Woman adopts disabled pet store fish
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- Woman adopts disabled pet store fish
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The fact that the fish turn such gorgeous colors after proper care is both amazing and heartbreaking. It shows how much they were suffering.
I never knew that fish had actual feelings like this
it's pretty wild. I knew you could make betas more vibrant colors with proper care, but I didn't know they weren't supposed to be white. I just thought the white ones were white!
@@J_Lynn There are some that are actually white, but most of the ones that you see in the little cups will brighten up given the proper care. Which most of them will never get.
@@J_Lynn there are some specific white ones (called “pearl” “opal” “cellophane”) bred to be as white as possible and with a shimmery look in their tails. But most betta fish are meant to be coloured, but without adequate nutrition their scales cannot have those colours (like human skin becomes dry and damaged without adequate nutrients).
A lot has to do with their surroundings. Freshwater perch in the UK who live in deep gravel pits or waters that are very open, are quite pale, those in weedy clear waters have much stronger colouration.
Ever since that 2017 study found that fish can get depressed, I have thought about these animals in a whole new way. They have minds. They have feelings. People need to look after them properly, with kindness.
Yes, someone I know was about to throw a betta fish in the toilet, so I rescued the male betta I didn’t knew a thing about bettas or tanks i did my research and the betta fish survived for 3 months was very happy until one day it died, from there on I stared rescuing these beautiful bettas now I have 2 tanks, and it’s amazing seeing them plus it’s cool how they recognize your voice, mines are always trying to get food..
@@dymondqueen1584 Oh that is so lovely! Thank you for becoming a betta-rescuer. They are such gorgeous fish
Maybe a million years from now this kind of concept won’t be so rare. Everything is alive and everything alive feels.. suffering and bliss we ALL go through life this way. Most people don’t acknowledge any feelings other than what can be expressed through man made language.
i can prove this, my fish was so shy when I put him in a medium tank, he’d hide inside a rock and would come out when I came over. He has passed unfortunately along with his “friend” though they did dislike eachother..
Everything has its own way of speaking and knowing, it’s on us on whether or not we’re open to accepting and reading it.
I wish Petsmart would stop selling so many Bettas in those plastic cups with 0 care information. It should be illegal.
This should have more likes!!
in some european contries it is actually illegal
in germany there's atleast a strong recommendation of minimum tank sizes
also more and more places around here stopped selling the bred longfin varieties
and more and more breeders stop breeding them
AMEN!!
Yes this people with a beautiful heart deserve more attention ...to her craft ...for being active and keeping leaving creatures more important to our life ...we sollut you ..for your passion and god is not selfish for that you deserve more love and attention ....
I definitely agree!
If every person on earth was like this, imagine what world we would live in.
I was thinking the same thing. Every creature of every kind suffers in their own way and while we cannot at times do anything to alleviate another's suffering, at least we can make a vow to not ADD to it with our judgments and snide comments, or just numbed out indifference. And yet that seems to be the modernized blood sport of the day. Thank God this woman is modeling human decency and recognizing the suffering that she can attend to. So beautiful, thank you, so uplifting.
You can make a difference. Switch to a plant based diet for example to do something against the murder and suffering of animals on the whole planet. Cows or pigs or fish are our friends, not food. Like the video shows.
@@PySnek Oh you are preaching to the choir. Been vegetarian for over 30 years and Vegan for 11. In the late 80's I read Diet for a New America by John Robbins (renegade drop out of Baskin Robbins dynasty) and cried for the first 55 pages of what what he revealed about what factory farming did to the animals. He could no longer make ice cream and I could not longer be a part of animal products but it took me a while to totally weed out eggs and dairy. For years I lorded it over other people but now I understand the indoctrination of Big Pharma and food marketing hypnosis. Thanx for giving me a chance to get on my soap box!!! Blessings to everyone and everything everywhere🙏😿😭
@@PySnek The thing is I don't think everyone needs to be vegetarian or vegan, we just need to treat the animals better. Take cows for example even though we end up slaughtering them for food we should still give them a good life before we do.
Now I'm not saying being a vegetarian or vegan is bad its 100% anyone's choice and if you are than more power to ya.
@@joshuamw93 Be honest with yourself. Treating someone in the right way isn't possible with murder at the end, just to have a tasty meal. No matter how many good and kind years you were able to give beforehand.
You just think this way, because it's normal for you to see specific animals only as a ressource.
Deep down your heart you know. No matter if it's a cow, a pig, a dog or a cat. All feel joy, pain, are afraid, have to eat and sleep, have babies, which they protect and take care of.
They can't communicate in the way we do, aren't able to solve complicated problems, but in the end they are all living beings on this planet and don't want to harm you in any way, even after centuries of enslavement and mass murder (over 70 billion animals per year).
You don't have to continue supporting this. It's up to you. But it never was this easy to make this change in all history of humankind.
Fish welfare is largely ignored and yet they are sentient and deserve care.
How about the rats?
@@JixNull Rats deserve care too. My friend actually has two pet rats. They’re really sweet!
You wouldn't believe how many dumb people there are who think fish can't feel pain SMH
@@PerpetuallyAnnoyed in total agreement it’s amazing how inhumane humans can be
Let’s be honest if a super intelligent altruistic alien species came to earth they’d probably consider removing us from the earth
@@simonduncan8327 They totally would!
It’s disgusting how pet stores handle their animals. Including, obviously, keeping fish in cups. Should be stopped
They are disgusting! From Scummy Walmart to PetSmart, PetCo………
PetSmart is depressing in particular. It's an entire shelf of betas and glofish in those tiny plastic cups without gravel or plants or anything. It's a wonder they even bother to put air holes in every cup.
@@graphitetailgrace3870 All petshops I've seen in irekand keep fish in tanks with their own species, except for male fighting fish which are kept in separate tanks with fish they wont fight with
Bro these people on the comments section are just idiots. Pure, unadulterated idots 🤣😂🤣😂 beta fish live alone on a small puddles of water out in the wild. Buy a beta fish and through it in a open tank and see what happens 😂🤣😂 it ain't gonna fight for much, it's going to start not to eat because the open tank puts them in a anxious state then its stays closer to the corner of the tank where it will never leave and not eat
Absolutely!!
