Anyone have large dead fish for donation to University students?

[jsodwi]

I can't gut them sorry buddy

 

[MikebNJ]

You guys really freeze your dead fish with no plans for them? This baffles me

I thought I was the only one.... and I thought it was weird I kept rats in my freezer for the snakes.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

I thought I was the only one.... and I thought it was weird I kept rats in my freezer for the snakes.

I don't feel that weird because you have a purpose. What's the purpose for dead fish?

 

[krichardson]

I don't feel that weird because you have a purpose. What's the purpose for dead fish?

I can't speak for others but I have done it with fish that looked impressive enough that I wanted to have preserved somehow.I have done it before and had a fish taxidermied but I will probably never do it again.

 

[Thekid]

I don't feel that weird because you have a purpose. What's the purpose for dead fish?

I usually freeze fish when I need to provide evidence that the fish died for the two week gaurentee or if its negative thirty with a foot of snow on the ground. Sadly they usually end up on the bottom of the pile after a while and I forget them until I really don't like any of the options digging through the freezer.

 

[SePPii]

I have a 14'' Tigriunus catfish and a 9'' Marble motoro stingray in my freezer

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

I can't speak for others but I have done it with fish that looked impressive enough that I wanted to have preserved somehow.I have done it before and had a fish taxidermied but I will probably never do it again.

Why don't you do it yourself with baking soda?

 

[krichardson]

Why don't you do it yourself with baking soda?

I have heard of that but never thought to try it myself....farthest I have gone was to let bugs eat away the flesh so I could keep the skeleton.

 

[raubiy]

I thought I was the only one.... and I thought it was weird I kept rats in my freezer for the snakes.

I can't get away with this.
My wife kill me 100% if she see something like that in freezer

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

I have heard of that but never thought to try it myself....farthest I have gone was to let bugs eat away the flesh so I could keep the skeleton.

It's been done quite often in my piranha section over the year. This is the one I like the best

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/my-mummified-piraya.274578/

Another large piranha

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/preserving-my-12-tern.179055/page-4

And here's the direction they followed

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/piranha038/proj_pira_mummi.html