Referring to the giant fish in that tiny tank at the school, my 7th grade science teacher actually had an absolutely gorgeous guppy tank in her classroom that I loved to watch before class started. She kept fantastic care of it and was very serious about kids not tapping on the glass and such

Imagine getting a dog;, locking it in a tiny cage in the backyard with no shelter, only giving it dirty water, never cleaning up after it and then wondering why it died.

one of my friends was thinking about getting a goldfish and she didn't know much about fishcare so i recommended her one of your videos, she has a really good tank setup, she has a 20 gallon tank with 2 goldfish. they look like they are doing well and she says she owes it all to you! and here's another good thing too, i live in America and i went to one of my nearby PetSmart's to buy a goldfish and the kind woman that helped me was actually educated and refused to sell me a specific fish because I didn't have a big enough aquarium, I really wish that there were more people like that that work at pet stores.

I work at Petsmart and I always educate and ask about tank size and parameters and if a customer doesn’t have the correct setup I try to give them an alternative that would match their current setup or I will politely refuse to sell them a fish. It hurts me when other stores let’s people buy fish without asking questions

Went to my local fair recently and literally EVERY OTHER CHILD HAD ONE OF THOSE WON FISH! I didn’t want to seem like a Karen by telling off the person running the game and I didn’t want to crush some four year old’s dreams so I had to just leave. The worst part was the “win a hermit crab” game right next to it. As a crab nerd, I genuinely wanted to cry. HERMIT CRABS REFUSE TO BREED IN CAPTIVITY! Which means ALL of the hermit crabs that were being won (in the Midwest might I add) were taken from the wild a covered in paint and stickers. Fun fact: Crabs are now classified as sentient beings, which means that winning one at the fair would be the same as winning an infant human… I hate it here

My middleschool homeroom science teacher had an oscar, he loved that fish and it was super well taken care of. but once he realized the oscar needed more space as it was growing up, he took it out of the class room and explained it to us and why oscars need enough space to grow/for their full size. we were bummed but i'm glad that he cared enough to do that!

The biology teacher at my school had several reptiles as class pets. He took really good care of them. His snake figured out how to get out of the cage though and one of the cleaning ladies saw it slithering around the school. I think they made him get rid of it after that.

7:52 I think it’s a Pacu not a silver dollar, it’s a kind of giant herbivorous piranha relative but with human teeth Good news is that they aren’t shoaling fish and do well alone,.. bad news being that the tank is still waaay too small and he will grow EVEN BIGGER than this. This is the type of fish that really deserves a monster fish tank and nothing less

Imagine buying a pet only to give it the bare minimum despite being able to afford more for it. *stares aggressively at that one part of the reptile/fish keeping community*

Impulse buying is pretty stupid. I mean, I've impulse bought a pet, but I already had a tank and stuff, so it worked out. edit: I mean impulse buying ANIMALS is stupid.

The fish tank abandoned on the side of the road hurts because I was actually involved in rescuing a six inch pleco abandoned in an 80 gallon tank with maybe...three inches of water in it. RIP Poggers, I hope we gave you a good life after that rescue and I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you from the winter storm that ended up killing you.

I still remember in 7th grade, my teacher started a class project where we raised fish eggs to then release into the wild when they hatched. The whole class was mesmerized by the equipment used for the eggs and the eggs themselves

Remember "even if you bought your fish from a carnival or a store there's one thing that we shouldn't ignore , fish are beings with a living heart so putting them in small bowls just wouldn't be smart" -smart person (fish4ever)

omg the way some class pets are treated is insane to me! Back in high school I had a teacher who had two chinchillas as class pets. She told the students not to mess with them or to bother them too much, and a bunch of high schooler's couldn't manage that apparently. The kids would go up and tap on the cage, and talk to them, and be insanely loud around them so often that they ended up stressing one to death! Mind you all these kids were over the age of 14! I'm now in college studying to be a teacher and I think I'll probably opt to have a stuffed animal as a class pet 😬

7:50 i think that's a Pacu, its related to the piranha, but they're omnivorous, which actually makes this a lot sadder because they are a pretty active hunter in the wild and can get really really big, hence why this isn't usually a fish that people often took as pets

My coworker was talking about her dorm assistant job in college and mentioned how she could bring her beta fish with her to work. Major red flag... I saw the picture and the poor thing was in a plastic food container. It's main tank was a fishbowl too.

