friend being dramatic or me being mean? (fish related)

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KATALEKEEPER

KATALEKEEPER

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Ok so my friend who is also somewhat into fish keeping, not as much as me mind you, got a goldfish a few months ago from petco. He called it jimmy and he lived a happy life in a 10 gallon tank. until about 2 weeks ago he died from some complicated with his HOB. My freind took the day of from school for it, and I thought it was him being really dramatic so he could miss school. Apparently I was wrong and this kid really, really was hurt by the death of this fish. Today I asked a group chat that im in - "do yall like jimmy or my fish more". (Keep in mind I didnt think he actually cared about the fish that much, i thought he was using the death as an excuse. He got really mad and told me to "suck it" and then kicked me out the chat lol. Was I being mean or was he being mega dramatic?
 
I don’t know how attached to a gold fish someone could get In a few months but I have definitely had fish that were very special to me and upset me very much when I lost them.
Everyone is different and some see fish as not really a pet as much a possession others can become very attached.
Who’s place is it to judge how someone else feels at the loss of a pet?
I don’t really see the need to comment even if your friend was just playing it up for an excuse. Why does it matter? It’s their life
 
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When my Oscar and my jag died I was ready to pour bleach In the tank and be done with it entirely (I didn't obviously) and they were the only one in that tank that died! A loss sucks no matter how attached you are to the fish or what kind of fish it was. Personally I think we should support everyone else around us when they lose fish, at leastif they were attached to them. Just my .02$
 
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