As the title says…
Woke up and found my favorite little fish dead in an accident. He was my favorite out of all 7, cause he was just so tiny compared to the rest. It’s my first loss with this group of fish. And the most recent to this was over a decade ago. What makes me 10 times sadder is that it’s not my water parameters, it’s not age, illness or something like that. I accidentally caused this by not being careful. My filter (a backpack type) started making that noise indicating that some water has evaporated and the level is a little lower than it’d like. I have a bottle nearby with treated water for that exact reason. It was very early in the morning. Like 5 am. I didn’t wanna turn on the lights, so I poured water in by feel. Usually I pour it into the filter or as close to it as possible to avoid disturbing anything underneath. But this morning I was too sleepy to do it properly. And the evening before I moved my moss a little (it’s in those half spheres) and it ended with one side on a taller rock. I guess my poor little friend, who loves to hide in various spots in the tank was under it at the time and the flow of water dislodged the sphere from the rock and it fell right onto him. Cause that’s how I found him. I know it’s silly to be this upset over a tiny fish but I love them so much. And he was my favorite of all. I would check up on him individually like 10 times a day everyday. Something about him was absolutely endearing. Now he’s in a flower pot because I don’t flush my fish and don’t leave them in the tank either. I don’t have anyone to discuss my little water babies with, so I decided to share it here to get it out of my system. (My family also doesn’t care about fish, so they wouldn’t find this upsetting at all.) Still very upset. I even made him a little sign with his name on it in the flower pot. I’m one of those sensitive people. RIP little Will.
I know it’s not the usual type of content here but I really don’t have anyone to share my grief with. I know it’s a thing that happens but the first one is just so sad.
Posted by KyleJesseWarren
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Oof, I feel you. Give Him A Sweet Little Burial Near A Flower Pot. My New Beautiful Rili And Blue White shrimp Trio Just Passed Away Today Too To Others Its Just Shrimp… To Me Its My Little Guys Ill Be Burying Them Soon Too🥺
I’m so sorry. You gave him a good life.
nah, I don’t think it’s silly. Some animals just stand out sometimes or they come into your life at a specific time that makes em special
For me, it was a trio of Glass catfish that my mom and I bought on Easter Sunday – probably more than 30 years ago, still remember how special they were in my eyes