Saturday, May 19, 2007

DAY 38: Lazarus Betta Fish?

We've had Greenie for over a month now, and I feel like I'm finally past the stage where I'm afraid he's going to turn up floating at the top of the bowl one day. I was reading some interesting stuff online, kind of Romeo-and-Juliet-like, or maybe it's like in Lost, in which people thought their betta fish was dead only to find it "come alive" again later. Turns out that unless they're downright "crispy," you can put a fish that's jumped out of its tank back in and maybe it will recover. I wonder how many people have flushed their bettas too soon? Greenie's little tank has a lid on it, but sometimes I've found it a little off-center and I wonder if he knocked it loose.

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

Is Greenie still alive? I just bought a betta yesterday. The kids insisted I did. I almost bolted, not wanting to take on any more responsibibility but then I found and amazingly beautiful fish and bit the bullet. My other betta was several years ago. Her name was Deada because I constantly thought she was dead and within a day or two she'd be alive again. I totally get Greenie.