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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (65987)	11/29/2004 9:06:25 PM
From: Crocodile	Respond to of 71178

Every once in a while, I'll go into some pet store to get something for my dog and end up coming home with a couple of betas. I always kept a couple in bowls when I was young (in addition to keeping 3 freshwater tanks of fish). I don't generally keep fish anymore, but do occasionally take pity on a couple of beta fish displayed in plastic containers, and wind up bringing them home. The problem is, they seem to like it here and live so long that it's rather a commitment. Last week, I was speaking to a friend I haven't talked to in quite some time and we got talking about beta fish. He said, "Don't you just hate them? You get a couple and the damned things never die and you end up looking after them forever!" I laughed because I've thought the same thing -- not that I particularly want anything to die, but the little devils just seem to float around in their bowls for years, unlike some other fish that die if you look at them the wrong way.