ethical way to put a fish to sleep?

[omeg]

For those into the chopping the heads off, I've tried this once and it's not very easy to do!

You place the fish on a board and if it flops around, there's gonna be some sumarai accuracy in your cut else you might cut it at the belly - not a good sight with all the guts spilling out and the head twitching before it goes...not a good sight especially since it's your pet - speaking from experience there.

If the fish is eating, that's a good sign, but I think for these type of disease, you need to starve it - after a few days you feed it again (trying soaking food in garlic - it may help too). Also from the pix, looks like it's got dropsy and some type of infection on it's back. Multiple ailments usually = death.

 

[supernareg]

like i said, sorry in advance...

 

[NicoleC]

ice water. get cup of water, throw in alot of ice cubes and drop it in. it will pass fast.

Won't work for goldfish. They are cold water fish. My pond used to get down to 30-35F and in the morning the goldfish were still swimming around and begging for food.

Nor will flushing work for a FW fish and is misery for a SW fish. They live a LONG time until they hit the water treatment plant. Ugh. What a way to go.

 

[GTR]

Yinger and GF... Tough crowd isn't it? Hope it get's better. I know how my wife feels when one of her Bettas is on it's way out, the $1.99 price makes no difference. She has three and feeds them more regularly then she feeds me. :lol:

Nicole, you're so good at tuning some of this stuff out and helping. :thumbsup:

SteveU

 

[Yinger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7651613#post7651613 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gtrestoration
Yinger and GF... Tough crowd isn't it? Hope it get's better. I know how my wife feels when one of her Bettas is on it's way out, the $1.99 price makes no difference. She has three and feeds them more regularly then she feeds me. :lol:

Nicole, you're so good at tuning some of this stuff out and helping. :thumbsup:

SteveU

haha, my gf is the same way... she can't stand to see ANY animal suffer. If we see a dog wandering around, she'll make me stop so we can pick it up and call the owner haha.

 

[slavearm]

I don't know about Goldfish Tuberculosis, but the human variety is not affected by sulfa based antibiotics.

Human treatment usually consists of

Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Rifampin, or Streptomyacin.

 

[NicoleC]

The antibiotics weren't for tuberculosis. I don't think GF tuberculosis is curable.

Steve, you didn't see the post before I went back and edited it. I had stayed up almost all night trying to nurse this poor pipefish and lost him anyway, so I was in no mood for a snotty tirade about what is a worthwhile life and what isn't.

For the curious: briefly, it was a treatise on taking responsibility, leaving the hobby if one couldn't, and I questioned how much his mother paid for him, and whether or not his life's value had anything to do with that price. :eek2:

Any time someone starts a statement by saying "don't take this the wrong way...," "don't be offended, but..." or "no disrespect, but...," the only thing 100% for sure is that the intent was to be taken the wrong way, to offend or to be disrespectful.

 

[gcarroll]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7647886#post7647886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by salt e
LION FISH LION FISH*!

Fresh water fish are not the within the proper diet for a lion fish.

BTW, I would flush him.

 

[reefpeep2004]

I asked my dog and he said "it's just a goldfish". I'm with Greg on this one.

 

[818]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7651647#post7651647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Yinger
If we see a dog wandering around, she'll make me stop so we can pick it up and call the owner haha.

Im the same way on that one dude :lol:

 

[glaudds]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7651613#post7651613 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gtrestoration
Yinger and GF...
SteveU

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7652112#post7652112 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NicoleC
. I don't think GF tuberculosis is curable.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7651647#post7651647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Yinger
haha, my gf is the same way... she can't stand to see ANY animal suffer. If we see a dog wandering around, she'll make me stop so we can pick it up and call the owner haha.

I'm confused....GF = goldfish or girlfriend??

 

[Yinger]

LOL... when i said gf i mean my girlfriend... nicoleC was referring to goldfish

 

[glaudds]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7652808#post7652808 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Yinger
LOL... when i said gf i mean my girlfriend... nicoleC was referring to goldfish

whew....good to know, I'd lose the girlfriend if she had tuberculosis.

 

[jaypainter24]

WOW! ! ! 4 pages on how to put a goldfish to sleep. I would have already flushed it by now. amazing on what threads get alot of attention.

 

[glaudds]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7652885#post7652885 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jaypainter24
WOW! ! ! 4 pages on how to put a goldfish to sleep. I would have already flushed it by now. amazing on what threads get alot of attention.

No need, I cured it.....

 

[Yinger]

haha... i'll just tell her to photoshop the fish as well hahahaah. Yeh when i started the thread, I just expected a couple of answers... didn't know it was going to turn into a huge discussion.

 

[bill624]

put it in a glass of bacardi 151

 

[supernareg]

THANK YOU JAYPAINTER!!!!!!!! SEE WHAT I MEAN??? AND THEY'RE GETTING MAD AT ME !!!!!!!

 

[CooperS]

Garbage disposal, you don't have to clean up after?

 

[GinaSofia]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7651329#post7651329 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NicoleC


Nor will flushing work for a FW fish and is misery for a SW fish. They live a LONG time until they hit the water treatment plant. Ugh. What a way to go.

I would have flushed it too,BEFORE I found facts like this out.

Regardless if it's a $2 goldfish or a $3K dog, you should have some sense of compassion.We are not supposed to be savages towards other living creatures.I'm not some tree hugger that avoids stepping on ants that are on the sidewalk but if you can prevent needless suffering or discomfort even with a goldfish,why wouldn't you?