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Question time: Who or what got you into fish keeping?

For me, it started as my way of keeping/gaining control over at least something in my life, and became the rock I latched onto during the tough first years in college. I am 100% convinced that my fish were what kept me from self harming. And here I am, almost 4 years later, still loving my fat goldfish. <3

And your goldfish love you, I’m sure!! They’re very happy that you’re okay.

Deciding I wanted a betta as a college pet

I saved up money all summer from my very first job to get a car to which my mom said, “you won’t be able to afford insurance, gas etc etc”. I was actively searching for a car and my dad was supportive and helping me. Hearing this I was pissed and decided to go out to a pet store that night and spend a pretty penny on a tank and a betta. My mom didn’t want any more pets so the fish was a little revenge in a sense. I loved him and it wasn’t much later that I accumulated 8 tanks. 3 years later and I still have some of the same fish. (And a car).

I impulse-bought my first betta fish after a bad break up! My little fishy helped me through it. She’s my icon :)

I rescued two (now deceased) bettas from the college I worked at. The first one was left in the shower in his bowl, with some food, while everyone was at Christmas break, and the second was left in a tiny bowl in green water in the laundry room, over Spring break.