And then there was one...
I'm back down to just one betta.
I'm sorry to announce that Ricky lost his battle this afternoon. He laid down in a lovely pink plant, and I could tell by his posture and the way he was breathing that it was close. So I sat and talked to him for awhile and let him know that I would miss him and he had been a very good kitchenfish, but that it was okay if he had to go. I couldn't stand to watch him anymore, so went away for an hour or so, and when I came back his body was still in the plant, but he wasn't with it. :(
So now he's not suffering anymore, and I put him in a container of water in the freezer next to Henry (who I lost in February) and I'll have a double-betta-funeral sometime before the ground freezes in the fall. There's a spot between the tool shed and a huge pine tree where my other dearly departed fishies are, and they'll have more company soon.
Thanks for the kind wishes and prayers, guys. It's all very appreciated. *hugs*
I'm sorry to announce that Ricky lost his battle this afternoon. He laid down in a lovely pink plant, and I could tell by his posture and the way he was breathing that it was close. So I sat and talked to him for awhile and let him know that I would miss him and he had been a very good kitchenfish, but that it was okay if he had to go. I couldn't stand to watch him anymore, so went away for an hour or so, and when I came back his body was still in the plant, but he wasn't with it. :(
So now he's not suffering anymore, and I put him in a container of water in the freezer next to Henry (who I lost in February) and I'll have a double-betta-funeral sometime before the ground freezes in the fall. There's a spot between the tool shed and a huge pine tree where my other dearly departed fishies are, and they'll have more company soon.
Thanks for the kind wishes and prayers, guys. It's all very appreciated. *hugs*