Soda I have to tell you, you saved my pleco's life and my soul from damnation. I was keeping her in a 30l tank. I'm sorry. But now thanks to your videos I placed her in a 112l tank.

These tanks would look cool with like colorful fake fish. My family friend had this real tall glass tube aquarium thing in their living room years and years ago that had realistic looking plastic fish in it. The fish moved up and down like real ones thanks to this tiny motor that made the water move. It was cool. (they did have real fish too, just in a real aquarium and they took good care of them)

So glad that the worms in that pool have been taken care of, that would have been so gross to swim in! Now those people can finally enjoy their nice pool and all of the hundreds of rotting fish carcasses floating around in there.

The fact that some pet stores even LET people walk out of the store knowing they are going to put a fish in a bowl is wild to me. I work at Petsmart and anytime a person is walking around with a bowl and looking for fish, we radio for someone to go over and talk to them. There have been many times I have refused the sale of fish to someone who wasn't planning to care for them correctly. The Mind Boggles ..

These gimmicky betta aquariums always shock me, I pray no fish has to live in them. However!! They make amazing sea monkey tanks

The ipond thing, that would be cool if it was like. You know those lights with the jellyfish lights and stuff, like that but it's a fish instead of a jellyfish and can be a speaker. That would look cool

I'm still hoping to see a "this is your sign to do a water test/change on your fish tank" TikTok go viral, that actually explains how to do it properly

Suggestion: Reddit has now removed the "sort by controversial" tool from the toolbar, but you can still access it by typing /controversial/ after the subreddit name. Easy trick to review bad owners in "good" subreddits

Congrats Soda , you helped me become a well educated axalotl owner!

Hey Soda! I have been wanting to tell you that you were the one who introduced me into the fishkeeping hobby, Ive been watching your vids for a year and thanks to you now I have a (cycled, ofc) rimless 5gal planted fish tank with only a male betta! I must thank you for showing so many people, including me, how fish must be cared for properly, and encouraging everyone to research and keep learning! And thank you for making me discover the hobby, every day I see my betta growing and his colors getting brighter (I suspect hes not fully grown yet), and that surely brings me happiness every day

That "This is a sign" video, those videos make me SO ANGRY!! I'd say "unreasonably angry", but I don't think there's anything unreasonable about being angry about animal abuse... But come on, people, it's not that hard to research the care of an animal before buying it, I'd say it's actually easier to find out what it takes to properly care for an animal, than it is to buy it! Google is literally right in your hand when making those videos!!!

2:45 I really hoped that this was just a fancy crayola box someone turned into a "fish tank"... One google search later: It's real, from 1990 and a collectible item. No longer being made apparently.

I feel really bad for my last fish because I got it at a party and it was in a bowl. I didn’t really how to take of it and we had nowhere to put a giant fish tank, so it died about a week later. Rest In Peace, Gerald. I’m really sorry

are you going to make a video about the so-called "toadline bulldogs" going around social media recently? cause they're like the worst bred dogs i have ever seen. like, literally bred to be super-super brachycephalic and with extremely curved spines and hip and elbow dysplasia that splays their limbs outward like a frog. they can't mate naturally, need c section to give birth, have breathing problems so severe their gums are tinged blue from constant lack of oxygen and sort of just drag themselves around to move. apparently they cost upwards of $10k per pup and have an average lifespan of around four years. it's awful on every front and i think someone needs to address it

Pretty much any fish TikTok that starts with “this is your sign” makes my blood boil. They are absolutely reckless and uneducated in fish care but they’re acting like they’re sharing some special knowledge with people. “This is your sign” smh what are you, Fish God?

Me and my best friend did that but did it the right way 🤣 we literally cycled our tanks for over a month and tested it before we got fish

When I was little, my parents had a really nice, really well tended fish tank. We had a variety of freshwater fish that lived around eleven years. Because of that, I wasn’t even aware that people treated fish so poorly. As it turns out, my parents cared about our fish way more than most fish ‘owners’.

Would love to create an aquascaped themed tank, something fantasy/sci-fi/steampunk sort of think. But it would worry me what sort of materials could be safely used. With regard to the silly shoes, would be fun to have a pair with a resin fish tank like that, but obviously not a real fish entrapped in a solid block of resin

I bought fish with my friends in the correct way. Shopped for aquaria and gravel together, set them up, researched the fish, came back for the fish a week later, brought them back and had a cup of tea together whilst they acclimatised, and would look after eachother's fish if one of us went away.

Hey Soda! I want to bring your attention to these videos I found on yt of mice scared out of their mind's being backed up into a corner while a bullfrog eats them alive in a small box. Some say it's "natural" so it isn't abuse but I think otherwise since there is no way for them to hide or escape. (Sorry if it's unrelated to the video)

I used to have a fish named spike and all we gave him was a bowl filled with tap water. Thanks to this channel I now know how to properly take care of fish and etc. I'm sorry spike🥲

The girls that got fish together have their bio saying “uneducated” fish girls They put the quotations… They also said the employee told them they could use a bowl. The amount of ignorant people on this planet cease to amaze me.

