Death,...by any means necessary!
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Wow, I step out of the room for a day or so and all Hades breaks loose!
ANywho, I'm glad we've all kissed and made up. I would be very disappointed if this thread got closed as it has been a source of valuable information for a lot of people.
I am glad to see so many people have voted for the last option - not euthanizing their sick fish at all; this means that even though we live in a society of instant gratification, some of us (not me, but some of us at least) are still willing to be patient with the meds and treatments, and take loving care of our pets.
ANywho, I'm glad we've all kissed and made up. I would be very disappointed if this thread got closed as it has been a source of valuable information for a lot of people.
I am glad to see so many people have voted for the last option - not euthanizing their sick fish at all; this means that even though we live in a society of instant gratification, some of us (not me, but some of us at least) are still willing to be patient with the meds and treatments, and take loving care of our pets.
Wow, how did I ever miss this one?!
I'd have to vote for a combination of blender and decapitation. Simply crushing the heads of small fish works well (kinda like a blender), and decapitating large fish in one swift slice of the knife is also quite effective.
NoDeltaH2O...
I must say, I was disappointed to see that you had pretty much disappeared from the forum by the time I joined up. I still enjoy reading your posts whenever I happen to come across them, and your sick twisted sense of humor is right up my alley. Like Matt said, please come back!!!
BV
I'd have to vote for a combination of blender and decapitation. Simply crushing the heads of small fish works well (kinda like a blender), and decapitating large fish in one swift slice of the knife is also quite effective.
NoDeltaH2O...
I must say, I was disappointed to see that you had pretty much disappeared from the forum by the time I joined up. I still enjoy reading your posts whenever I happen to come across them, and your sick twisted sense of humor is right up my alley. Like Matt said, please come back!!!
BV
NoDeltaH2O...
I must say, I was disappointed to see that you had pretty much disappeared from the forum by the time I joined up. I still enjoy reading your posts whenever I happen to come across them, and your sick twisted sense of humor is right up my alley. Like Matt said, please come back!!!
BV
I must say, I was disappointed to see that you had pretty much disappeared from the forum by the time I joined up. I still enjoy reading your posts whenever I happen to come across them, and your sick twisted sense of humor is right up my alley. Like Matt said, please come back!!!
BV
As for the blender I see the point but wouldnt it be as easy to decapitate and not have the mess? I havent tried the blender methos..or hell any of them for that matter but I can just see dropping a fish in the blender and it not being very efficient. You know kinda tossing the fish around as it takes cuts out of it.
For small fish fish I simply crush their heads between my thumb and index finger. For 'smallish' fish I use the same method with pliers instead of my hands.
I definitely agree with you, Brian, about not wanting to dirty the blender.
Of course, I've also used the 'garburetor' (sink garbage disposal) for such a purpose without having to clean anything afterwards.
Hmm...
Now that I think about it, I still think decapitation is the way to go for any sort of sizeable fish, so I think I'll go ahead and make my official vote be for that option.
BV
I definitely agree with you, Brian, about not wanting to dirty the blender.
Of course, I've also used the 'garburetor' (sink garbage disposal) for such a purpose without having to clean anything afterwards.
Hmm...
Now that I think about it, I still think decapitation is the way to go for any sort of sizeable fish, so I think I'll go ahead and make my official vote be for that option.
BV
I do the frozen temperature shock, luckily I haven't had to use it much, but it works instantly. I had some neons with NTD and as soon as they hit the water, they floated like a feather to the bottom of the bowl, no fight, no thrashing, not so much as a single gil movement. Same with the Bettas I've had to put down.
I've actually researched this subject and saw most of the methods listed here, except freezing. That seems like a humane way short of the clove oil method. Flushing has to be the worst. Think about it.
I saw a biologist on TV put a fish in clove oil to anesthetize it while it was being tagged. Seemed like a good way to treat a pet. And that's what my Bluegill are. They meet me at the side of the tank, swim very close to my hands when I reach in etc. Hell, they'll eat out of my hands.
Can someone tell me where to get clove oil?
I saw a biologist on TV put a fish in clove oil to anesthetize it while it was being tagged. Seemed like a good way to treat a pet. And that's what my Bluegill are. They meet me at the side of the tank, swim very close to my hands when I reach in etc. Hell, they'll eat out of my hands.
Can someone tell me where to get clove oil?