Another one down

Amalthea died this morning, apparently just a few hours before I woke up. She was not sick, or depressed, and there are no external factors that could have killed her, so I can only assume it was natural causes. She was about a year old, which is a somewhat short life for a betta, but she was never sick and was always happy and social.

My betta count is now dwindling at six, because I haven't "replaced" the two that have died during this academic year. (Athena also died in February, due to depression over being removed from her sister's tank.) I won't be buying any more bettas until August most likely, because I don't want to have too many when I'm traveling. I wouldn't be surprised if any of the others died soon though, because a few of the males are getting to be pretty old in betta years. I can just hope they'll go quietly and quickly like Amalthea did.