Buddy, the Betta fish I had gotten as a Christmas gift, has died at the age of 1. He was insane most of his life, flaring at things that didn't exist, darting around his bowl in circles when he thought no one was watching. As he got older, he developed a fin deterioration problem that could not be identified nor fixed. For the past few weeks, he had been eating less and less, spending most of his time on the surface of the water, just resting. On August 14th, Buddy's body gave up. He is succeeded by Seamus.