My daughters fish just died

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:43 am

Should I keep it until she gets home from school so we can bury it, or should I get rid of it before school kicks out?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:52 am

I agree with RJ.:-6

But you should check the water for a tiny gun so the next fish doesn't go "Amercan" and start shooting again.:wah:

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:56 am

I know its only a fish, but it little sad really. We have had him for 3years, he was about 4 inchs long. I wonder what killed him. I hope the other 2 are okay. I moved him to another tank, I think I will put a cover over it - I can't bear looking at it.

Hey Wisey, maybe it was the other fish with the little gun :wah:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:00 am

ThePheasant;773277 wrote: I know its only a fish, but it little sad really. We have had him for 3years, he was about 4 inchs long. I wonder what killed him. I hope the other 2 are okay. I moved him to another tank, I think I will put a cover over it - I can't bear looking at it.

Hey Wisey, maybe it was the other fish with the little gun :wah:
Just like with any good old fashion gunfight.. There has to be a loser..

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:10 am

One of our cats died 18 months ago, she took it very badly (he was only 8 months old). We did a ceremony for him, and answered all her questions in the best way we could.

I don't think we can flush the fish, he's a bit big.

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:18 am

rjwould;773295 wrote: One of the important lessons children learn is the fact that they have the capacity to move forward after dealing with loss.

Another important lesson is watching how the parents deal with it and whether or not they are respectful of the dead.

My father always stopped the car and moved dead animals to the side of the road... I don't do it, but every time I see road kill, I remember his actions..

There are other important lessons learned too..

Well said RJ. :-6

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:48 am

YZGI;773280 wrote: Just like with any good old fashion gunfight.. There has to be a loser..

maybe he was having wild fishy love and had a heart attack??

I agree about leaving him though and letting her deal with the loss of her fishy! :-1

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:51 am

sunny104;773328 wrote: maybe he was having wild fishy love and had a heart attack??

I agree about leaving him though and letting her deal with the loss of her fishy! :-1

:wah: What a way to go.

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:51 am

poor love :-4

rest in peace little fishy

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:03 am

I always thought of a Goldfish as being the perfect pet, they don't eat much, never show unhappiness or pain, don't bark or make annoying sounds and their wastes are minimal.

It's really hard to get emotionally attached to a Gold Fish and when you come home and find them floating belly up, you can just flush them down the toilet.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:06 am

Lon;773346 wrote: I always thought of a Goldfish as being the perfect pet, they don't eat much, never show unhappiness or pain, don't bark or make annoying sounds and their wastes are minimal.

It's really hard to get emotionally attached to a Gold Fish and when you come home and find them floating belly up, you can just flush them down the toilet.
Or, if they are big enough you can filet and fry them.

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:55 am

:wah:

let the fishy rest in peace,

would you want to be flushed down a toilet?? :p

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:08 pm

rjwould;773412 wrote: No! I made them promise to burn me...I figure ... I might as well get used to it..

Watch it if they start practicing by throwing lit matches at you..

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:17 pm

3 years is a long time in fish years. Keep it till she see it and decides what she wants to do. Just went through this very situation with my Granddaughter's Beta Fish she was crushed he died.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:32 pm

CARLA;773452 wrote: 3 years is a long time in fish years. Keep it till she see it and decides what she wants to do. Just went through this very situation with my Granddaughter's Beta Fish she was crushed he died.

I find that crushing Beta fish usually ends in their demise.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:00 pm

when my kids were little, we had a goldfish (not for long of course) until my youngest who was about 2-3 decided that it was cold and needed to be put in a sock....needless to say, the fish didn't benefit from the well meaning actions of my son....

I've flushed the fishies down the toilet before, they understood though...we've had a lot of animals die unfortunately!:-1

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:25 am

I used to keep a 90 gl saltwater tank in Fl. When I moved to Minnesota I had to "make the fish go away"

I had one clownfish I was extremely fond of.

I lived on a canal that led out to the bay that led to the gulf so I gently placed him in the water to run free like the wind. He just swam in one place looking up at me while I sat on a rock feeling horrible. No way he would make it in that water but who knows ?

I hope your still out there little friend !

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:38 am

Lon;773346 wrote: I always thought of a Goldfish as being the perfect pet, they don't eat much, never show unhappiness or pain, don't bark or make annoying sounds and their wastes are minimal.

It's really hard to get emotionally attached to a Gold Fish and when you come home and find them floating belly up, you can just flush them down the toilet.

This addition to the home may be welcome.

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Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:21 am

When my son was about 4, he had a pet snail. :wah: When it died, he cried and cried. He insisted on a proper burial ceremony for it.

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:09 pm

rjwould;773702 wrote: Well, how did it turn out, Pheasey?

She cried a lot more than I expected. It may have been because we buried him next to her kitten :-1