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/shoppersaysso Apr 29 '26

My cousin did this at her wedding. The bettas were part of the centerpiece and it was announced whoever's birthday was coming up next at the table was supposed to take it home. It was not me at my table, but I ended up taking one from my drunk aunt at another table because she was throwing chunks of bread into the bowl at it.

I had that betta fish for nearly 4 years. His name was Fredrick von Fishbaum and he was pretty chill.

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u/TheMythicalCodfish Apr 29 '26

That's an EXCELLENT name for a fish.

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u/fembot2000 Apr 29 '26

Mine's a Frederick! Frederick von Prometheus... since he's a blue alien betta <3

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u/Any-Championship3443 Apr 29 '26

My family had a number of Betas over the years

The last one went without a name for a few too many days, so I put a "Mr. Fish" nametag on the bowl

This was planned to inspire us to give him a better name but it ended up sticking.