chickadee

Well we had a wonderful day and I played with him and we had fun and he swam and played in the plants and through his hampster tubing and in his log like he had not done in a month or more and this morning he was gone.

I woke to him "sleeping" in his tubing and when he would not wake I began to wonder and sure enough he had gone. But it looked like he had simply slipped away in his sleep peacefully. He did not look like one who had been sick for over a month or suffered. I am so grateful that we had yesterday to play and be happy.

I am now going to go clean the tank up and get it ready for another one of the guys when it is good and sterilized and clean and taken apart. I decided to sterilize it and use it for a quarantine tank or hospital tank so it will go into storage. I am not replacing the betta. I am going to be moving some of my fish around and going to 3 tanks instead of my current 5 as with the loss of my other fish it will work. With the way things have been going here the decrease will be felt but perhaps be a blessing in the long run due to some other factors.

Thank you all for the love and support I have felt through all of this and I want you all to know that you are wonderful people. Marty would appreciate the caring and I know I do but I am not going to grieve because God gave me a wonderful gift in yesterday to have one last sweet and great day with him.

Rose

Fishies-for-me

Wow ...that is so touching. I am glad you did not have to put him down and that you had one lovely day to enjoy each other and that he slipped away peacefully...but I am sorry for your loss.

Martinismommy

Rose I'm sorry you lost your little man Marty...I know how much you loved and adored him.....I'm so glad that you got to spend yesterday with him and that when his time came to swim across the bridge he went peacefully.....He was a very special boy and we will all miss him.......

RIP Marty

welshalien

It's almost like he was sparing you the agony of making the decision. I am soooo sorry for your loss.

RIP Marty

Kelly

Tazmiche

Oh my word, i too filled up with tears of sadness but then more came with joy!! What an emotional rollercoaster!!! I'm so sorry he's gone now but thrilled that he spent time with you!! The tears are back again!

tzqng8

It is poignant that in humans, this sometimes happens, too. Just before a loved one will pass, they recover for a short period of time, as if to give the one's that love them a glimpse of the "real" them before they part. I think it is God's way of letting us say goodbye to our loved one's in a more natural way, and vice versa.

I am very happy to hear that you had a smiliar experience with Marty. Peace be with you.

COBettaCouple

Aw, Rose.. we're sorry that Marty's gone on but grateful and happy that his last day was a gift to you. He had a happy day and passed peacefully.

Lucy

Rose, I'm so sorry Marty is gone.

He gave you a special gift, almost like he was saying, It's ok, Mom, I know there's a special place waiting for me and I'll be alright, don't worry.

I'm truly amazed by this. Before my mom passed, she had a stroke and couldn't speak coherently for months.
I mourned over the loss of those special mom daughter talks we used to have. One day she just started talking and we had a wonderfully long talk, then her speech was gone again, she passed a couple days later.

It was a gift from her just like the gift Marty gave you.

You have my deepest sympathy, my friend.

chickadee

I want to thank you all but please do not grieve for him. Of all the fish I have lost I will probably remember him most even though I had him the absolute shortest period of time for this last day he gave me and the love that it showed me. It was a thing I did see in humans in my nursing career but never had witnessed with another species until now and I will remember it until I go on to my reward. It was truly an unselfish gift from him and I will adore him forever for it.

Rose

Tazmiche

and now i am crying again!!! We don't even have to know each others fish and but it still gets you!!! To Marty!!

sirdarksol

Sorry to hear that he's gone.

capekate

Hello Rose...
My heart is broke as well, tho you have asked us not to grieve.. but I am and like Tazmiche.. I am crying too. The tears are of compassion... for you and for Marty. I feel your loss... But I want to say that in a mysterious way... Marty left the world as he wanted to and having given you a wonderful day together was his loving passing gift to you.
I am so very sorry...

ara

Rose, I am so sorry...

0morrokh

Sorry to hear Marty passed away. But that's nice you got one last day with him.

COBettaCouple

Yea, Marty was a super special little guy! I think he knew how much he was loved and wanted to return that to his Betta mommy.

pamd

Marty's story about an animal bonding with a human (and likewise) is one of the most incredible, stunning and touching ones I've ever seen. I just now logged in after a couple days away and was rather shocked by the loss after his miraculous recovery. After just a couple of seconds, the tears of sorrow strangely turned to joy at the extraordinary gift Marty gave you and all of us on his last day of life. I think a little tiny fish has given all who know about him a huge and positive lesson about life and death. No matter one's religious beliefs, a story like this could make some people, including me, wonder whether it was mere luck, fate or God's will that Marty and you found each other. Whatever it was, I personally think Marty carried out a very big mission. You served as a conduit of it by taking such wonderful care of him so you could convey his full story.

Rose, thank you for sharing this story of life, death and love.

MinxMermaid

oh rose, i'm soooo sorry to hear about your loss

lots of hugs and love to you and little marty.

i too HATE seeing the little fishies suffer and i often make rick take them out when they're suffering too much.

but what a gift he gave you, to have one last good day with Mom, telling you he loved you.

hang in there mom, love and hugs to you always
marty is swimming in heaven telling all the other fishes about his great mom.

Allie

Man I am getting really tired of hearing about our beloved betta leaving us.
Big hugs Rose. Sorry about Marty... RIP handsome.
Unfortunately something is out there taking our bettas.