About the fish tank in movies: I have to hold myself back too. One thing I absolutetly loved, was in Free Guy, when Guy bought this massiv tank for his fish. Tho it didn't have anything in there, it was just fun to see the main character actually show that fish can (and should) be in bigger tanks. I think it was added as a joke, but also with meaning behind it. But I've also seen in one of my favorite netflix shows, Young Royals, that they have 3 or 4 small goldfish in a tiny tank with a lot of alges in the water, as well as the light was on 24/7. It's such small details no one else would notice, unless you're used to seeing better care. Because we're so desensitized to a lot of bad things.

regarding school pets, there was this teacher at my old highschool who had goldfish and had such a good set up + took pretty good care of them, he was a science teacher and i miss him and his fishies sm :( i wish more people would educate themselves on animal care/do research before getting a pet for a class

My best friend used to have some common fish. Everything from the tank to the food was expensive and well thought out. She was an amazing fish owner but when we'd gone out a fish had jumped out because her baby cousin had left the top askew. When we got back my OCD made me realise a fish was missing. We found it not far from the tank and surprisingly it was alive. I put it straight into a bowl of water and gloved up. I cleaned it up and put in a spare oxygen tube and somehow the fish survived. But it scarred my best friend and she rehomed them all. It was sad because she'd had them for at least a year but she couldn't risk losing a fish. P.s The cousin was only 3-4 and had fed them before we left but he forgot to close the tank lid properly. He was devastated when he thought he killed the fish and it was a accident.

it's messed up how she has to censor *the word abuse* while actual depictions of it go unpunished on YT. talk about "voldemorting" a problem

I live in Ontario canada , all the pet stores near me require photos of enclosure you have set up at home, they don’t let you take any pets, even fish, without photos , and they ask questions to find out if you know anything about the animal

The desktop aquarium with the dead tetra would actually be nice for aquatic plants and sea monkeys but NOTHING else.

That fish in that school tank get big as a person. I feel sorry for that fish. I forget the name of it.

1:38 my cousin used to have a turtle that was kept in an even smaller container with like barely any water in it… I was four so I obviously didn’t know any better and didn’t say anything about it, but looking back that was really horrible like he barely even fed it too. It surprisingly lived for a pretty long time until it “disappeared” in the backyard but I’m pretty sure it just died.

Im a fish owner and these just hurt my heart…how do people do this and not feel guilty?

Could you maybe do some videos on birds? So many people don't know how to properly take care of them and it'd be great if you could help fight against that like you have been doing for other animals! :D

my fifth grade teacher had pet rats and she took such good care of them, you had to take and get 100% on a test to even handle them i respect her to hell and back for how she took care of them it’s because of her that i have such love for rats and am so determined to take good care of mine when i get sone and that’s the power of having a class pet that’s taken care of and educating kids on animal care

As a Petco worker (I'm the Aquatics Specialist) I try SO HARD to educate people and try to give them the knowledge to properly take care of and give the best life to their fish... People don't give a sh!t, not a single one and it's really sad.

Honestly its sad people can’t even take care of a fish

For some reason, the ones with the turtles made me extra sad. 😭😭

all of these break my heart, the turtle ones hurt my heart. I'm doing research and planning for when I can finally have the money to start a turtle tank, and yes it sounds like a lot, but it's genuinely not. Guarantee fixing the last one at the party's set up would be cheaper than the party...

my high school had a fish tank and the point of it was that every year two students were given the responsibility to take care of the tank and they would get study points from doing that. It was all fine and well for years (the high school was in same building as my previous schools so I had seen the aquarium for years) but then the fish started dying for some reason and at least in the time I was studying there even if they bought new fish they didn't last for long. I wasn't responsible of the tank at any point, I didn't even know anything about aquariums but I feel like the pair that took care of it at that point might have somehow ruined it. I don't remember exactly what kind of fish it had, some small group fish and two angelfish. I think the angelfish fought each other to death.

