Post by Wingthing on Nov 23, 2004 22:45:47 GMT -5
sniff... it's been about five months since I lost my first betta Phineas, and I still miss him. A beautiful red betta, he was a grad present from a friend of my mother's. I was terrified I'd kill him within a week. Instead I got hooked on bettas. Phinny always danced for me when I came to turn on his light in the morning, and always flared angrily whenever someone besides me got too close to his 1 gallon tank. I even taught him to kiss me goodnight (he only did it for a week, before he figured out that my finger wasn't food, and wouldn't bother). I really hoped I'd push the 4-5 year age limit for bettas, but instead I only had him for 367 days. He started eating less, and then one day he was thrashing around in the water. He died while I was on a desperate run to the pet store to find him something - anything - to give him.
I've since the expanded to a 5.5 gallon tank, but my new betta Emmett will never take Phinny's place (setting aside the fact that Emmett's utterly psychotic!) None of the bettas I see ever seem to look as handsome as Phinny was.
It's great to have a forum like this, where I tell other betta lovers about my Phinny.
I've since the expanded to a 5.5 gallon tank, but my new betta Emmett will never take Phinny's place (setting aside the fact that Emmett's utterly psychotic!) None of the bettas I see ever seem to look as handsome as Phinny was.
It's great to have a forum like this, where I tell other betta lovers about my Phinny.
