RIP Whitey

My second beta fish died. I feel partially responsible. He was sick like the first one was but I treated him and he was coming around slowly. I thought he seemed very bored and lonely so I researched what sort of fish can co-exist with male betas. With this info I purchased a small Platie on friday. I set him up in the tank and he was just sort of hanging out. I came in Monday and Whitey seemed very sluggish, not good. I just figured I needed to treat him some more. Late in the day I noticed the Platie was bugging Whitey. I took a closer look at Whitey….. his top fin was totally gone! The little bastard must have eaten it off of him. I immediately separated them with the tank divider and started intensive treatment on Whitey. Sadly this morning he died. I took him out and put him in my lunchbox for burial. I felt like killing that little bastard fish that attacked whitey. I told Ali about my plans for murder. Just a little bleach in the tank, she pleaded for me to not kill it. It is still alive for now. No more fish, I don’t like the dying part.