I was in the big pet shop the other day. They were so cute! I love how they follow your fingers. (Didn't touch the glass just hoverd next to the tank and moved it around). I'd love to have some fish in a tank but I can't due to medical reasons (the water it a massive issuse)

7:55 I completely disagree with having pets in a school, they’re never cared for properly. When I was in middle school, the science room was full of pets (ferrets, bunnies, one Guinea pig :(, hamsters, snakes, and turtles) of course this was a bad choice . the poor ferrets were stressed out, the bunny had to deal with the ferrets, and the poor lonely piggy

At 8:00 that's a "silver dollar", I had one in a 200G tank and that was still little.

i once found a cory catfish that had survived in my fathers fishtank with no maintainance or feeding for 6 months, so fish can survive extreme condtitions. a fish surviving for 10 years without any care though? highly doubt that.

You can say cruelty instead of abuse

I just bought a beta fish yesterday for $15. I ended up spending $200 on the tank and supplies….it will be cheap to keep now but the initial start? Do not recommend lol. Fish is real pretty tho 🥰

hey Soda, i wanted to let you know that I, in the US, am planning to open a pet shop, probably centered on reptiles, but i will make sure that everybody has proof of a proper setup before i will allow them to purchase any animal

Ok first off... I LOVE AQUARIUM BRIDGES AND VERTICAL HIGH RISES THAT COME OUT OF THE TANK😍! Now, the bridges arent meant to replace an entire aquarium like that person did. But if you added that onto a big aquarium, that would be an amazing set up! Vertical rises and bridges not only add more space but they add a form of entertainment and activity for the denizens of the tank! Theyre great when done right!

"My dog is a little angwy cause I forgot to feed him for a month🥺🥺 "

I am the only kid in the world who actually knows how to take care of a Betta fish and does not listen to those fakers on KZfaq who lie about the Betta fish and say they don’t need all this, but instead I turn around and I listen to the true people who know how to take care of Betta fish, and you are one of them soda

That tank at 7:26 would be perfect for my pet Midori (Japanese pronunciation for green) the moss ball

Claim your “ Here before a hour “ fish! - 🐠

When I was in pre-school we had a pet red beta fish named Bubbles. His tank was cleaned often , he lived in a 20 gallon tank, and we fed him every day. At the end of the year me and my family got to keep Bubbles. He last 5 years in our house!

I just wanna say, thank you for not being mean about the kid with the bad tank. When I was a kid I had a betta fish and guinea pigs but I did not know how to take care of them properly, and to this day I still regret and judge my old self for what I, a child, did not know nor did my parents correct me on. Hearing you be gentler on the kid than adults really does help me feel a bit less self conscious about that. Especially today since I take proper care of my dog and cat and have done actual research!

That fish is a pacu. It is a schooling fish that can get up to 1 metre long. I was at a care home recently and saw a young pacu all on its own in a really narrow tank with incompatible African cichlids ( their ph levels are way higher than the pacu). So sad 😞

That last weird shaped aquarium looks like of one of those terrarium they sell at like target people put fake plants in and someone just siliconed it

“uwu” - Sodapets 2022 8:46

2:07 when you realize you'll have to censor yourself in post, because KZfaq word filters don't care about the context.

The mini desk top "aquarium" could be cool with 1 of those little robot fish in it, but it's probably too small for even 1 of those!

I am early T.T. I feel so bad for these poor animals who have to go through this. Thank you for spreading awareness

My 3rd grade teacher had what I think was a red ear slider in a 10 gallon tank. Pretty sure there was a basking lamp but not sure about UV. There was a filter if I’m remembering correctly. I think he had bricks or something for a basking area. He stayed small the entire time I was at that campus.

I saw a video one time with a giant pacu that struggled to turn around in its tank, but the owner had been searching for someone to rescue the fish for YEARS, before the size even became a problem, but no one could take it in. (The video was from someone who DID finally take the fish in.) Its sad because you know the fish was a beloved member of the family for years, but the family was unaware just how big of a responsibility a small fish like a baby pacu is. (I remember I cried so hard when we had to adopt out my pacu when I was a kid because he got too big for our community tank.) People don't know, what they don't know. Pet stores should have more responsibility in educating buyers when they take on a big responsibility like a baby large fish, turtle, bird, iguana, etc, because people don't know just how much research they need to do before investing in an animal like that.

