Yeah, one of my old roommates had a beta that 
lived for five years!  When Thalin (named after 
her D&D dwarf...and by default the more famous 
one...) finally left for the big fishtank in the 
sky we had a funeral and floated him down the 
creek.

But as for a pet of mine, my baby Mainard 
weighed 28 pounds of pure alley cat muscle.  He 
wasn't fat, just HUGE.  He was sweet some of the 
time but a bastard the rest, which can be scary 
when the cat can knock you over (I still have 
the scars...).  He was the scourge of the 
neighborhood and the undisputed king of our 
house. He would even refuse to eat his breakfast 
unless someone was standing behind him petting 
him!  

Too bad it turned out that he was cranky because 
of diabetes :(  I gave that cat three shots a 
day for almost a year but a year ago we had to 
have him put to sleep. 

So here's a cel for my dear departed kitty 
Mainard.  He's pretty, regal, dangerous, mean as 
hell and-most importantly-FLUFFY!!!

(I would have posted one for my guinea piggies 
too but I don't have any cute enough!)