Sad fish tank

My wife yelled at me last night for neglecting my fish tank.


She looked at the tank and looked at me dissaprovingly like a mother who is dissapointed in her son. I don't blame her for being upset. The tank has an overgrowth of algae and a portion of the water has evaporated. My wife mocks me telling me if the fish could talk they would be crying for help.

I feel bad for them. I acquired my fish tank during a bad time in my career. I had just quit what initially was to be a promising job which turned out to be hell and was out of work for almost a month. Needing to keep my mind occupied, I decided to get a fish tank which turned out to be therapeutic until I get my new job. Sadly my fish haven't gotten the same love and care from me since.

Nowadays, I have the tank in a sun room which isn't heated or has any air circulation. The poor fish have to tolerate the freezing winter and the stifling heat of the summer. Its even hard to forget we even have fish since we never go into this room. Its sad seeing that I initially was dedicated to my fish buying Ph kits, water balancing liquids and what not. Now they're lucky if I even remember to feed them or turn on/off their light.

I keep procrastinating to clean the tank. Its not like cleaning a dog where if you don't want to clean him you can send him to the groomer. A fish tank can get kinda nasty if you neglect it. I try to think how those poor fish feel swimming in that water that is high in ammonia levels with dead plant leaves floating about. They can't keep up with their own ecosystem since the tank is so dirty.

Oh well, time to go watch TV.

Later.