I used to live near a very good pet store, the employees were all very friendly and well educated, and they would give advice on how to take care of the pet, and they did not sell stuff like those small round bird cages and fish bowls and tiny hamster cages and stuff, instead they sold big cages for birds and hamsters and big aquariums with a little guide book on how to set up an aquarium and how to clean it and stuff,

i used to work for petco, gotta say they don't take the precautions at all to make sure potential fish buyers have the right sized tank, filtered for a few weeks etc. although the first employees id worked with were super nice young adults who were my age who genuinely cared about the well being of where these pets would end up. So we trained ourselves to ask questions that will get the potential buyer to give hints about the tank they have at home without letting them know they wouldn't be able to get the pet unless they had the requirements like a cycled tank and a tank the right size for the fish and not putting certain fish with other species etc. Well unfortunately all those young aspiring adults ended up leaving the business because of the neglect and terrible work conditions we would have to go through and the amount of times the managers would just allow a random kid to just get a betta fish without a tank without asking them certain questions etc. Supposedly that's in the policy of petco that we are required to ask them about their tanks and conditions yet the General manager would just straight out say she has "Three female bettas in a five gallon and theyre all doing fine"... Terrible work environment and I highly support shutting down big corporations who have the ability to sell small animals or potentially converting them into just a pet food supply shop only.

I tend to get freaky dreams where I have a shit ton of neglected fish in random tanks that are awful and dirty, and the fish are always half alive. I hate it. 😰

The fishbowl from down a dark hall, the girl like goes insane stops feeding her goldfish and it dies. As she is insane, she keeps DRINKING the fish water from the bowl with the dead fish in it. The whole movie is all the girls going insane. Great movie tbh but that goldfish water...

Just started working at petco like a month ago. I'm working as an aquatics specialist and the other aquatics specialist has been here for over 16 years. He's very knowledgeable and has a good sense of ethics. We won't sell any fish to people who aren't properly equipped for keeping them as pets.

Everyone who gets them for the aesthetic could just toss an aquatic plant into a tiny ‘creative’ ‘decorative’ aquariums. The plant would probably still die, but like, i don’t think plants have that level of awareness probably.

I work at a Petco and since it’s fair season where I’m at, that means a lot of fair goldfish have been coming in. People always ask me where the fishbowls are and I always discourage people from buying one for their new friend. They act all flabbergasted when I recommend a 5 or 10 gallon for their goldfish.

In movies and TV shows it's annoying to see fish bowls... But in video games even more! They have every tools in hands to create whatever they want but of course not, no fish tanks, only bowls... Breaks the enjoyment

One of the Reddit posts (although not mentioned) had a title mentioning people putting goldfish in horse troughs to keep them clean, and although I love aquariums and have some of my own and would never do anything to harm them, I was shocked to realize there were people who considered that abuse. For some reason I never really considered it abusive since in my culture, we have giant sink/basin-like structures that hold clean water for easy multi-use as there is no plumbing, and in those reservoirs we put fish to keep insects from propagating. There was no concern for the fish becoming sick as the water was either being continuously used or evaporated, being in a desert area. I’ve seen people even form a bond with their sink fish, and some who actually become quite mean which is always funny because then you have to tell people to be careful washing their dishes because the fish bites. They can get really huge too.

My aunt actually has a cat that was from the humane society, and suspects that her previous owner may have bought her for a lot of money on impulse, before she was turned in to the humane society. When my aunt first got her cat, she was declawed and was afraid of most people. My aunt has taken good care of her for a few years and now she's a lot more social. It's honestly a shame that people will just buy pets on impulse without taking responsibility and accepting some of the consequences that come with it. They will just treat their pet as a piece of decoration that eats and poops and not as another living thing. I sometimes suspect that the reason why those people treat their pets like inanimate objects is because an inanimate object is the only thing they know how to take care of, and/or because they don't actually have the time and energy to take care of a living thing.

