What to do with my fish

[5co77ie]

*holds head in hands*

You really are on fire today aren't you... Of course it will kill them... It isn't the most human method though...

[Ed209]

Right its 16:45 and I've decided. While the poll says one thing (must be all the hippy votes), the experience in this thread is saying take it to the freezer, so off to the freezer it goes.

I only have 10 year old single malt in the house. I'm NOT using that!!

[5co77ie]

Can humans get popeye?

[Ed209]

RIP

may God be my judge

thanks for all the advice

[LusciousLucy]

A collective bye bye to Ed's freezer bound fish. Just remember to get it out and bin it when you return or that could a surprise some time down the line when searching for some dinner!

[Pogues Mcgogues]

There's one in my dads tank I wish would just die! It's so scabby, the other big fish pure bullies it, but it never dies ever!

[Paul ™]

Murderer!

[The Nal]

Why not drink a bottle of gin and get someone to throw it at you so you can "Higuita" it to death?

[brighteyes]

I put my fish in the freezer when it was dying. Didn't feel much guilt as it was quite distressed, just putting it out of its misery. As 'distressed' as a fish can get, anyway.

[ampersand]

when you say freeze it, you mean in a bag with water?

[5co77ie]

when you say freeze it, you mean in a bag with water?

[ampersand]

yeah

[5co77ie]

see that seems less cruel now. originally i just thought chuck it in the freezer out the tank

[feral chile]

This thread's made me all warm and fuzzy now (unlike the poor fish).

In the midst of all this talk of spending cuts and worse, there's people who care about the suffering of a little fish.

[saratink]

my mate had a fish that was bullying all the other fish so she put it down the toilet and it swam round for a while so she flushed it down!

[dakyras]

Freezing a fish is not humane. It's just the least messy/easiest way of ensuring death.

The most humane way is to cut its head off with one chop of a very sharp knife. They don't feel a thing.

*edit* to add, it is a painful way to die for tropical fish, but cold water fish such as carp just fall asleep in low temperature water, because they're used to living in ponds/lakes that have frozen over.

Edited October 15, 2010 by dakyras

[rachbon]

fish are shite pets.

[ampersand]

fish are shite pets.

[rachbon]

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Edited October 16, 2010 by _rachelbon

[The Nal]

fish are poikilothermic so their blood matches the temp as it cools - I've read on fish forums that they think it's similar for the fish as taking barbituates

[rexclark]

fish are shite pets.