Quickest, most painless way is the beheading. Just use a large knife with some weight, like a machete or cleaver. Cut the head off just behind the gills, the head will die almost instantly. Alternatively, you can freeze them. That is a time honored method. With fish, their metabolism is dependant on the ambient temperature. If you lower it, they go to sleep. They will die long before their cells start to crystallize. It does take a while though, and how de we know it doesn't really hurt them? With smaller fish, I used to throw them as hard as I could against a concrete wall. Was nasty, but very quick.
Humanly killing fish
- Thread starter Z Trip
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Hello I'm BonnieZ Trip;2920364;2920364 said:Now to start, I didn't want to do this. I had my fish in a smaller size container temporarily until they could be put in the pond. Now their all sick and dying.
How can I kill them without making them suffer? They wil be in about 10 gallons of water.
Thanks
hope your online. we transferred smallmouth bass (mature, 8"ers & 3"ers) along w/3 large goldfish & 2 catfish into to extra large containers w/pumps while we are reconstructing the pond. have already lost 4 lg smallmouths & 2 of my babies a/k/a fingerlings. the rest r dying as i speak. wwe've added medicine & then this morn something to decreaasse the amount of amonia (too many fish for these containers) how can i save the rest???? sorry for the emergency. i'm newly registered, blogging etc but i've been digging worms & hand feeding these fish for years & I love them all. I chose u as you were asking how to humanly kill them. i'm running ourside now to lug stone. thanks for listening. I hope i can figure out how to see your reply if u choose 2. i'm in the guilt stage as i don't know soooo many things & i'm on deadline big time.
how can i save my survivors? i'm too emotional & over caffinated - Thanks again 4 your time
Bonnie
