Bottom line, this is a child who has been reprimanded for doing something wrong. Nobody likes being told they are wrong. Children have a tendancy to throw tantrums and passive agressive guilt trips because they don't have the emotional maturity to take responsibility for their mistakes (not all, but alot). That's what is happening here. I read the other thread and saw one person say that keeping 2 goldfish, 2 mollies, and a bunch of molly fry in a 5 gallon aquarum was "cruel". Guess what? IT IS CRUEL!
Caelyn, do you go to the bathroom? Do you have any other animals like a dog, cat, guineapig, etc? Do they poop and pee? Do you have to clean up after them often, daily even? Guess what? Fish poop and pee too. But it doesn't just go on the ground, it goes into their water. The same water they are BREATHING. Fish waste is mostly ammonia. Pure ammonia is often used as a powerful cleaning agent, and it burns and feels uncomfortable in your nose if you smell it. It does the same to the fish's gills. It burns their gills and prevents them from getting enough oxygen. Not only that, but fish that are not full grown yet release a hormone into the water that keeps them from growing. The only way to remove this hormone from the water is to do lots of water changes and have a large enough aquarium. The smaller the aquarium, the more water you have to change, and the more often. That's why people think goldfish only live for a year, two at most. That's a lie. They live for up to 70 years, and the fancy fantail ones can get to be the size of a grapefruit if kept in good conditions. But when kept in a tiny bowl with maybe a water change once a week, they get stunted, and their internal organs rupture, and they die.
Now all that may sound mean to you, and I know you never intended to cause your fish harm, but what I said above is the truth. It's the real, gritty, non-candy-coated truth. If you can't take responsibility for what you've done, and then do everything in your power to make it right, then you shouldn't be keeping those fish. I'm sorry if what I've said hurts your feelings, but these are living creatures, and they depend on YOU to survive. They can't go get food for themselves, they can't clean up after themselves. They rely on you for everything, just like you rely on your parents.
