R.I.P. Willie

Well, after about a week of not doing well, Willie is finally gone. :( He was fine about 30 min. ago, but I just walked into the kitchen and he is gone.

I am sadder than I thought I would be. I've felt horrible all week long because I didn't know what to do help him. I even asked around about how to euthanize a fish and the best answer I got was putting baking soda in their water. The baking soda takes away the oxygen, so I guess they would either drown or suffocate, not sure which one. That didn't sound like a very humane way to help him out, but I guess just letting him struggle with his breathing for a week wasn't that humane either. I do feel guilty. I just hope he wasn't in a lot of pain.

I first posted about him 8/13/07, so I've had him for a year. I guess that's a decent life for a little fish. It was a blast having him around, I swear he had a personality, even if he was just a fish. I will definitely miss him.