what is the most humane way to kill a fish

[coreygoforth]

flush 'em

 

[CuChuRocket03]

Yeah I'd say flush it down as well, at least thats what I do...

 

[gkarshens]

I accidentally dropped a beta down the garbage disposal once. I tried to get it out but couldn't...
Turned on the water and flipped the switch.
Took about half a second.

 

[xtm]

What


What in the hell are you thinking???????
Thats absurd! Ok so your fish is unhelthy so you release it into a ecosystem where id doesn't belong?
Think eur-asian milfoil, or zebra clams.

do you actually think a single fish can ruin an entire Ocean? millions of fish die in the ocean every hour and the process continues everyday...

 

[cbicop]

A fish that has parasites or a certain strain of a disease that is not indigenous to the area where you release your diseased fish could indeed wipe out the native local population that doesn't have a natural immunity to that particular disease.

I think you know this and are just trying to start something...

 

[RevHtree]

I cannot believe I just read this entire thread.....

One way to put a fish to death is to drop into the tanks of some of the lfs here in Chattanooga......

 

[Texas Aquarist]

I just feed them to the neighbor's cats who are always crapping in my rose beds. Quick and painless for me, nutritious for the cats.

I am just kidding by the way. I have stuck them in the freezer as well.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

I have done the freezer method on a sick GSM one time. It didn't take very long and he didn't struggle or anything like that, so I asume it wasn't painfull. I know most cold blooded fish, reptiles, ect.. go into a state of hibernation before they actually die so it's not painfull.

To the guy with the angel witht he tumor, there are many vets that will do surgury on fish. Look for a exotic animal vet in your area they could at least point you in the right direction. I had a big oscar that got his bottom jaw sliced through by one of my pirahnas and i took him in. They put him to sleep and stiched him up.

 

[Javeo]

GODS OF MERCY this is still going!

 

[scubasteve247]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=5337656#post5337656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cluckr7
Why isn't a freezer good? Fish aren't mammals, they're cold blooded. Wouldn't their metabolism just shut down? I don't know, I'm curious too, but I thought freezing was painful to mammals cuz we're warm blooded and our body tries all sorts of stuff to keep our body temps normal.

sorry just jumping in, the freezer is a horrible way, the fish is alive for the most part of the freezing process, each cell starting with those closest to the skin start to freeze, even when in water, the cell expands and then bursts, causing extreme pain for the fish, thats why the fish is constantly flipping out. flopping spazing. its a very painful ordeal, if you dont have a problem with up close, use a knife.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

When i did it, the fish never filpped out or anything. They go into a type of hybernation and are unconscious before they even start to freeze. I think once the water gets about 40-50 degrees is when they black out. I don't see how dying in your sleep is that bad....

 

[ficklefins]

A friend once made a wash of nicotene using some chewing tobacco. Just place the chewing tobacco in some water for a bit till the water was really dark. Once the water was dark enough just throw the fish in. The fish will die of nicotene overdose instantly. It worked for some FW fish. Once they hit the water they died, no struggle or movement. Just plop and death.

Not trying to make fun of fish death or redneck culture but nicotene in high amounts is deadly for almost any animal.

 

[Javeo]

Come on guys this is getting silly. Millions of fish die in much more painful ways for us to eat. After the stress of capture they are either crushed to death, suffocate or are processed alive. That we need to euthanise i fish in the first place means we're probably saving it longer term suffering. Any way that kills it quickly would seem the humane way.

 

[bmcnicol]

I would go with just releasing it back into the ocean, its easier on the owner because theres always the little, tiny, eensie, weensie, ity, bity, microscopic, super small possibility it might live, especialy if its a damsal fish.

 

[bmcnicol]

I would go with just releasing it back into the ocean, its easier on the owner because theres always the little, tiny, eensie, weensie, ity, bity, microscopic, super small possibility it might live, especialy if its a damsal fish.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

OMG that is so stupid..................Not to mention illegal. By releasing that fish you could be introducing new pathogens into the ecosystem, possibly infecting many other fish in that habitat. It could also conpete with other fish for food, it could only take a few people doing what u would do to to create a breeding population an that could send native species to extinction.....

 

[Javeo]

Thats also not quite right, how do you think ships empty their ballast tanks? They fill up with water in japan, sail to the US and empty all those tons of water with all the stuff living init. This happens everyday all over the world. I agree its not best to release non native species, but its more of a risk with inland and terrestrial animals

 

[duhfactor]

This is hilarious :lmao:
D

 

[Senn]

Personally I use liquid nitrogen, by the time the fish hits it its to late.

 

[WILDTHING]

OMG!!!!! If there was a monthly nomination for "the thread that would not die" this one would win in a second.

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