Re: Fish funeral suggestion???

Well, I usually flush, but I haven't been *that* attached to a fish.  There
is an article on aquarticles.com about a man who dried and mounted his fish
so they could be with him forever.  The address is
http://aquarticles.com/articles/literature/norfolk_failures.html .  He
seemed to have some degree of success doing this.  I'm not sure if it would
appeal to you, but I'm just throwing suggestions around.  If you want to put
it in a coffin at the bottom of the lake, make sure that the coffin is
watertight and will eternally stay that way, because the dead fish could
introduce exotic diseases that the fish in the lake are not immune to, which
could do a lot of damage to the enviornment.  You could also put it in a
coffin down in the dirt, if that would make you feel better.  Anyone else
have any ideas?


"Ron M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> We have a beloved old betta, about 4 years old, that we "rescued" from
> a coffee-cup-sized bowl in an office about 3 years ago. He's showing
> dropsy-like symptoms: swollen, whitish belly, lethargy, barely eats,
> hangs motionless in one spot all day. He's been this way about 3 weeks
> now. Considering his age, I don't think he's going to make it, even
> with antibiotics and water changes.
>
> Burying a fish down in the dirt just doesn't feel right. Do you agree?
> Of course, no way we're going to flush him down the toilet.  We do
> live near a large lake, and we've though about putting him in a
> "coffin" and putting him in the deepest part (about 180 feet).
> Anybody have any ideas or suggestions? It's amazing how attached you
> can get to a living thing over time, even a fish.
>
> RM