So your Monster has passed on...what now?
- Thread starter eatingleg4peanut
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dead fish -> meat grinder -> Chum -> Bucket -> Freezer.
The chum will make excellent fish attractant for anchored fishing within the chum slick!
The chum will make excellent fish attractant for anchored fishing within the chum slick!
i buried my arowana he was 2 and a half feet long he even has a little gravestone cuz he was my favorite fish (DONT JUDGE!)
Since when is it illegal to bury a fish?
I remember one time one of my koi died, and the neighbor lady reallly made me angry..
Let's just say- left door unlocked, 90+ degree day, windows up..
I remember one time one of my koi died, and the neighbor lady reallly made me angry..
Let's just say- left door unlocked, 90+ degree day, windows up..
discus-dude;4918723; said:
Awesome avatar.
I have a large Goldfish and a large Electric Catfish buried out at my parents. They are right down from the koi pond. Marked with 2 bricks stood on end and 3 laying down flat. I say a word or 2 when ever i am out there looking at the fish.
eatingleg4peanut;4918362; said:
last 8 inch fish i lost due to jumping out i threw out in the trash. probably anything I wasn't too attached to i would just throw out as long as it fits in the garbage... if i was really attached to a fish i would consider taking it to a vet to be cremated and have the ash returned to me
All the fish I have lost so far haven't been that big so I've just wrapped them in a paper towel and put them in the garbage. When one of my big guys die though I'll probably bury them.
In answer to your question, I would suggest doing what I have done in the past for dry pets, which I have lost. Mainly Siberian and Samoyed Huskies. Please let me elaborate on this.
In the past 11 years, I have bread, raised, trained, and raced over 20 sled dogs. During those 10 years I have lost 3 dogs do to unforseen deaths by wild animals which were encountered during long distance races in the U.S. and through their ongoing training close to home.
What I have done, is I always take photographs of my Huskies during their lives to keep a record of their physical appearance, should one get loose, lost and can't be found, then I have several photo's, in addition to micro-chiping for identification, purposes and proof of ownership.
When one of the dogs have died, I have it cremated, the ashes put into a quality made cremation box. On the box a hand carved or engraved name plate is attached to the box. The box is then placed on a shelf with their last photo taken of them, placed in a frame and either mounted on a wall above their cremation box, or the photo sit on the shelf next to the cremation box.
Now with a Monster Fish which I had become deeply attached to, the same thing could be done, cremation, remains put in a cremation box, placed on a shelf with a photo.
Another option is to take it to a taxidermist, have the fish mounted, the rest of the remains cremated, placed in a cremation box, set on a shelf with the mounted fish attached to the wall above the cremation box or have the fish mounted on a base styled mount, so the fish could be set next to the cremation box on the shelf.
Granted most people will not go to this extreme of imortalization or remembrance of a Monster Fish, but it's no worse than someone having a canine or feline imortalized thru the process of mummification and then displaying it in their house.
Now remember these are only suggestions. If these suggestions are not a financially do-able investment, then I would suggest making a special place for it, so it may be burried with maybe a headstone of some type.
In the past 11 years, I have bread, raised, trained, and raced over 20 sled dogs. During those 10 years I have lost 3 dogs do to unforseen deaths by wild animals which were encountered during long distance races in the U.S. and through their ongoing training close to home.
What I have done, is I always take photographs of my Huskies during their lives to keep a record of their physical appearance, should one get loose, lost and can't be found, then I have several photo's, in addition to micro-chiping for identification, purposes and proof of ownership.
When one of the dogs have died, I have it cremated, the ashes put into a quality made cremation box. On the box a hand carved or engraved name plate is attached to the box. The box is then placed on a shelf with their last photo taken of them, placed in a frame and either mounted on a wall above their cremation box, or the photo sit on the shelf next to the cremation box.
Now with a Monster Fish which I had become deeply attached to, the same thing could be done, cremation, remains put in a cremation box, placed on a shelf with a photo.
Another option is to take it to a taxidermist, have the fish mounted, the rest of the remains cremated, placed in a cremation box, set on a shelf with the mounted fish attached to the wall above the cremation box or have the fish mounted on a base styled mount, so the fish could be set next to the cremation box on the shelf.
Granted most people will not go to this extreme of imortalization or remembrance of a Monster Fish, but it's no worse than someone having a canine or feline imortalized thru the process of mummification and then displaying it in their house.
Now remember these are only suggestions. If these suggestions are not a financially do-able investment, then I would suggest making a special place for it, so it may be burried with maybe a headstone of some type.
