I killed a fish and i cannot get over it:(

My daughter had these 2 fish she won from a festival last year, but now she only has one. What happened was I was changing the filter and somehow one of the fishes got inside the cartridge and I squished it while putting the other filter in. I felt like something wasn't right and when I was done I was looking for the other fish but it wasn't there. My heart sunk and I looked in the cartridge to find the poor little guy lifeless.

I can't seem to get past it. Now the other fish just sits in the same spot of the tank all day, looking out and it hides from me when I get close to the tank. It makes me want to cry every time I look at him. What can I do?

Is it normal to mourn so hard for the loss of a little gold fish?

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Comments ( 13 )
  • Cuntsiclestick

    You did it by accident. It's okay. Being hard on yourself isn't going to help things. Perhaps you should get that lonely fish a fish friend from the petshop?
    :)

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  • dirtybirdy

    Aww, accidents happen.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Well, you didn't do it deliberately. You basically killed the fish on accident. Try not to be too hard on yourself. This may not make perfect sense to most people, but the fact that you feel so bad about killing a little fish on accident proves that you're a good person inside, and that's something to feel good about!

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  • GrownMan420

    I killed my dog and i cantget over it

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  • satanniggasandpopsicle

    Get a new one?

    It was an accident. No need to blame yourself so much.

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  • INSANE710

    Get another fish
    Funny

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  • Carlton03

    and also to hell with spiders and other crawling insects!!!!!! They are pests!!!! Fish are cute at least, if those pests don't wanna be killed they shouldn't intrude in our houses the LITTLE PESTS!!!!

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  • Carlton03

    Hopefully the poor fish didn't feel much pain at least....

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  • Carlton03

    I would feel so bad aswell.... poor little fish....... :-( awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, you didn't mean it so your not a bad person or anything but next time you will naturally be more careful.... please get that poor fish another companion, that's at least a nice gesture to attempt to make it right again

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  • Jujudog

    Fish Killer! FishLivesMatter! You should be barred from keeping animals of any kind, and be punished by being made stick your bleeding hand in a tankful of piranhas.
    I'd say that little guy you left lonely would laugh!

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  • noid

    Get the first fish another one for company.

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  • dirtybirdy

    I love spiders. Sometimes I accidentally suck one into the vacuum. By the time I realize, it's too late. I apologize out loud several times. It's just awful:(

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    • wigz

      When I lived in Oklahoma, a fucking tarantula was on my wall. I don't mind the small ones but that was too much.

      I was mowing the lawn once and came across a horny lizard. That was fun. My husband found a huge black snake by his garage. Glad we don't live there anymore.

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