It warms my heart that she'd do this for fish. Most people wouldn't give a damn about fish, but she's a truly kind and generous soul who cares for EVERY creature. I'm so happy, I know people always say this but the world seriously needs more people like her.
Absolutely ❤️
I've had rabbits, betas, hermit crabs, and rescue dogs - a friend of mine has had birds, turtles, cats, dogs, rabbits, chickens, and different types of exotic fish. We both would say fish are the hardest/most complex animals to care for (and yes, they do have personalities and I feel so badly for the ones in stores). 👏
I'm not so sure about that I think hermit crabs are the hardest to take care of because they are just so high maintenance.
Don't underestimate visual stimulation 🙂🙂 green plants, colorful rocks will do wonders in overall health..same goes for ppl..white color is "sterile" and over time depression sets in..swimming in plastic container is not a stimulation..add color to your universe and you'll be pleasantly surprised 🙂🙂❤❤
Thanks.
@Bewusster_Konsum So you would rather these fish die after being put in the ocean or a lake? These fish are domesticated, they have been for centuries. Stop being mad over people taking in these animals when they would of just died a miserable death. You can't undomesticate these fish, it's not how it works. The fish are bright and clearly healthy, if they weren't they'd be dull. Common sense, really. You people Wana spout about animal care, yet your solutions will literally kill them.
So true. We decorate our tanks during the holidays…lights, garland and the fish love it. They notice things outside of the tank as well and get positive stimulation.
in this case its better she dont add sand it ill damage the scales of the fish but a few real plants sound cool :3
What if the fish is white, that’s the color of the fish. My fish snowball, was white for the whole 3 years I had them. I added a lot of color, was I doing something wrong or is that fish just born white?
All living creatures deserve our care and consideration. What a wonderful, kind lady 🐠🐟🐬🐳🐋🐙
🙏🙏🙏💯
Amen.
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Nah i aint gonna care for ants nor mosquitoes
Yeah, The idiots that think fish dont feel.. they cant max expressions or noises that we can hear! They feel tho!
This reminds me of my baby endler guppy, she was born with a genetic mutation and literally has no swim bladder. I noticed she was a bit thinner and struggled to swim, so she often laid down on the ground to rest. So, i made her a literal bed out of a seashell and she uses it :D she can still swim and eat, just struggles to do so. Hopefully she keeps doing as well as she is now and lives a long life :)
That sounds really adorable this fish is living the good life 😊
literally literal bro
As someone who's had goldfish since I was 7, this made me want to cry. I've experienced the anxiety firsthand, multiple times, of having a fish suddenly have swim bladder issues. It's heartbreaking to see them struggle, and it's always so relieving when they recover. Y'all have very kind souls.
"Why are you crying, it's just a fish"
Well that fish loved giving kisses to your fingers, gentle head pats with them, would let you know you are late with feeding by specifically picking pink pebbles to spit at the glass, and was obsessed with blue ones and having them around their bubbler. And death glare to anyone who dared put a finger near them.
What kind of fish was that?
Thanks for teaching me why fish spit pebbles at the glass!
I have a goldfish it’s 10 years old now and I Have never cleaned his tank and I have a theory on that’s why it ls still alive
Jazz A curious what kind of tank do you have? Is it a planted tank or one with gravel? Gallons?
@@samiprovost8567 It’s a big Glass tank and it has gravel at the bottom and that’s it I don’t have anything in it it has a filter and that’s about it I feed it once a day in the morning.
my dad got it for me thinking it would die within a month and that would be the end of it 10 years later it’s still in our house🤗
I have always felt terrible walking past those fish in the cups, but have never known how to help or support a fish in that condition. Thank you for paving the way!
I feel the same way. People would try to tell me they (the fish) didn't know better...ummm, yeah they do. It's obvious.
Beta fishes are recommended to have lesser water than most fishes... for good reasons.
@@xxstar-bluesxx Less water. Really. What reasons would those be? 🧐
@@xxstar-bluesxx I've never heard that before, I cant imagine a small amout of water is ever better surely.
@@Jurisrachel Beta fishes can actually jump out of your bowl. Not by stress. Because there are mosquitos flying around. Even little bugs if they could find.
Also, the contents in their water has to be balanced for them to survive. If you don't have a cleaner or purifier, you gotta put your beta fish in a very small aquarium for starters. Putting them in a cup is natural for them. At least you feed them at least 8-5 pellets a day, just dont try to over feed them or else they'll die obviously.
Fish definitely have personalities when I was little my family had two gold fish and they would both get super excited when you came in the room, and when I had friends over one of the fish would do back flips and swim upside down. We thought he was sick or something so we took him to the vet and they said he was healthy, he just liked to do tricks. The other fish would swim in place for hours at a time in this one specific place. It was fun to watch. So many good memories, like the time the cat fell into the tank, or the times I would race with the fish back and forth until I ran out of energy. Those were the days
That's so cute!
The cat falling in 😂😂😂 😼
Wow. This is so heart warming. Rescuing tank fish is not something I would have ever thought about. Bless you.
It's a fish
@@kenji3894yeah it is a fish (so what fatherless 5 year old?)
We raised an Oscar for many many years, from a teensy baby. That fish was SMART! It was shocking what it learned and what you could teach him. He ended up with the floating, overly inflated air bladder. I finally resorted to piercing it, after it had gotten so bad it could be accessed unimpeded from it's rear end. That fish lived another 4 years. I was thankful, but amazed.
Was he able to regulate the swim bladder after that?
@@2degucitas yes. Weird, right? He was right as rain by morning.
@@Little_Red_Riding_Hoodlum That's valuable info for fish keepers.
@@2degucitas interesting. I just had run out of options and if I did nothing he was going to die.
Crazy! Kudos to you for saving their life!
I feel so sad when I see those fishies in them little bowls. Humans are so stupid putting them in them. Terrible life for the fish. I really like what you are doing and saving them. They look so much happier & beautiful. Poor little Benjamin :(
She buys to save them. So the seller makes profit
they need also filtering and oxygen. its not like u can just put them in a small jar and they will survive.
humans are stupid. but the sellers are the main problem.
