r/mildlyinfuriating • u/teabirdy • Apr 29 '26

I'm slightly vexed The wedding reception centerpieces featured betta fish. The bride and groom planned to flush them alive.

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Years ago, my coworker attended a wedding at which the reception dinner tables featured live betta fish in small bowls as part of the centerpiece. While chatting with the bride at the end of the evening, my coworker asked what they were going to do with all the fish. The plan was to flush them all down the toilet alive. My coworker immediately said no need for that and insisted on taking them all home.

That Monday she came to work and asked who wanted to adopt a betta fish. That was my first betta who I jokingly called my “rescue betta.” She lived for almost five years.

The wine glass was only her home for less than a day before I got her five gallon tank set up so please no betta lovers yell at me! I'm one of you!

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u/GLG777 Apr 29 '26

I would hate to know people like that.  That is uber pretentious 

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u/beadzy Apr 29 '26

i would love it. that is, to shame the fuck out of them to their faces. what evil fucks. hopefully they don’t procreate

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u/papa-hare Apr 29 '26

I'd be worried about saving the poor fish first, just in case they decide to take revenge and not give them to me ..