Rest In Peace, Jax

Today, with a heavy heart, my girlfriend and I are saying goodbye to Jax, our beloved albino oscar. He was a great little fish, and the first pet I got in my new life of sobriety. He was also Katie's first fish. She had no idea fish could actually have personalities but I promised her "wait til these oscars prove you wrong" and she quickly understood and fell in love. He seemed to struggle a bit his entire life, never ate much, stayed little (for an oscar) and was frequently sick and needing to be medicated. But he was almost always the first to the front of the tank whenever we approached. He was loved and will be missed greatly.

Thank you for some good years little buddy, rest easy.

Sorry craig! And I agree.....they do have personalities.

Sorry for your loss Craig...I've never kept fish but I have NO doubt that they too have personalities. Animals of all kinds are under-estimated.
Rest in peace, Jax.

I grew up with oscars, they are like a puppy with fins and are pretty intelligent, so I understand what you mean and am sorry for your loss.

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sending positive vibes. the loss of a pet is never easy.

So sorry man.

Oscars have great personality. They are wonderful fish.

My thoughts are with you.

Sorry to hear about your loss craig! What size tank do that need as adults? A 55?

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Sorry for your loss brother Craig. RIP Jax. May you come back in your next lifetime as a shark or a snake!

My condolences...

I too am a big fan of Oscars and a former owner

great fish. I’m sure you guys Gave him the best life you could !

Sorry for your loss friend.

Hugs Craig. Very sorry for the loss of your sweet friend.

Thanks all.

Sorry to hear - the loss of a pet is tough.

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Originally Posted by Knowell

Sorry to hear about your loss craig! What size tank do that need as adults? A 55?

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I recommend at least a 75 gallon. The width and height of a 55 is fine, but the 12" depth really is too narrow.
My two others are adults in a 75 and doing well.

I'm so sorry Craig! Jax seemed like he was such a personable little guy! Rest in peace sweet Jax

My heart breaks for you and your girlfriend it's the worse part of pets is the hole in your heart when they leave, I know you did everything you could to take care of your precious friend . Just keep swimming sweet little Jax in that big fish bowl in the sky. ~healing hugs from across the miles ~

Really sorry for your loss. Whenever someone or something passes, I always wonder why we inflict this pain upon ourselves. But it's because the many years of love and excitement are what get us through the tougher times.

I'm not sure if it's insensitive to ask to see a picture of him, if you have one, but photos help make the experience a little more real for us, too.

Keep your head up. Rest In Peace Jax

Thanks all. It was a busy past few days with work and a wedding, but today we are burying Jax and saying a few words. I'm sitting here typing and getting teary eyed (perfect timing after replying to @redshepherd thread about men and machismo, hahaha).

Yes, losing our animals hurts. It sucks, quite frankly. But it's important to remember the moments of joy they bring to our lives on a daily basis. And to remember that we gave them good lives. I will miss Jax always, but I know he's in fishy heaven and I gave him a good life while he was here.

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Originally Posted by PiperPython

Really sorry for your loss. Whenever someone or something passes, I always wonder why we inflict this pain upon ourselves. But it's because the many years of love and excitement are what get us through the tougher times.

I'm not sure if it's insensitive to ask to see a picture of him, if you have one, but photos help make the experience a little more real for us, too.

Keep your head up. Rest In Peace Jax

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Thank you. Unfortunately, I really don't have many pictures of Jax. The few I do have are from his first few months with me when he was tiny. And those (along with tons of snake pics and pics of my niece) are stuck in a flash drive that I can't get to work. My laptop crapped the bed a while ago, so I haven't tried in a while either.

RIP Jax and long live sobriety to u Craig. he sounded like a tough lil guy - survived his illnesses, that power outage but his time eventually came. glad he brought joy to your home and taught others about fish.

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So sorry for your lost Craig!:(

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Originally Posted by Ax01

RIP Jax and long live sobriety to u Craig. he sounded like a tough lil guy - survived his illnesses, that power outage but his time eventually came. glad he brought joy to your home and taught others about fish.

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Thanks, my man.

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Originally Posted by AnnieHeart

So sorry for your lost Craig!:(

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Thank you.