Pesesín, the goldfish who united a community of neighbours through their collective efforts to look after him. Photograph taken from ‘La Crónica del Pajarito’ and published under the Creative Commons license. One of the most talked about stories on Spanish social networks demonstrated what it takes to bring neighbours together. The story's thread has made Pesesín the most famous goldfish in Spain. On July 2, 2017, the residents of a block of flats in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) stumbled upon a goldfish bowl, a tin of fish food and a note in the hallway of their building. The note said: Me voy unos días de vacaciones y no me dejan llevar a PESESÍN. Necesito vuestra ayuda para que le deis de comer, solo se le debe echar una vez al día. Dejo la comida y un cuadro para saber cuándo comió. MUCHAS GRACIAS I'm going on holiday for a few days and I can't take PESESÍN with me. I need you to help feed him, he only needs to be fed once a day. Here's the food and a chart to keep track of when he was fed. THANKS A LOT On the note, there was a chart that the neighbours could use in order to record when he was fed, which started on Sunday July 2 and ended on Thursday July 13. Without any hesitation, the neighbours adopted the goldfish, feeding him and noting each feed time diligently. They even left notes and instructions for their fellow neighbours: The note that was left with Pesesín that outlined the instructions for taking care of him. Image shared by Nuria on Twitter. ‘¡No echar tanta comida!’ ‘Agua cambiada el viernes 07/07′ ‘Se le cambió el agua a Pesesín el lunes 3 y mientras tanto estuvo nadando un poco en el lavabo (1°D), pasolo estupendo!’ ‘Don't give him so much food!’ ‘Water changed on Friday 07/07′ ‘We changed Pesesín's water on Monday 3 and whilst doing so he was swimming for a while in the sink (apartment 1°D) He had a great time!’ It also seems that on Sunday there was a mini-crisis when Pesesín's food ran out. But this was quickly resolved by the neighbours in apartment 4°, who bought another tin. One of the neighbours, Nuria, found the story amusing and decided to share it on Twitter: Alguien de mi edificio se ha ido de vacaciones y ha dejado en el portal a su PEZ para que el resto de vecinxs lo cuiden mientras tanto pic.twitter.com/WE70D1TXjo — Nuria (@Nuria_GMz) 11 de julio de 2017 Someone in my building has gone on holiday and left their FISH in the hallway so that the rest of the neighbours can look after him Y nada es muy guapo y está ahí a lo suyo nadando tranquilo etc y todo el bloque está intrigadísimo con quién lo ha dejado ahí. — Nuria (@Nuria_GMz) 11 de julio de 2017 He's a very attractive fish and is there swimming peacefully whilst the whole block is extremely curious as to who left him there. What Nuria didn't expect was the response that her tweet received. It quickly went viral, with more than 60,000 retweets and 100,000 likes. Soon, Pesesín became a trending topic on the social network — and not only in Spain. The tweet also grabbed the attention of users from Argentina, Mexico and Colombia. Many Twitter users reacted to the news by praising the community that looked after the fish: Me encanta que vecindario más majo donde vivir que me mudo jajaja me encanta pesesin — Estefania (@fanny15715) 12 de julio de 2017 Love this, what a nice community to live in, I'm moving there! I love Pesesín! Quédate con la persona que te cuide y se preocupe por ti tanto como los vecinos de @Nuria_GMz cuidan y se preocupan por pesesín. — guido (@GFioravantti) 12 de julio de 2017 Stay with the person that looks after you and worries as much about you as the neighbours of @Nuria_GMz care for and worry about Pesesín. Me muero con la historia de pesesin! Todos los vecinos cuidando del pez de la vecina. Aún hay esperanza en el mundo. — Carol (@srta_estivbi) 12 de julio de 2017 I'm cracking up listening to the story of Pesesín! The whole community looking after their neighbour's fish. There's still hope in the world. Quando vuelva el vecino #pesesín tendrá un acuario pro con chorros, plantas y un Bob Esponja de plástico. — Puropoliester (@Puropoliester) 12 de julio de 2017 When the neighbour gets back, Pesesín will have a new fish tank with jets, plants and a plastic Spongebob Squarepants. Other users rightly criticised the recklessness of the fish's anonymous owner, highlighting — in some cases — the double standards we apply to animals: Muy gracioso lo de Pesesín pero dejar el pez en el portal para que te lo cuiden los vecinos es tener un morro impresionante. — Un muchacho (@AlexSegurola) 12 de julio de 2017 Very funny story about Pesesín, but you must have real nerve to leave a fish in the hallway for your neighbours to look after.