Sometimes I see those tiny gimmicky fish tanks, and I'm like "I wanna use it for a marimo." or maybe do a resin thing in it. Some of them are fucking cute

Reminds me of the time that my fishtank water turned slightly brow, and I thought it was tannins. Turns out it was straight poop water.

The shoe aquarium looks so dangerous not just to the fish but to the person wearing it, you look like you could either slip or fall wearing them, high heels are already uncomfortable enough

I just love how your birds and how they just chirp at random times. :D

the "Worms" in those people's pool were in fact mosquito larvae

A LEGO branded giant brick shaped fish tank would probably be decent, tbh.

I really hate how people treat fish like they're decoration and not living creatures

I could see the disappointment and disgust on your face when they not only put Bettas in bowls but also had SpongeBob decor and neon gravel.

We need merch that says Fishbowl firing squad with a buff goldfish in combat gear.

if that Inosuke figure is a bootleg it's probably covered in paint that could kill you if you licked it

Does the fish bag in the pool video really says "do not release fish". The fact that they had to put it in the bags says a lot

YOUR HAIR IS SO PRETTY, SODA!! *it looks very soft 🥺*

Lol when you mentioned what one of the fish was... an "arowana"... I freaked out because I realized OH that's why they named a stage in Splatoon "Arowana Mall"! It still keeps with the whole sealife/fish theme! Jeez I feel kinda dumb but lol

The ipond case would be super cool for one of those tiny fake robot fish

There's a TikToker whose entire channel is basically just chasing their hamster around. It's really concerning. In one video they even seem to follow it with a vaccuum. I'm so worried for it and hope that it's okay. It's so sad that they're tormenting it for views.

This might seem a bit random but I always think about this when I watch these videos. When birds are free to fly around like that, do they poop everywhere?

There is a video about a woman getting a bets for her 4 yr old. It started out great. 20gal tank, things for him to swim throw and hide in. A filter. The tank looked great but then they added 3 snails, 3 albino catfish and a frog. Ugh.

1:37 bars

Heya Soda, I just need to inform you on this dog-based channel called ShiroSuki. Apparently it seems they make a lot of deliberate mistakes and have bred the same dogs 4-5 times, and I found out about this online but not in their comments because they delete comments. Correct me if I’m wrong but they’re overbreeding their dogs.

I find it dumb how arrowana's can be sold at pet stores. Like, chain pet stores such as Petland (I think it's only in Canada), Petsmart, Petco, etc... And they're sold as babies, so people want to buy them, it looks cool, looks prehistoric, and people love to impulse buy. At a specialty store I go to for fish, they have this GIANT arrowana in such a big tank. It's I think 2000 gallons, and the arrowana is the size of a toddler.

That iPond with a fake fish or something would actually be so cool. 10/10 would have in my uni room

OMG so I just got a second Cockatiel and he’s a normal grey and my original cockatiel that i’ve had for 13 years is pied and it turns out normals greys crests are just wayyyyyy longer and my bird looks just like yours with the long curly crest!!

1:30 The birbs telling you not to buy that godawful thing lol

Soda, I just thought you might like to know, I can't watch any of your videos where your cockatiels are being loud, as my new puppy will literally start barking up at whatever device is playing the video. I had to quickly mute the long section of Yuki singing on this one for that reason xD

1:40 OMG that’s the katamari sound! Y’all

Ok. I need you to do a video on this place called fish haven! I’m so upset because I can’t do anything about this place! They have painted fish and they have about 20 baby turtles in the same tiny tank! You should see the google reviews!

5:11 EXACTLY

Hey Soda! this is extremely off topic of the video lol but I just want to say thank you for the videos you make if I never came across your channel I wouldn't of realised how much I find animals interesting and how much I love them and I'm actually going to start a private mentorship for zoology soon! I'm working hard to be able to work with animals you're like one of my biggest inspirations. Idk if you're going to see this but uh yeah lol I'm not good at writing stuff (If theres spelling mistakes ignore them I'm tired 😭)

Your birds are absolutely adorable! I love them so much 😭😭💖

People that make them don’t know that there abusing animals 💀 omg I didn’t watch after the speaker and you said the same thing as me

need a tshirt with this "its tiktok i shouldnt think at all"

One thing that no one has ever pointed out is the channel fish for thought. He does AMAZING with his fish but then when it comes to his bird........... oh God. I'd love to see you review him and see what you think

Not only are those tank shoes ugly, they can be easily broken with body weight

I hear that bird sound every time I walk by a house

I saw a video of someone who taped a little lizard to a speaker and played loud dubstep and stuff. The lizard was shaking like crazy

I remember I had an argument with my dad about those high heel and shoe aquariums and he supports it even though it's so dumb and isnt a great environment for a fish

R/Shityaquariums the worst R/ you can think of

You should make some turtle merch!! :)

9:59 I hesitated and thought “… that’s not his name”. Gourami is the fish. I gonna go outside now.

