Betta Fish: Saying Goodbye to my heart Betta, Rudis

I got this sad little pink thing almost 2 years ago, thinking he wouldn't last the week. He could barely swim, with some obvious deformities and swim issues but I could see he wanted to live, he never gave up.

Two years later, I sat all yesterday, watching him slowly, peacefully fade away after the best life he could have had. I made sure he was comfortable on his favorite leaf, just below the water line so he didn't have to move to get to the surface. He still recognized me, lifting his head to see me but no longer strong enough to swim. Today he was gone.

I've never seen a Betta with so much drive to keep going, he could barely swim, much less sit upright so we worked together to figure out his best tank set up to allow him to do all the Betta things he wanted to do. He would slowly climb up from leaf to leaf for breakfast every morning and watch TV with me on the side table near the couch.

It seems so silly to put such emotion into such a little soul like a Betta fish, but he truly made my life so much brighter. He kept me company through some terrible times and always made my days start off on the right foot by seeing his silly little trip to the surface for breakfast each day.

He will forever be known as my Raw Little Chicken Breast.

He will absolutely be missed, good bye Rudis.