Alright my Zaliosus's pop eye is extremely bad now and his water has been perfect 0ppm ammonia 0 nitites and 5 ppm nitrate. I also have been treating him with Salt, high water temp 85, daily doses of Melafix and a large air wand. He hasn't been getting any better, but infact getting worse. He got it from wacking his head on the heater and now has parasites and leisions on him. I don't want him to suffer anymore so what is a humane way to euthanize fish besides freezing him?
Euthanizing
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I like quick. Plastic bag (a thick one) and a quick, hard swing against an unyeilding surface do the trick.
THANK GOD I HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THIS IN A LONG LONG TIME!! /me crosses fingers and hopes
THANK GOD I HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THIS IN A LONG LONG TIME!! /me crosses fingers and hopes
Jeox;1182333; said:I never euthinize unless the fish is like gutted or something. I always prefer to give them a chance..even if the eye falls off he'll probibly live.
BUT if you euthinize i'd use clove oil.
Well i have been giving it many chances to heal but it's just not happening and the eye is not the problem anymore it's the parasites and stuff. His whole socket looks to be rotting and he has a leision on his gill plate. Where do I get Clove Oil?
Cross127;1182259; said:
You should never treat fish suffering from pop eye or dropsy with salt as it makes it 10 times worse, these conditions come about when the fishes osmotic process goes wrong and the fish starts filling up with fluids causing the eyes to pop out or bloating like dropsy symptoms, salt just puts even more stress on the fishes osmotic process and internal organs.
Understanding what salt does to freshwater fish;
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86298
I hate to say it, but treating the fish with salt has just made the pop eye condition even worse.
You can buy Clove Oils at most Grocery stores, and I second it as the most humane way to euthanize a fish. It puts them to sleep, and they just don't wake up.
how the hell is my post considered trolling???????
I think I have plenty of posts on here to know that I am not a troll.
It really is the quickest way to do it. It may not be as sensitive as clove oil, but it is just as "sensitive" as putting it in a bag and slamming it on the ground. The fish feels absolutely no pain (if they can feel pain at all) when you do it with a garbage disposal because it is instant. They are never out of the water except for the millisecond before they hit the blades. THERE IS NO SUFFERING! and it is a lot less messier than the "bang them" method and there is 0 chance of messing up. You can mess up the clove oil and it will prolong suffering. you can mess up the "bang them" method if you get nervous and not do it long enough. There is only one con to this method and many pros... it is fast, limits suffering to the minimum, 0 chance of a mistake that prolongs suffering, and their is no mess at all. It just wont work with huge fish that is all.
I really don't understand why my post was deleted...
I think I have plenty of posts on here to know that I am not a troll.
It really is the quickest way to do it. It may not be as sensitive as clove oil, but it is just as "sensitive" as putting it in a bag and slamming it on the ground. The fish feels absolutely no pain (if they can feel pain at all) when you do it with a garbage disposal because it is instant. They are never out of the water except for the millisecond before they hit the blades. THERE IS NO SUFFERING! and it is a lot less messier than the "bang them" method and there is 0 chance of messing up. You can mess up the clove oil and it will prolong suffering. you can mess up the "bang them" method if you get nervous and not do it long enough. There is only one con to this method and many pros... it is fast, limits suffering to the minimum, 0 chance of a mistake that prolongs suffering, and their is no mess at all. It just wont work with huge fish that is all.
I really don't understand why my post was deleted...
There are similar threads like this, debating on the most humane ways to euthanize fish. there is no humane, guilt-free way to euthanize your pet, but sometimes its gotta be done.
2 of the best methods IMHO-
submersing them in clove oil,
or submersing them in EXTREMELY hot water.
Im not too keen on bagging up my fish and slamming them into a wall, or other insideous, barbaric ways of killing fish. I get no pleasure from smashing a fish to death, and for those who do smash fish to euthanize, I strongly advise you to seek other methods to put your fish down.
2 of the best methods IMHO-
submersing them in clove oil,
or submersing them in EXTREMELY hot water.
Im not too keen on bagging up my fish and slamming them into a wall, or other insideous, barbaric ways of killing fish. I get no pleasure from smashing a fish to death, and for those who do smash fish to euthanize, I strongly advise you to seek other methods to put your fish down.
This was written by someone I trust very much, hope it will help
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/faustus/nicoldaquaria/euthanasia.htm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/faustus/nicoldaquaria/euthanasia.htm
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