I'm not big on any animals in cages of any kind. And if they don't mind cages, why do they try to escape? Everything wants its freedom. Best to avoid cages when possible.
I think the fish are in tiny cups because they're male fighting fish and need to be kept separate to stop them fighting but unlike here my local pet shop keeps males in separate tanks with fish they wont fight with
Humans are stupid 🙄 or maybe you guys on the comments section are just ignorant. Beta fish live in small puddles of water in rice fields pal around asia. They are introverts and will fight to the death if another fish comes into their home. Also a beta fish doesn't need circulating water or "oxgen" like that one dummy said up there. The beta swim at the surface and gets oxygen like how a marine mammal would, they surface and take a gulp of air and go a couple of me down and that's its. Your never put them in a large tank of water and your never put them with other fishes. . ignorant people of the comments section 😂
The pet store my country has is a big tank for fish. With corals and decorations, I’m real happy they have proper enclosures (it’s not all one tank)
I had a pet fish around 10 years ago and I still love him very much. His name was Bolt because whenever I made him follow my finger and zipped it across the tank he'd 'bolt' to my finger super fast! He was very smart, we played games like hide and seek, follow the finger, loop game, and more too. He also remembered feeding time and place and whenever I got his food in my hand he'd swim to the place I'd feed him normally.
He woke up at 6am or earlier, and he slept on a special jade rock that was big enough for him to rest on, and if I put my fist to the tank he'd 'fistbump' it by tapping the glass with his face lol. The same with kisses and high fives.
He didn't like other fish being in the tank and would bully them a lot so we had to move him to his own tank, and before he died he was really weak and wouldn't move from his jade rock... Just a little before he died, he swam up to me slowly and gave me one last kiss, and then he died on his rock. I cried for months and I still get teary as I remember it. He lived for 4 years and I feel like if I had known more about taking care of him he wouldn't have gone so soon.
I know how sad you feel. I’ve lost a few fishes, and I really miss them. It makes me cry whenever I think about it. Rest in peace Bolt ❤️
If he was a betta thats pretty much an average lifespan.
@@DanaTheInsane That's ABOVE the average lifespan. Seems like Bolt lived a long life...
I'm still bummed out about losing my Lancelot, and trying to figure out how I messed up/IF I messed up. It's easy to get obsessive over this stuff, but I think sometimes beating ourselves up when we've done everything right isn't very productive either.
I had a fair goldfish for like 14 years. It somehow lived more than 8 years in a never cleaned and never fed tank. I think he learned to eat algae. Be nice I was only like 6 and had no idea how to take care of fish. I had a bird and a frog that were friends. I got the frog from one of those comic book ads that sells you tadpoles and eggs and one of them survived. Mikey the frog.
She is such a good person!
I love what she does for those poor fish!
It's unfortunate how not a lot of people care weather there fish live or die. They r living animals who should get the same respect as any other pet. This is nice to see how they help them as best they can
Now image a world where every person have at least half of the humanity you got. No pain, no depression since around every corner is someone who wants to help.
It’s amazing to see more people see that fish aren’t decorations, or objects, they are real living creatures that deserve love and attention just like any other animal.
Truly amazing!
Repent to Jesus Christ
“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”
John 13:14 NIV
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Omg it's a fucking fish. I hate 4 times it's body weight in haddock last night. Mammals I understand, I'm a pescetarian but my God, my empathy does not extend to fish. Thank you.
Fish are not decorations they are food
One of the deepest regrets in my life is not caring properly for my pet fish as a child. It wasn't necessarily anyone's fault, but I inadvertently caused them pain and suffering simply because I was a kid and didn't know what to do, or really the responsibility I was taking on. Now I'm an adult and I'm thinking about getting my own aquarium for some rescue betta, and I've sworn that the neglect and suffering will not occur again. My fish will be the happiest and most spoiled! It won't right my wrongs but at least I can help in a small way.
I applaud and admire you. My love for goldfish began when I saw (at the age of 3) my mother laiughing at a bowl where two beautiful goldfish, one black , one gold, were lying on top of each other -- dead. "Haha! I guess I forgot to feed them!" she said as she threw them in the trash........
Be gentle with yourself, fellow human. You did the best you could at the time, with the limited knowledge you had. You didn't intend harm, and I don't think you owe any penance.
But your idea of leveraging what you've since learned, to help other creatures, is a lovely one. And, along the way, you might also have the opportunity to teach others to better care for animals. #BeTheChange and all. 🙂
@@aattura1541 Yiiiiikes. I'm sorry you experienced that.
@@aattura1541 i sincerely hope, she's your ex mother.
how can i help my lack moor im still young and i feel so bad for my little pepsi i truly love her i want to re home her but don't know where to..
Love this. Compassion for even the smallest creatures... what a great human
This what humanity is all about ! Bless you !
I rescued a cichlid who was left in about 3 inches of black algae water when her owner moved out. She’s at least 6 inches now and a beautiful blue with two others in a 65 gal tank. It’s been almost two years and they’re all doing well. Thanks for helping fish!
Thank you so much for saving the fish’s life. How cruel to leave him that way.
Thank you for doing that. Be blessed
Thats so cool, thank you for saving that little fish. God bless
@@KittyKittyBangBang249 I love your username lol!
@@movedchannels3680 thanks! 🙏
I once went to a PetCo and in their big goldfish display tank I saw that there was a fairly large goldfish in it with no eyes. They clearly never developed even though the sockets were properly formed, just had a covering of skin over them.
Needless to say that I asked the nearest employee about that fish and managed to take it home for free.
That fish lived a pretty good life until it passed away a few years later.
Bless you! I rescued a goldfish that had lost an eye to a Discus fish. The guy charged me half price. She had her own bowl with a filter and I placed it near one of my other (I had 7 - 15 gallon - and partially cleaned them 2x a week) tanks so she could see the goldfish swimming around. Sadly she lived for a week, I did my best for her but there may have been other problems.
