I have 8 tiger barbs in my main tank and I noticed that one of them lost its pectoral fins and its tail fin. I believe the culprit is fin rot because I find it really hard to believe that all the other barbs slowly nibbled all of its fins off. It is the saddest thing to see because this guy cant steer or propel itself in the water and gets left behind by the other tiger barbs. It just swims around in little circles upside down at the top of the tank. Would its pectoral fins grow back with treatment and time? I am sure I can bring it around but would it be able to swim properly? I don't like killing things unless its absolutely necessary but a life spinning around in circles doesn't sound so great. Should I put the little sucker out of misery?
Should I euthanize the little sucker?
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By the time its fins grew back, it would most likely die of exhaustion. If it keeps swimming around trying to rite itself, its just stressing itself to death.
I hate to do it as well, but the natural course is probably a long road of misery ending in an exausted death.
Sorry.
My2¢
I hate to do it as well, but the natural course is probably a long road of misery ending in an exausted death.
Sorry.
My2¢
Gah, well i sent the little guy to the great fish tank in the sky. When I was younger, I never had any problems killing little critters, but these days I just can't bring myself to kill anything arbitrarily
How did you do it? I hate the thought of killing anything (I live release spiders and bugs caught in the house) but if I had to I dont now how I would do it.
Shotgun ? Or taser?
Shotgun ? Or taser?
Clove oil or finquel is the most humane. You can use baking soda, but it takes a LOT, and it seems to be pretty stressful/painful. I'll never do that again.