Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Strawberries & Cream, my male red/white piebald BF VT died this afternoon. I had been watching him closely for the past couple days.. he had been breathing heavily, and only last night had he gotten worse by looking very week, hardly able to swim. Wasn't SBD, I know, but he didn't even finish his dinner.. leaving a bloodworm untouched. I didn't medicate him as I didn't know what to use.. he did however have IAL in his tank. Strawberry never was a Daddy.. Strawberries & Cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 :( so sorry to hear that Sarah... Strawberries & Cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks Shadoh. Another little look into Strawberries & Cream's life.. much too short life - Trying to be like Paul's fish. Doesn't work too well when your a piebald with me as a photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Looks like he had a very happy pampered life Sarah, no matter how short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks Jarrod, that really makes me feel better. I only had him for a few months, yet he was happy during that time. I brought him from a pet store.. saw him and said he was mine. He was watching me.. and put up a good fight with the store guy trying to net him. Makes me laugh even now. Last ones, That's it. He never really liked photos being taken of him. Had a funny little cellophane patch at the end of his caudal.. you can see that in some of the above photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Sounds like you have some great memories to remember him by, and now there is this little memorial topic for him on AusAqua that you can browse. goodbye little fella! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks Shadoh, that is a wonderful way to put it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Rip little buddy. Sorry Sarah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks Paul. :byebye: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Sorry to hear that sarah maybe you can get one of his photos printed and put it up near your tanks, as a nice reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 That's a good idea. Thanks Neffy. Wonder if his neighbors will miss him when it is un-carding time.. most likely will think they already won the flaring competition and no intruder is back for more.. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl13 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Sorry to hear Sarah he was a little cutie Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks Jo. Creamy Boy was a cutie. Biggest of my boys - about 5cm from tip to caudal peduncle. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Damn another one of our Christmas stars gone Loved that photo of him in the Strawberries & Cream Christmas dreams...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel031 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 He was a beautiful betta. Might he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I thought that too Wayne.. didn't want to say it incase to scare the other Christmas Comp. Entrees. BUT of coarse that doesn't mean the others will die, I do not believe that is true, just a sad coincidence. Thanks Wayne. Thank you Daniel. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Wasn't trying to scare the others off .... just a damned shame another nice fish is gone.... some say a fish is a fish but when they star in photos and people get to "know" them its still sad news.... But then I'm a bit of a softy for animals/fish - don't even like the idea really of culling - I have an african cichlid I've dubbed Quasimodo as his spine is deformed and his dorsal line ends above his left eye... but he is a rabid feeder and holds his own with the other 'boys' quite well.... someone suggested culling him but he's doing pretty good from what I can tell and he'll be one of my pet fish for a long time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Of coarse I know that you weren't trying to scare people! Bad choice of words by me. I'm a softy for all animals too. I hate killing (even feel a bit bad when I step on an ant ), yeah, laugh at that if you like. I don't know if I could cull fry. Danny Boy wants the deformed ones as they are "cool" so he can have them as pets. That's alright, right? I'm sure Quasimodo is just as happy & healthy as the others, even with his deformity. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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