The turtle ones break my heart we took a turtle in bad conditions from my sisters friend who parents bought her a res turtle with practically nothing. We were poor but as he grew we grew and made more money to get him bigger and bigger tanks. He's still going no clue his age since we weren't sure how long that friend had him. But he's still alive and strong as ever. In his own 75 gallon tank that I'm looking to further improve with even better pumps

We have tanks in our preschool (one per classroom) and we work super hard to keep them alive and happy.

some of these were actually DISGUSTING! love the vid btw

10:22 The glass is so filthy, its hard to tell if that’s a turtle or a goddamn tortoise

The mini fish tank could be good for small snails

I’m watching the tik tok hamster tube one and think it actually looks really cool but the fish abuse really is horrible. If they put robotic fish in it would be fun. Imagine like remote control fish or something that you could race around the tubes or something it would be awesome! It is so gross to put poor living creatures in. Maybe snails or sea monkeys would be better but idk. Horrible. Cant they use their creativity for something not harmful but just as cool? Love your videos soda! (Also where’s yuki was sad not to hear him talking in intro)

I think the iconic fish bowls should only be props for TV shows and movies

I'm thinking of getting an aquarium. I have a novelty mustard pot that would make a good home for a betta and the spoon would be okay for the aquascape... TBH I'm nervous about it because if I screw up it would be bad for the fish! lol Also want a canary and a reptile Okay I would love a menagerie but that ain't gonna happen! lol

5:30 You can clearly tell that the fish are in pain how could anyone look at that and say they’re fine they love it in the ugly piping

hey, I just want to let you know that your videos have helped me teach my sister how to take care of her new Betta fish. I helped make sure she got a filter, a heater, and even made sure she didn't shock him when she transferred him from his small bowl into his tank. Unfortunately she doesn't have enough room for a big tank but the Betta seems very content in his new home nonetheless. His name is Simon and he is doing fantastic now :)

7:49 I think its a Pacu (related to silver dollars and piranha), which, good news, its not a schooling fish, on the other side, unlike silver dollars who range from 6-22 inches dependending on the species, Pacu can get to over 1 meter (over 3 feet) and over 40 kg (over 80 pounds)

I love fish, such majestic little creatures, but things like this is why I don’t keep fish. Though I know a lot more about fish compared to when I had my beta, I still don’t think I could do it, and I don’t want to risk a fishes life cause I don’t know what I’m doing. But I still love to see these videos, I’ve learned a lot from them!

I love how this whole video is you questioning what you see and asking wtf

At my local pet store there is one lady there who actually ask the people who buy the animal how big and if you have the right toys/plant

Why is nobody talking about how cute sodas hair style is 🥰

The only fish I would get in a bowl is one of those robotic fishes that are sold as toys for little kids

Poor, Turtle and Fish! They deserve better 🐢🐠

I had a teacher who had a 120 gallon community fish tank. This was in middle school and surprisingly the fish were well taken care of

My first tank was sadly a male betta in a 1.5 gallon tank, then I started watching this channel, and begged my mom to let me get another betta, and a 10 gallon tank (which I cycled before getting the fish) who I've now had for a full year now

yeah!! the moonight fishtank was so lovely, i teared up seeing that, was so happy

The tank at 9:28 made me physically angry. They must not care at all about those fish for it to get that bad. 😔

I just joined this group a few months ago. It is both hilarious and painful

11:47 Lowkey wanna see what the fish in the horse trough post underneath looked like

Bruh I lost brain cells looking at these my god why. Like imagine your sent to prison but you cell is so tiny you can’t move around and it’s permanently decorated in hello kitty. Doesn’t sound fun right? Now let’s imagine how those poor fish feel.

I have an idea for a video, could you review video game tanks and enclosures. So in the Sims 4 there are I think atleast 4 fish tanks and then my first get stuff came with rodent tanks. There is also an option for the bigger tanks to be "fully stocked" but it always look over stocked to me so I have 1 or 2 fish in it. And you can put wild fish that you caught whilst fishing in it.

im cherry picking the school one out because its not only animal abuse but its teaching kids that its okay to abuse fish and this is what good animal husbandry care looks like for fish. it adds to the already growing animal abuse problem

before i had 2 koi before and theyre temporary aquarium was a little container but after 1 day they got a full on pond and now they are big

I remembering watching moon night and seeing that fish tank and it was the best feeling ive ever had. It was like-every other show ive seen has such bad fish care representation and it seems like the norm to treat fish like that but moon night the ani hero who kills people can do it why cant you!

