In Retrospect

I feel bad for the fish. He was doing fine on his own. He didn't deserve what he got. He was swimming and eating some and going under water, swimming to the bottom of the tank and coming back in. He was even blowing a few bubbles.

So in summary, he was a good fish. He really didn't deserve his treatment tonight. He was used and worked on for hours tonight. A fish can only take so much. He got to the end of his life rather quickly. It was a very sad thing. I'm sorry to see him go. I wish he was still alive. I miss him. I don't want to replace him with another fish, but I know that I have to otherwise my parents and sister will ask well what happened to the fish. And of course I don't want to explain. So I probably will have to find him a replacement. He was doing so well. It's a shame. Even with one eye he was kind of doing alright. Better with two eyes.

The lesson learned here is that I cannot even poke one eye of a fish, or two eyes. Because the poking leads to so many other things which leave the fish in a very bad condition very rapidly, and it doesn't end until his death. It's unfortunate, but that is the way it is. So, in the future the goal is to just let the fish swim, don't bother him. If he swims slowly, just let it be, that is probably the best one of these fish is going to do in cold water.

This fish deserved better than he got. I can only say that it is good he is no longer suffering. It's for the best that I ended his life in the end. It wouldn't be fair to leave him floating on one side, breathing, barely able to move around, and not able to see. That's just too much for a fish to have to take, no fish should have to live that way. He suffered for hours, and that's unfortunate. His death at the end was quick and after that he stopped breathing immediately. So at least after that he no longer suffered. That's all I can say for now.