I hope he knows fish breathe dissolved oxygen in the water and that they don ' t breath actual air like mammals though . Because that can lead to a dead fish Source I thought the fish would be ok out of the tank when I was four because of all the air . My mom corrected that as soon as she saw the goldfish flopping on the coffee table . <| sep |> What are you even trying to say here . <| sep |> Kind curious what personality type and requirements you have . And also Chris about you . <| sep |> It sounds like you ' ve got a solid method for dealing with this issue . Congratulations on figuring that out . necessity based out of love instead of fear what a concept . Thank you for responding . <| sep |> This has been happening to me a lot lately scared