i bought the fish and a tank...got it all back and set up and got the tank half full of water when my mum walked in, said 'wtf u can get that out of my *********(lots of stars)**** house NOW' and that was the end of it....in her defence it was the 4th tank and luckily was only like 2 gal.
but like bettagurl says, u gota try and abide coz u dont pay rent or nothing.
i do EVERYTHING (i cant get a job at present) i cook, i clean, i do the washing, ironing for me, my mum, my lodger and my lil girl, and water changes lol....just in exchange for my mum payin for the tanks heating and lighting.
sorry dude, thats just the way it is. i can only defend it as a parent and that knowing if i didnt have my mum i couldnt afford to have my fish ...or my daughter come to think of it lol