💞❤❤what a wonderful person you are, that little life had no idea where it was going or to who. Thank you for showing compassion to such a vulnerable helpless life.🥰🙏🏼
Good on ya for helping. It may not've been the longest life, but it was surely a _better_ one, with your help.
May God Bless you for being such a kind person! I truly wish there were more people like you. It would certainly be a better world!!
@@Bunneeee clearly you cared enough to comment
Such a sweet thing to do. I am blown away by such kindness. I know I speak for all the fish and all the people that get inspired by you when I say THANK YOU.
I think it’s wonderful that you help rescue/adopt and rehabilitate fish. A lot of smaller pets like fish, amphibians, reptiles, small rodents, and birds don’t get more specialized and extensive veterinarian care like larger pets. So I’m glad there are people out there doing things like this.
I admire anyone who rescues any living creature. Rescue is so difficult and sad. Thank you so much for rescuing fish, your compassion and love is remarkable. 💕❤️😊
I once stopped the traffic on our highway to let a tarantula cross the road without getting squished.
Do I qualify for your "admiration" ? 😇
@@sweettaterpie7009 would you rescue a mosquito?-
Yeah, she's the best kind because she really has a specialized veterinarian care for the fishes. Last time I saw a video a guy trying to take of barnacles on a turtle's aggresively, just sad 😔 I hope they all are like her.
@@Vaquita. hahah! No. I smack 'um
@@sweettaterpie7009 why do you judge another life is worth more than another?
This is one of the most incredible videos I have EVER seen! I had a goldfish named Piggy who lived for 7 years and he would come up to the top to an kiss our fingers. He was the sweet fish I loved him so much and thought no one understood that till now 😊
Omg Benjamin DIED...love how they throw that part in real quick. I literally thought this was about him getting saved 😱😭🤯
I love the fact that you have a heart of gold!!!! Thank you for helping creatures that have no voice. I don't eat meat, and starting to not want fish. Thank you for educating people that might not have payed attention.
I will always look to see if a fish is in need. I have had Japanese fighting fish. I didn't have the elaborate tank, but had a nice size bowl with plants that like water. I would wash off the dirt and put the plant inside. Not only they would eat parts of the plant, but would sleep in between the roots. Maybe you can make another video for that. Many people might not have the room for a large aquarium and there are way too many fish in need. Those cups are awful 😖
sorry to tell you that but bowl are extremely cruel they are actually illegal in some country because it's considered animal abuse they are too small and distort fish visions..... betta need at least 5 gallons heated and filtred tanks ... aquatics plants aren't necessary but if you can go for it , go for it. privilegie silk plants ... betta are carnivorous and shouldn't eat plants... people who might not have room for large aquarium shouldn't have the fish who need space.. that's a relief since halfmoons betta can fit in a 5 gallons just fine and they don't take a lot of space att all. educating people is important but we must also educate ourself first because when we think we know something , we might not.. sadly like you ... I'm a betta breeder and never would I put a betta in a bowl
Unfortunately, a bowl is never a humane way to keep a betta fish. Betta fish require at bare minimum a 5 gallon tank with heating and filtration in order for them to thrive. A bowl just doesn't provide what a betta needs. It's not your fault for not knowing that, though, as there's a lot of misinformation out there about betta care.
"a lot of people think fish are boring & completely out of feeling"
Yes this is painfully true, the number of times people have been surprised over my goldfish and koi swimming onto your hand to be fed, or swimming towards you to say hi is too dang high.
It makes me both angry & sad when people see fish as "pretty moving furniture" only. They're individuals with different personalities and are way smarter than some think.
I've had fish for around 12 years and they prove to me time & time again just how wonderful they are, there should be more education about fish and how they're handled, a tiny bowl is no life, it's a prison and these are living feeling creatures :(
I think that sometimes it takes time to learn how special each creature is. The older I have become, the easier it is for me to simply OBSERVE the animals I have collected. Watching them eat, explore, interact with me.. it all leads to a connection and deeper appreciation for how special they are. I am truly distressed when my goldfish and Bettas are not well. My tanks are doing well now, so all are happy. I've even gotten some snails and they too are amazing creatures to observe. We live in a world of wonder. God is good. His creation is awesome.
Yes! I own a goldfish pond and they are the sweet most intelligent animals. They recognize me and eat from my hand 🥰
In regards to fish living in tiny bowls, I once heard a fish hobbyist say that expecting a fish to live happily in a tiny bowl is equivalent to expecting a child to live happily in a closet. Sure they can survive in there but the quality of life just isn’t there.
I actually have A blind Tetra. Basically can’t swim around without bumbling into things. Normally sits at the bottom of the tank and the others do actually push it around gently and what I’m sure of is them giving it food they get once I feed them. People who say fish don’t have emotions I don’t agree with for this reason alone.
"pretty moving furniture" lmaooo
When people learn that fish feel pain and they STILL harm them, the game is changed.
All animals feel pain.... Keeping them alive in pain is sick
I agree.One thing that really really tears me up is when people filet (cut the sides off of) the fish when they are alive, as though the fish doesn't feel that they are being cut into. Ever since I was a small child it has also really really broke my heart when people take what is considered a garbage fish and they take it out of the water and put it into an empty trash can and then the fish just sits there trying to breathe but it can't because it's not in water. So it just sits with its mouth constantly moving for hours until it finally dies. That is sooo sooo sad!! I have always wanted to put them back in the water, but I knew that if I did, people would report me to the police for putting the fish back in the water.
@@kellies.5704
Good for you, Kellie! You have a kind ❤️, unlike many others…
@@kellies.5704 aye it’s disgraceful
When I have to put a fish to sleep if it’s beyond cure I use clove oil it sedates them and puts h hem to sleep humanely
@@kellies.5704 Me too! That is the most prolonged cruel death. What is really awful is how most fishermen don't even "see" it, they've done it so many times they've become blind to it.
This person has so much empathy its crazy. Nice!
Wow, now that’s a selfless and empathetic human who would take the time needed to care for this beautiful fish, truly remarkable🙏♥️💫✨👼🏻✨💫♥️
@Bewusster_Konsum thats a domesticated fish, it was bred by selfish humans and literally has no adaptation to live in the wild. The least we can do is take care of it, since our kind was responsible for bringing it into existence like this
@Bewusster_Konsum if she threw them in the wild they would die lmao
@Bewusster_Konsum Yeah, very selfless to keep and take care of fish who are either wildly unsuited to the area or physically disabled in an aquarium instead of just dumping them in the ocean to die.
