A man from Guiyang City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, held a special cremation ceremony on Thursday for his gold arowana. /VCG Photo

According to Mr. Gong, who worked at a pet service company in Guiyang, Mr. Ai loves raising fish, and this gold arowana was bought as a pet a few years ago. /VCG Photo

As it grew from 10 to 60 centimeters this year, the gold arowana became a member of the family and received a lot of love. /VCG Photo

Unfortunately, the fish jumped out of the tank one day, and died after all rescue measure proved ineffectual. /VCG Photo

Mr. Ai thought it was not appropriate to eat the fish nor throw it away and so, to offer a decent funeral for his beloved pet, Mr. Ai decided to hold a cremation ceremony for it. /VCG Photo

“We have cremated many cats and dogs, but for a fish, this is the first time.” Mr. Gong said. /VCG Photo