[Romantic Old Bird]

Sorry about the fish! Aquatic condolences, even if swimming around a tank is all you can bring to this world, you can still do it with style.

No matter what form it takes, loss is hard to bear, and that's why when my puddy tats are gone, they will not be replaced...............

On a brighter note, how about a tortoise? Low maintenance, sleeps through the winter, will probably outlive you, and, if Paul's right, will even withstand an attack by a hippopotamus!