Woah, i just always thought the "uglier" of the poor cup-fishes (betas) in the store were just unfortunate--i didnt realize they were literally the sicker ones! Thanks for that. Man, i want to save them all every time i go in those horrible stores 😒
I stand in Walmart looking at those cup fish and feel sooo bad for them...arent they japanese fighting fish? They have to be on own separate bowl because they will kill each other...wish i could afford to save some but i save cats and its expensive. Bless the beautiful lady in video....when will we ever learn? I am now going on 3 years of no meat....also fish because i DO BELIEVE they feel and bond and want a good life. Wake up world...we dont need all this pain and suffering we inflict on innocent animals.
@@pamelasharkey7653 Bettas, or siamese fighting fish, are very territorial, so males must be kept separate from others of their species. Sometimes a group of females can be kept together, but it depends on their personalities. Unless it is particularly aggressive you can usually keep one betta in a community tank with other peaceful species. That is one way responsible pet stores can house their bettas.
Unfortunately buying one of the cup bettas just perpetuates the cycle and that store will continue to stock their bettas in tiny cups as long as people keep buying them. That being said, you'd be hard pressed to find someone in the hobby that hasn't bought a cup betta, it's hard to leave them there when you know their odds for a happy life are so dismal.
@@pamelasharkey7653 im nit going vegan because a lion w]or fish would kill me if they were hunting and could, so would i and if i were hungry. (unless the fish loved me)
@@Vaquita. when would a betta fish kill you? It’s an insectivore, it only eats bugs..
@@Batbitesthesecond talking about sharks.
Kudos for being such a caring person. The world needs more people to follow your example.
Where I live, pets at pet stores in my county the workers make sure they have good treatment, such as the fish are kept in tanks and have basically have perfect living conditions.
I’m grateful for the workers there that take the time out of their day to take care of such small things
They absolutely are sentient.
I once rescued a wild crayfish that someone was going to use as bate. I asked if I could have the crayfish and was told yes. I brought him home, set up an aquarium for him, and named him Sebastian.
I wanted to enrich Sebastian's life, so I got him a school of small fish for company. Oops.
All but one of the fish disappeared. That one fish seemed upset without other fish friends and started trying to school with Sebastian. He would swim right through Sebastian's open claws.
I thought for sure the little fish was a gonner. And I couldn't afford a second aquarium, so I let them be. But Sebastian seemed to want to keep the one fish as a friend. Sebastian would let that little fish swim all around him and never made a move to harm him. So we named the fish, Fish Buddy.
Sebastian was already fully mature when I rescued him. So he lived for a few years and then passed in his sleep.
When Sebastian passed Fish Buddy swam around and around in the last spot that Sebastian had been. He was very clearly upset that his friend was gone.
I added a new school of small fish to the tank to keep fish buddy company after Sebastian passed. But Fish buddy never schooled with another fish again. He wasn't mean to the new fish, though he continued to guard the place where Sebastian had passed. And he did swim around the rest of the tank again eventually. But he never schooled again.
Fish buddy did end up having babies (Apparently he was a she.) And lived a good life eventually dying of old age, too. But Fish buddy never seemed to fully get over the loss of his friend.
Yes, they absolutely do have feelings. I have amazing stories of obvious sentience shown by Sebastian, too. If anyone someday wants to hear.
These guys were the first in my journey to discover that not just some, but all the animals are sentient. And we can see if we take the time to look and learn.
I for one would be interested to hear more. I love chickens, and try to educate people and teach them that they're far more intelligent than people ever give them credit for. I honestly hadn't even really given much thought to fish, but would love to learn more!
@@troxycat aww chickens. Your very own pet velociraptor.
Never watch The Secret Life of Chickens at 3am while sick.
I will never unsee that chicken catch a mouse. Run from the others so she doesn't have to share & then swallow it whole.
Chickens kind of scare me now.
They're really cool, especially silkies, but slightly scary.
I wouldn't mind having some rescued hens though. Since we all know they're just going to end up as spoiled rotten pets. Same as my housecats.
I'd also love to see more stories about Sebastian & his fish buddy.
They sound amazing.
@@troxycat Meant to add for you to check out Ima Survivor Sanctuary's channel. They're hilarious with they're various animals. The family now has multiple channels for several members. You'd really like 'From Suits to Boots'.
Jamie has quite a few personable chickens, ducks, geese that only like her & there's even an Ostrich now.
A few months ago they were raising a bunch of goslings & ducklings.
Well the Ice Queen a female goose decided they needed a mother to show them the ropes. So she adopted them & wouldn't let the males anywhere near them.
But there was a grey goose that just wandered into the sanctuary & never left. She also decided to adopt the babies & help raise them.
Recently the ice queen was laying eggs in the barn & the grey goose was protecting her & her nest from the pigs. Pig Trudy still managed to steal an egg though. Right from under Ice Queen too!
Hopefully she'll find a better place to nest though.
They also have a male & female turkeys. Cornholio is always showing off for Janky Jan. She's got a few screwy feathers. But unfortunately Jankey Jan is either in love with Carl or she just likes chasing after & scaring the poor ostrich male.
Like I said the Morrow family is a hoot to watch & they pretty much post daily. Actually multiple times a day too.
@@troxycat Okay. Sebastian's story really is pretty cool, too. And I completely agree about chickens being intelligent, though that is recent for me, too. I've always known that cats were sentient. But Sebastian and Fish Buddy were really the beginning for me to see that they all are.
So, when I first adopted Sebastian I was the only one caring for him. My roommate was the one who had planned to use him as bate and hadn't been very nice to the poor crayfish. The roommate was kind of indifferent toward my new pet to start.
But I was fascinated by Sebastian. I read that fully grown crayfish eat things like blood worms and meat. I didn't want to just dump a bunch of meat based food in his tank and risk it not getting eaten and polluting the water. So I would use wooden chopsticks and hold the food right in front of Sebastian's nose.
