When your Betta dies...

[TurtleMan84]

What do you do with your Betta when they die? Do you bury them? Flush them down a toilet? Just curious...

[aokashi]

I bury mine in one of my potted plants, fortunately, I haven't had to do it too much. I advise against flushing as it can be potentially harmful to your local water ways.

[ZubinBetta]

I buried my last dead betta in a favorite potted plant. Fish corpses are great fertilizer, especially a little one that won't overwhelm the plant. It also seems more respectful than just tossing the body in the trash or flushing down the toilet. "We are Dust."

[TurtleMan84]

Yeah, I wouldn't flush them, wouldn't want to risk clogging my pipes or septic tank.

[lelei]

I feel that it would be best to honor their memory in a garden..or backyard..buried..with small rocks around the grave site..I would feel uneasy about flushing. Because if you bury..you could always go to see the plot..and visit:)

[lelei]

And to add..I would take of thier fave plants or the hidey hole and bury them with that, or in their cave..would make me feel better:)

[Luimeril]

i hate to sound heartless, but i just throw them in Ma's flowers. if their tank was bare-bottom, i take out the plants and dump the whole tank into the flowers.....

[iElBeau]

I've heard of people putting them in their compost box. They're animals, therefore biodegradable, and perfectly safe to compost. Idk how I'd feel about that.. probs similar to if I put him in the trash :/

[a123andpoof]

I don't mean to sound heartless but I flush mine. (I do not worry about my local water. Seriously it comes from the river and then is cleaned.)
I have thought about burying them but I worry my other pets or chickens may dig them up. It may be a weird thing to worry about, but I wouldn't want them to be eaten...

[xShainax]

I flush mine.