Comments on: Lessons on Life… and Death? http://thoughtnot.net/2011/01/24/lessons-on-life-and-death/ because I thought so... Sun, 20 May 2012 21:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: mike http://thoughtnot.net/2011/01/24/lessons-on-life-and-death/#comment-2484 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:16:37 +0000 http://thoughtnot.net/2011/01/24/lessons-on-life-and-death/#comment-2484 While this is "typical" behavior for betta fish, they usually only live 3-5 years (5 being an extreme max). When you buy them in the store, they are usually @6mos old, so if you have one for 2.5-3 years, they're pretty much living out their days. Though slightly funny in retrospect, it made us teary eyed, too... T is such a sensitive little guy. It was good that it ended the way it did, but we hated putting him through that. Lesson learned - next time poke the fish before you call the coroner. LOL! While this is “typical” behavior for betta fish, they usually only live 3-5 years (5 being an extreme max). When you buy them in the store, they are usually @6mos old, so if you have one for 2.5-3 years, they’re pretty much living out their days.

Though slightly funny in retrospect, it made us teary eyed, too… T is such a sensitive little guy. It was good that it ended the way it did, but we hated putting him through that.

Lesson learned - next time poke the fish before you call the coroner. LOL!

]]> by: mother-in law http://thoughtnot.net/2011/01/24/lessons-on-life-and-death/#comment-2483 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:06:10 +0000 http://thoughtnot.net/2011/01/24/lessons-on-life-and-death/#comment-2483 this made me teary eyed. In your research does this mean this happens all the time or just before they are ready to die? That 15 to 20 min. Emily spent upstairs alone with the fish had to be difficult. this made me teary eyed. In your research does this mean this happens all the time or just before they are ready to die? That 15 to 20 min. Emily spent upstairs alone with the fish had to be difficult.

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