At first Sebastian was aggressive toward anything coming near his tank. Or especially coming into his tank. He would stand up on his hind legs and flash his bright red underbelly and the red underside of his giant claws. He even made his red color more vibrant when doing this gesture. And he would lunge forward with his open claws, flashing them with aggression. He was very clearly saying, "BACK OFF!"
But it didn't take long at all for Sebastian to realize that I meant him no harm. And that I was the bringer of food. Very quickly he stopped gesturing aggressively toward me. Instead, he would eagerly move toward the chopstick to eat his delicious food with no aggression at all.
And soon he started reaching up in a very different way. Even just seeing me outside his tank. He was still putting his claws up and still stood on his hind legs, but he no longer flashed his red color. He let his underbelly and claws remain a soft orange. He didn't lunge or flash his claws. And he held his claws in a very different position. Instead of telling me to back off, he was reaching up as if he was begging. Like a little kid reaching up to be picked up. Sebastian was begging for food. He did this anytime he saw me nearby now.
The really amazing thing was that he still flashed and lunged at my roommate. It looked like Sebastian was flipping him off every time the roommate walked by. Sebastian could tell the difference between my roommate and I. And Sebastian clearly had an opinion about each of us.
By this point my roommate was fascinated and wanted to start feeding Sebastian with the chopsticks too. At first Sebastian wasn't open to the idea, but once he smelled the bloodworms he came around. Within about a day or two Sebastian was no longer flipping my roommate off. And soon he was begging my roommate with his arms up like a little kid, too.
Eventually the roommate had a friend come over to see our cool crayfish. The new person stuck her face in front of Sebastian's tank to get a good look. And Sebastian was having none of that. He immediately lunged and flashed his red color and flipped the intruder off. He clearly didn't like this new person at all.
And yet my roommate and I could get as close to the tank as we wanted with no such aggression at all.
I showed the visitor how nice Sebastian could be by feeding him myself. As soon as I came near to feed him, he begged me with arms gently raised and happily ate his food.
But he never did accept the visitor, no matter how many times she visited. He just really hated her.
So, not only are crayfish aware of what goes on in their tank, they are aware of what is outside of their tank, too. They do see humans. They can tell the difference between different humans. They can recognize and remember at least three different people. And they can have very strong opinions about each different person. And very consistently, too. Once Sebastian befriended me, he never showed aggression toward me again. The same with my roommate once they were friends. And he never begged my roommate's friend. Not once, ever. Sebastian remembered who was who forever.
Sebastian also seemed to have the ability to forgive. If he's able to recognize and remember different people, then he probably remembered the unkind treatment of my roommate the day Sebastian was initially caught. And yet once shown kindness by my roommate, Sebastian apparently chose to forgive.
All of this from a creature with an exoskeleton and 6 legs.
I have honestly never looked at creatures of any type the same again.
Since then I have raised crickets and katydids. And I have seen amazing things about them, too. I would be happy to tell about them if anyone is interested, too.
I always had goldfish growing up and they each had their own personality. One in particular I had for 10 years. He was a penny fish and I watched him go from dark orange (his name was Daylight, his pure white sibling Moonbeam didn't live nearly long as he did) to pure white in his old age. He would swim into my hand for "pets", would swim up and down the tank excitedly when he saw me and he'd even splash me in the mornings (his tank was right next to my bed) & he'd pop up this little ball I had as a game. No one can tell me that they aren't aware and don't have little personalities. 💗
This is adorable! Thanks for sharing.
Now THIS is worthy of likes and applause. 👍🙏🏻
Wanna get some sushi?
It's abuse how pet stores keep fish dying in tiny cups. Wonderful Care you are giving them!
What a generous act of compassion for 'just fish'. Bravo
In this age where even humans are overlooked as being of no importance, this kind lady even cares for a wee fish.... obviously for no selfish reasons....thank you ma'am... ❤️
She has done really amazing jobs transforming these fishes here. She earns my respect.
A person like you deserves all my admiration.
Fish are very interesting creatures
And much more friendly than some think
Even wild fish will often come up to you and go right in your hand if you’re patient enough
Watching a vibrant aquarium is very relaxing to me.
I worked in aquarium shops. At one point I had 5 tanks and no TV. People would come over, laugh at no TV and only fish tanks. My response, "I have five channels and there are never any commercials." P.s. It has been proven medically that 20 minutes with an aquarium lowers stress, calms anxiety, helps with depression. Slows heart rate and respiratory rate. Meditate on a fish tank.
It never occurred to me that a “fish” would respond so dramatically to care given and to actually get well before your very eyes! Thank you for your generosity!💖
This is the truest video I have seen in a long while, I have raise and bred fish now for many years, when I was younger I'd see a suffering fish and my parents were worried "Oh it'll be a waste of money, it'll die soon" I was always upset that I never had the chance before and now showing my parents all the things I can truly do they always regretted not helping me help the fish. I have had many people tell me that fish are dumb little things that don't think or are smart enough for anything, but these statements are beyond wrong, Fish, while they may be small are some of the smartest creatures out there. They learn after 1 time where and where not to go, what and what not to eat, and I even have some "water puppies" as to what I call my bettas and my goldfish, they do tricks and have changed their lives from stuck in cups to these bright and beautiful living things. I am so glad to see these people doing and giving the exact care needed for these fish, it is not common anymore and is so heartwarming seeing that people like this still exist. So, thank you to everyone like the people above who truly can understand and know what is wrong and what's right. There are always people looking out for you like you are for fish, and all animals
You guys must have such big hearts to care about such small animals (who are also often seen as "decoration" or worse "a meal"). Every animal deserves to be loved and respected! Keep on going, guys!!!
It wonderful that we realize that ALL life matters.
Say that to plants and bugs then.
@@Vaquita. insects matter too. Insects are sentient as well. Studies have shown that bees produce neurotransmitters and can actually feel happiness!
@@terryraven5321 i was saying plants and bugs deserve as much love as animals do (i mean, bugs and us are animals.) but plants do feel pain too and emit tiny screams when cut, good thing theres another person out there who cares sbout all life too!