Me when seeing Soda showing her figurines: hmm I wonder how she has so many with no birds knocking them over. Tofu answering my question

reminder to eat, drink and perform self care! your doing great and I'm so proud of you and how far you've come!

get the ipond and just plant some pretty underwater plants in there

i absolutley adore ur merch designs and aleays look forward to ur vids!!

soda my two shihtzus adore your videos because of your birbs please release an asmr track of yuki singing. idk why but they just get so happy when they are singing.

Love this series! I'll be purchasing some merch from you very soon :)

I personally think shoe aquariums are cool so long as you use fake fish and never real ones

idk if this is the place to ask about this, but we have an elderly goldfish with severe dropsy that my mom wants to euthanize and I was wondering if you had any good methods for treating it instead.

Honestly I just like looking at your figure shelf and seeing that I have alot of the same miku figures as you do

You should do a series when you have subscribers send in their tanks and you review them

that iPond would look really cool with a fake fish in it

I dont know if you’ve done it already but I would LOVE to see and otter drawing or merch!❤️❤️

0:44 you could put some sort of decor in it though which would make a very cool speaker.

I am soooooo excited! I finally found more Reticulated Tiger Hillstream loaches. A male and female. I have three in my tank now, but I am so happy to have found a male to go with my females. I want to get two more. Definitely another male and another female. They are such amazing and cute fish. I'm just excited I was finally able to find some. :D

For other ideas for merch designs, how about a beagle?

Yass we neeeed frog merch!

My bird hates hands too lol I turn on a video she likes on my phone and she'll get on my hand, but the minute it stops or buffers, she start to bite me and (attempt) to make Minecraft noises XD

the iPond is actually pretty good tho, like you can decorate it and put marimo moss ball inside, or just make a terrarium

8:05 I like weird stuff like that as decorations but never for live animals. Storage and decorations only. I know I have a weird sense of style but I like what I like. Same with everyone else.

At 8:30 I have the exact same tank. It's 12L if I'm remembering correctly. I've used it for many things - brine shrimp, snails, emergency hospital tank, temporarily keeping new goldfish fry until I could get them into a larger one. I'd never put anything larger than a snail into it longterm. And yeah, it comes with that filter. It's so bad though that I just chucked mine.

hey soda! i’d love to see some betta merch, i love bettas :) great video!

I hope one day there will be a this is a sign to get a fish with your bff where it shows the whole process to teach people

* Wrapping bird* so it is slowly looking back* continues to rap*( other bird be like👄👁👄👁👄👁👄)

Thats aquariuns are truly nightmares

My father keeps the fish in the plastic and puts them hanging inside the aquarium (top) so they can get used to the temperatures and maybe a few minutes he will let them out

in the minion fish tank there were 2 fish 💀

Soda, I'd love to see some frog merch 🧡

Keeping fish in super inappropriate ways is sooo normalized. Our parents tough us to do that way growing up, the people at the pet stores always say that's how you are supposed to do, we see it in media all the time, it's easier to find improper tanks than proper tanks for sale. I can't really blame anyone for not researching, because we all think we know how to do it, it's not like we don't know and don't try to find out, we actually think we don't need to find out, because we already know. It's not buying a snake, because nobody knows how to care for a snake (nor think we do), so it would be irresponsible not to do any research, because we wouldn't know what to do otherwise. We know what to do, we just don't know that what we know is actually garbage. So I can't really blame anyone for that ignorance. I can't say that I didn't find out I was a crappy fish owner to the fish I had on my teens, even though I was really dedicated to him, and genuinely tough I was doing the best I could. I know I would have done better if I knew better, and I would have done my research if I was unsure about anything. So I know people can be misguided even if the best intentions, and I really wouldn't call it neglect, because while we had the responsibility to learn how to take proper care of them, we really tough we did, we were just lied to. Over and over, by multiple people, that we had reasons to trust, in multiple occasions I think it's great that you are educating people, me included, but I don't think it's fair to assume anyone who isn't educated yet, is so by choice

Love your vids

I love all of your merch, just can't afford it right now.

Funny thing I recommend ur vids to anyone that wants a bird.

You should make fire salamander merch

I would LIVE for a frog design

The Ipond would be pretty cool to have a robo fish in

Honestly, I think the tiny tanks with just plants in them would be cute though

These videos and tiktoks of people neglecting their fish inspires me to take better care of mine.

Yeah,no that’s the DiSineS are HORRIBLE ! POV: your fishtanks: YES.YES.YES.YESSS. POV:their fishtanks:NO.NO.NO.NOOO. 🐟🐟🐟

normalize having fake fish instead of real ones in shitty tanks

I love and hate that coffee table. Not sure how to feel about it. 😂