My grandma has a mini pond in her front yard with little goldies in it, and I’m sure they have enough room.

I've been on holiday recently and one of my relatives has an african grey. The african grey has a very small cage and always shivers, has green poop, has breathing problems, and always has mucus coming out of his cere. No one interacts with him and he looks very depressed. He is in his twenties and I can't imagine how it would've been living that long in that cage. I really regret saying nothing about it and not even trying to get him out. (I know I should've said something. The people who take care of him are inexperienced, and just called him a 'parrot'. I don't think they knew he was an african grey. Being autistic and struggling to be social makes it worse. I did years of research before getting my budgies. I don't think they did any research, and just listened to a pet store or bad breeder.)

I am very upset with my aunt. I helped her plan to buy a betta fish for herself and her daughter. I showed her all of my research and we cycled the tank and set up the heater and all the things together. I helped her choose the fish and named him Valenteen. For a little bit she was staying at my grandmas then eventually she moved to her new house. I kept asking for updates and she didn't clean the tank for weeks or add new water because she said she would do it once she moved him to the new house. I ended up helping her transport Valenteen and I ended up cleaning and cycling the tank all over again by myself. Now that the fish is at her house I keep asking her if she has been cleaning the tank and most of the time she says no. He looks like he may have fin rot. I have warned her about it several times and gave her suggestions on treatments. Its to the point I want to take him and keep him at my house. Every time I go over to stay for a few days I try and clean the tank out but she never has clean water ready so I have to wait a few days before I can do it. I am very attached to the fish and it hurts to see him in this bad of a state. I am thinking about trying to make room and find a good spot I can fit the tank so I can convince her to let me have him. OH ANOTHER SAD THING IS SHE WAS GOING TO SCHOOL TO BE A VET FOR A BIT. She also has a hamster but she seems to take good care of him. She has even sent me photos of cages asking for my opinion on the size. I even got her to get rid of the hamster ball and warned her about critter trails. She actually took my advice and got him a cage very close to the size of a big bin.

I'm a teacher who worked at a preschool last year, and one of my coworkers threw her class' goldfishes out in a toilet at the end of the year because she couldn't care for it during summer break.... She told us not to tell the kids so she must know this isn't right :( Broke my heart, poor fish. I'd have tried rescueing them if she had warned me beforehand... Schools must do better for animals under their care. This year i'm supposed to raise animals for science lessons - it's in the official gov curriculum i must follow - but I don't want to harm any living creature, so i'll probably go for insects i'll be able to release in the yard safely (for both the local fauna and flora, I also think it would be a great opportunity to sensibilize my students on biodiversity and respecting the environment). So many options yet so many schools allow poor care to continue. This is so cruel and unprofessional (what sort of example are they setting up for their students? if you don't respect animals, it shows)

If someones gonna use a far too small aquarium for decoration why not use those lil robo fish- Like they may not look as nice but it avoids an actual fish suffering

That tiny desk aquarium, I want to know if you worked with it enough if you could put those teeeny tiny starfish in it?

I impulse-bought my betta. To be fair, I had been thinking about getting one for about a year and I also had a spare tank for my corys. Went into my lps with no intention of getting another fish... then I saw the most beautiful boy I had ever seen - a red dragon plakat betta. Walked out with a new friend! I named him Ryukin (Ryu for short). I've heard that bettas can be on either end of the 'nice' scale and I got lucky with him - nicest fish I've known! He gets along great with the corys and I was also able to add in some glowlight tetras and he is happy to share his food with them. I'm so glad I picked him up when I saw him! Went back a couple of weeks later and saw that they had a koi betta in and that would have been my first choice but I'd never give my boy up for anything now. He has such a great personality and he can really brighten up my day! All of them live in a 125L tank - everything is natural and has lots of nice hiding places. Im trying to get blackwater right now so there's some catappa leaves and alder cones to get the tannins flowing. Oh, and I feel the need to brag about my floaters! Got duckweed and water lettuce growing nicely and the roots look so good and long! Never had success with them before since my other tank is a goldfish tank... you can guess what happened to them 😅

My school All of the pets are treated really well