I really wise there was a way to live without having to eat plants. (I’m a vegetarian.) something seems sinister about this world when everything alive suffers, I wish it wasn’t that way. Plants respond to music too and move much more then people realize. The best we can do is be as kind as possible to everything.
I’m so glad this person cared about the goldfish. They are so cute and smart and deserve just as much love as any cat or dog.
I have envisioned doing something like this in my life. I've always been inclined toward the fish-keeping hobby and it's so great to see people making positive changes in the lives of these animals. The welfare of every animal is worth looking after. We're all stewards of this wonderful planet.
i swear you are the best person ever. most people see these fish and thimk "nah" and then they die. but you give them a fighting chance!
Thank you. Finally someone understands what it means for a depressed fish to be happy and start swimming showing its hidden gift of nature’s most inspiring colours.
My betas are so amazing. I cry over their deaths just as much as I would a cat or human.they each have their own fire.
I cry about the moth i accidently killed.
@@Vaquita. I killed a caterpillar once when I was 7. I’m 51 and I still think about it. No matter how small in size, our pets take a big piece of our heart with them when they go. Someday I’ll die of a heart attack after having lost so much of mine to the pets I’ve had through the years.
@@ds_the_rn Your a very kind person, i once squished a tiny bug when i was 5 or something, it makes me quite upset thinking about it and try to capture flies and let them go, when i see mosquito torcher videos and people saying “they cant feel pain” to me cause theyre small and say they kill millions a year, well we kill billions a year.. So thank you for sharing your sympathy. (By capturing flies i mean inside
the house, then releasing them outside.)
Yes, me too. Recently my fish, Spots died I cried really hard, she was like part of my family it’s not funny at all.
Same..I had a Beta baby named Summer when I was like 7/8 ish,she dies when she was still a baby,don’t know what caused it,I cried for a while as that was my first pet,haven’t had any beta/fish since,mainly because we have a cat In the house now,and he can barely resist his urge for the hamster XD.
I love taking care of fishes. They are very interesting creature’s. I love how each one has their own personality
I had a goldfish that I used to play "catch your tail" with: he would swim to the end of the tank and I would place my hand against the glass and say "I'm gonna catch your tail!" and he would excitedly swim away then come back. Well, one year I had to be in hospital for emergency surgery and was there for almost two weeks. When I finally arrived home my fish swam frantically back and forth in the tank, poked his mouth above water to take food from my hand, then flicked water out of the tank as he dove back down to the bottom. My husband told me the fish was so quiet while I was away 😥, he would talk to my fish but it didn't react the same as when I was there ☹.
Fish aren't boring at all, and are quite sensitive.
I decorated the outside edge of his tank with Christmas garland - he LOVED that!!
Awww, miss my "Big Gish" goldfish.
This woman is a life saver, it’s these types of people we want in this world.
Ahhh I love this woman! I also rescue fish, so it's wonderful to see someone else out there loves them as much as I do. ♥️
My Mom went to a firehouse hall after there was a wedding the night before. Their center pieces were Bettas in bowls. There was one little guy they left behind and the bartender didn't know what to do with it. My Mom called to ask if I would take him in. I had a 5 gallon set up faster than I could say YES!
I also took in a Betta and 2 fancy goldfish (at separate times) from a client of my Mom's. They just didn't want to care for them anymore.
Another client had a group of tropical fish that they left in horrible conditions when they were divorcing, and they allowed me to take them. Unfortunately, they all passed away from ich, even though I treated them for it.
I currently have 4 rescue goldfish I found through my neighborhood website. The one was in a dirty 5 gallon tank in the basement, and the other 3 we're part of a group of 5 crammed in a 10 gallon tank. I've had the first for 4 years and the other 3 for for a year.
It all started with 2 goldfish left behind in a small pond at the house I rented in 2004. I brought them inside so I didn't have to worry about the winter weather and water freezing. Picasso only made it 6 months, but Monet lived with me for another 9 years.
I also had a fish, Pumpkin, who had buoyancy problems. She would float upside down at the top of the tank. I would feed her peas to reduce any bloating and that would help. I miss her.
Please consider giving a home to a fish in need! ♥️
When I was in college in the 70's there was a hardware store that had, in an isle along some windows, a 'Rest Home' area for old pet birds the store owner took in.
There was a sign put up for ALL to see "Don't laugh- someday YOU will look like us.
I was young, trim, athletic and very beautiful - ya know that time of your life you tend to find 'old things' distasteful and repugnant... Well I was one of those rare souls that always loved old people and animals and I was genuinely touched when I'd go to say hi to these scruffy looking birds. I found it soothing that the shopkeeper found a place in his heart to adopt these birds at their life's end.
How very kind of you! 🐠🌻🙏
❤️❤️❤️.
I have to admit, when I clicked this, not having heard of the channel, I thought it was a joke, like something from The Onion. I was planning on posting a smartass comment, but this is actually quite touching. It never crossed my mind someone might care for fish in this way. Thank you for the video and the work you do.
I have this koi fish named Silver, she was a gift to me for my 15th birthday and I was thrilled to have this cutie but my problem is that I don't have the suitable fish tank for her. For a month I kept her in this tiny aquarium since its the only thing I had. I'd love to buy a new that's suitable for her to live comfortably but I don't have the money to be able to do that. Yesterday I moved her in a crate that I layered with tarpaulin and she's doing fine right now but I hope I can move her to a much more comfortable tank for her. I love her so much and I want only the best for her. Whenever I come and look at her, she sometimes comes up and says hello and my parents love her, she is adorable.
Absolutely love this woman!❤️🙏
This gives me such hope that there’s others in the world that love animals like this. ❤️
Poor little Benjamin. 😔
even fish need love, even the small things like ACTUALLY LOOKING INTO WHAT THE FISH NEEDS TO LIVE would do wonders on helping it grow and flourish
the pure love to help a disabled goldfish is why I love humanity still
My son won a carnival fish when he was young. Although I did not anticipate him coming home with one I decided to buy a tank and setup. When to my surprise it lived beyond a month or so we bought some companions. That carnival fish loved for me to pet it and it outlived the others!
