R.I.P: Hocus up in fish heaven.

It's a sad day today. My first fighting fish that I named Hocus has passed on 29th July 2009.

It has a partner, named 'Pocus' (Hocus+Pocus - get it?), that I bought after Hocus, it was blue in color. A glorious mystic blue. But, sadly it passed too.

Soon after the passing of Pocus, I've found a replacement. I named it Pocus II.

Pocus II is a blazing red fighting fish with a tail like an enticing Spanish dancer. Fortunately, it is still with us today.

In the note of still remembering the lives of Hocus, I must state that it was a brave survivor fish. It last for a grueling 6 hours without water - dried and gasping for oxygen in a broken (accidental) fish bowl. I thought it was dead, but just as I was about to poke it, it moved (terkejut i!!).

The fish was so dry that the tip of it's long tail was tipped off (slightly), but survived.

During it's last days, I knew it's life was coming to an end, when I saw that it lost his appetite and not in it's 'fighting' usual. It's color faded too. FYI, it was marroon colored.

Suddenly, on a cold Wednesday morning, as I was about to fed my two fishies..I saw Hocus, lying on the floor - lifeless. I checked the bowl, but it's not broken. It has commited suicide.

It jumped out of the bowl. Very unusual. Is it suffering from depression? Another tragic death of a beloved pet.

Selamat di kebumikan di depan rumah.