Rotting Fish Tank Gets Transformed into an Aquatic Oasis When a Woman Treasures a Discarded Goldfish Needing to Be Rescued

If you were looking for a sign from the universe to buy a goldfish, it doesn't get much better than this. A woman was walking down the street and saw out of the corner of her eye, a rotting, algae-clad fish tank piled up in the dumpster. Thinking she could upcycle the tank and put a new fish inside, except she approached the glass only to be shocked by the adorable pink fish inside. 

Still swimming in circles in pond-water-like filth, the woman's heart leaped into her chest–she had to save him. 

Keep scrolling to read the heartwarming tale of a woman's growing friendship with a forlorn fish she found on the street. Although we usually see stories of the Cat Distribution System or heartwarming tales of dogs getting rescued from the life of a stray, this woman's devoted rescue of a resilient fish will sway your soul. 

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