

I honestly would buy that lamp tank and put fake fish in there lol that would be cool

Pretty sure the pine resin would poison fish

The red algae tank has salt crystallized on the sides

Do people not realize you can just keep it empty or even use a toy fish?!

hi i love your videos

That really hurts

Those fish owners are being a big KZfaq

Out of curiosity, is there a way to make an aesthetically pleasing tank without it being cruel? /gen

A proper, big, clean tank with healthy fish in is much prettier…

12:39 Without the fish they’d be soo cool. I’m a plant person so I appreciate the visual

Just went to a barber shop and I saw a 5 gallon bowl, it wasnt round just tall and rounded

Some of these would be really cool if there were no fish inside... Like, Jars with pretty rocks and some water plants looks really nice you don't need a fish there too 💀 Edit: Also, animals are NOT decorations, and if you really want a fish tank as decoration, get a real tank, suitable for the fish. Do research first...