how to preserve fish or anthing else

[X24]

they sell kits to seal the corpse in acrylic

the problem with kits like this is airbubbles getting stuck in the acrylic.

 

[gigas12]

I have one snakehead in a jar in formalin,more than two years.

 

[aeri]

where could i pick up formalin?

 

[coreyweinkoetz]

it's sold at most fish stores look on the back of meds for ingr.

 

[Greenspot]

I have a freezer full at work and 1/2 full at home. way to costly I've already talked to three differant guys and they dont think they can keep the color up in the bright salt water angels and triggers I want museum quality thanks though

Hmmm I think maybe you should look at your water quality. Thats alot of dead fish!

 

[soulFish]

If they are big enough have them mounted. Here's a friend of mines taxidermy examples. He's done a snakehead I think. All of these are Skin mounts.. meaning the actually fins, skin head and gills are used.

www.KevinsFishArt.com

 

[soulFish]

Corpse will still rot in acyrlic.. it'll just go to mush from the fish oils

 

[coreyweinkoetz]

Hmmm I think maybe you should look at your water quality. Thats alot of dead fish!

I work at a pet store and have 3 to 5 tanks in every room in my house + another 360 gallons at my folks house so maybe its quantity not water quality + some of these frozens I've been saveing for years. I've been working in fish stores for almost 10 years Dam I feel old !

 

[ITHURTZ]

pics of these preserved fish!

 

[gigas12]

I got formalin in a drug store.