[Salone]

That...does sound horrifying.

I only ever really did betas, because I was in a small town and betas were the only thing that survived Wal Mart's horrifying fish practices. Even then, they went through some unfortunate events.

During the ice storms of 2000 (Oh my god I sound old), our power was out for weeks. We lived very far out in the country, so we were low priority. Everything was all electric, so no heat save for firewood. During this time, our poor betas were frozen in their bowls. I was heartbroken.

Once the power came back on, we put put them on the stove and thawed them so we could bury them. Didn't actually need to.

Little bastards lived for 3 more years.