Every creature on earth has feeling. Some may not have the capacity for love but they all understand comfort versus distress. We need to realise that treating them as worthless is part of why they suffer.
Its their little souls that are important not their temporary bodies. Thanks for rescuing him. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
OMG Humans do not deserve this planet except these few genuine souls who help. ❤
I have a water turtle that we got from my sister’s school. When we first got her, we wondered why she would swim in circles and was unable to see her food sometimes. I looked closely and noticed that one of her eyes was really cloudy, which made me realize that she was half-blind. Despite that, we love her dearly and she’s a pretty smart turtle.
Totally agree with all Living creatures have feelings and we as humans should show a little more compassion towards living beings we don't understand. So grateful there are humans on this earth like this amazing person.
No they don't... Almost no animal have this "feelings" you talk about
@@JixNull I will keep on believing what I want & you just stay as ignorant as you are, let's see what end of the scale you will end up on..
@@ErantheB Scale on what? Is that a threat?
@@JixNull LMAO at a completely stupid person, you actually think I'm threatning you, Nah bro I say it the way I see it, you obviously can NOT stand someone else thinking differently to you. Good Luck with been so narrow minded and keep feeding that tiny little ego you have there.
@@ErantheB JIX NIX => textbook example of WILLFUL IGNORANCE!.
There is no difference between cows, chickens, horses, fish, dogs and children. All are sentient, all deserve respect.
all are tasty. all shall be mauled and eaten.
@@user-tj3qy8ml1v You’re around 12 yrs old, aren’t you 🙄🤦🏻♀️
@@dankuneasewaybill333 We cheapen the value of all sentients by treating them as though they don’t have equal value (and it serves us to keep them as lesser beings because we exploit them).
Unfortunately, most of humanity (as is) are born, consume, pollute and die without doing anything “worthy”. It’s why the world is in its current appalling state.
That “image of God” idea depends on which faith you follow. If you’re a follower of Hinduism, you might have the face of a monkey. If you’re a follower of Islam, Muslims don’t believe humans are created in God’s image because God is unique and has no equal etc etc. In creating different tiers of respect for life, we create bias and assign more or less (or no value) to each - which is wrong. It’s such ideas that allow prejudices to take root and flourish.
@@dankuneasewaybill333 who created animals then?
This lady is an angel 😇
I use to have a goldfish named Dorthy when I was very little. I gave her all of the proper care she needed and I loved her so much. I fed her, talked to her, sang to her, showed her drawings, you name it, I did it. The day she passed away was one of the most heartbreaking days of my early childhood. On a lighter note, It’s so wonderful that people are doing the best they can to save these poor fish, they are just amazing people. I bet people are very proud of themselves for doing such heroic deeds and I believe they should be. They are doing this from the kindness of their hearts and to save the lives of those in need. Rest In Peace to all of the fish, or any animal for that matter, who have passed away due to cruelty. Rest In Peace, my beloved Dorthy. I’ll always love you. 💖
So sweet to love a pet goldfish so much, I too had a goldfish I lived as much his name was Buddy💙 Rest in Paradise Dorothy 🙏🏼💞💦
Just knowing that there's more people out there who cares as much as you makes life so much easiser
Love people like this, someone who truly cares about animals will always have my respect 😊
Rip baby Benjamin 🤍✧
What a lovely lady
This woman is magnificent.
May God please bless and keep her.
I have a whole tank of just disabled fish that have been born in my other tanks. They can't live with the other fish cuz the other fish will attack them but when separated they live a normal happy life.
One of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen.
People who are this good to animals deserve a statue.
Sorry for your loss. I could never have the heart. Fish are amazing. You are the fish "whisperer;"
This made me cry 😢. To see these poor creatures and the way they came in is terrible. Thank you for this woman and her kind soul for saving them 💗
I’d never imagine that someone would care so much about a disabled fish 🥲 🥺
I adopt fish from a local fish store, he takes such good care of all of them. They've helped me greatly with my ptsd, and I love my babies. I meditate with them, and they all recognize me. They sit in my hand sometimes and we relax together.
I own ranchu goldfish myself and when I saw that little baby ranchu not able to swim it broke my heart. I’m so happy that you are giving fish a second chance to live a happy and healthy life.
Yess!! Love this!! Walked into a pet store just looking at the animals, the fishies and saw this poor beta so pale and lifeless. I had told my bf we need to save him and he was on board with it. Around $500, with a decent 14 gallon tank and 8 months later Perry our beta has flourished :) We talk to him all the time and when we feed him he comes swimming to the front of the tank every single time it’s so cute. We also put his little pellets on the tip of our fingers and he jumps out of the water for them!! It’s quite amazing he’s a beautiful blue with these amazing silver shimmers to him.
You are an ANGEL and a HERO!! Thank you so much!! You should be a guest speaker at schools to educate the new generation as well! Keep up the great work & GOD bless you for respecting his creatures!
I have multiple goldfish without fins and they are the sweetest things ever. They can live up to 20 years and recognise my face. They follow me around but none of my family lol
I just have to say you are amazing. Thank you so much for rescuing these fish who otherwise quietly suffer the brutality of neglect. Thank you, thank you, thank you
How wonderful you thought of hand feeding Benjamin with floating food. You were so kind, and really tried.... He was so cute. RIP, Benjamin.
WOW....Who knew ! I would've never thought there would be people fighting to save gold fish. That fish was not as fragile as I would've thought. A survivor. Bless you 🙏
Fish do have personalities and it's so nice when they swim to the glass excited (for food) I like to pretend they are excited to see me. They are great pets to have.
Benjamin was adorable! Thank you for helping him live a better life and all of the other fish you have rescued!! I agree that all fish are intelligent and have feelings like other living beings. Thanks also for spreading the message about proper care for them-they certainly deserve it. I have a beautiful female pink & red betta, named Belle. She is very spoiled and has both a filter & heater in her tank also. ❤💕❤💕❤❤
This person… is a hero. If you are the person who ran this fish rescue, I want you to know that what you is is amazing and fabulous. Thank you so much for taking care of all these fish. 🐠🐟🐠🐟