preserving my 12" tern

[andres]

Wow.. very interested to see how this turns out

 

[LBathory]

i wanna see if this works

 

[DMONEY09]

i wanna see if this works

me too lol

 

[Fishermoe14]

this is very cool.. sad for the fish, but cool preservation technique..

looking forward to seeing how this goes.. i did it to one of my goldfish a while back and all the meat gets really shriveled up and the whole thing just shrinks,, makes the fish look anorexic.. lol

after u finish drying are u going to put some layers of polyurethane on it or just keep it natural..

 

[sonicrx]

i will coat him with something just to make him look a little darker. this technic should yeild a dehydrated looking fish .

p.s i went to check on it and it is starting to smell a bit. i am going to change out the baking soda sunday so i hope to have some pics to post

 

[NorthernMonkey]

ive done this with a large rhom and its a long process but well worth it.

taking the guts out would speed things up alot,
i made a cutting on one side of his belly (the side that wouldnt be seen)
pulled everything out and filled the cavity with baking soda

if theres any thing i can help you with just ask


my rhom 16"+

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Looks awesome dude.

 

[szabadasz]

nice rhom and good luck with your tern

 

[sonicrx]

well nine day into the preservation and i have chenged out the baking soda. he is hardening nicely,and he is still little soft in the belly w/ some leakage at the anus,but not bad. his eyes have sunk in a bit so i will probably get some eyes at the hobby store. he smells a bit also. i only took 3 pics so here they are

 

[gomezladdams]

Looks disgusting!
j/k lol
Hope it turns out as nice as alexes,good luck!