Killing Fish

[chr15_8]

one of my sisters fish has lost its tail (the same speicies cant think of name right now)

basicly no rear tail barely swimming but trying really hard while the other fish is going for it still (i have removed the fish into a jug

but wonderd whats thew best why i killing fish in the best why (i couldnt/wont cut head off etc so it has to be easy for me if its possable)

would an over dose be easy? and not put it in muchg pain?

thanks
chris

edit: it has started to shake really badly now

 

[J4MES]

if it is a tropical fish, the best and quickest thing to do is drop the fish in a jug of water then put in the freezer, the fish feels no pain and goes to sleep.(doesn't wake up)


J4MES

 

[chr15_8]

in some fresh water or will tank be fine?

 

[mommyof2bettas]

I find freezing is inhumane as how would you like to be put in a freezer until you die?

I say don't kill him, put some Melafix or other medicine in the tank, it will help the tail grow back. I seriously haven't heard of a fish dying if its tail is broken, just make sure it doesn't get infected and get some medicine that helps fins grow back.

But if you definatley must kill him Clove oil is a good way, not sure exactly how much you put in so someone else can help you there.

 

[J4MES]

i would use tank water to minimise stress.


J4MES

 

[chr15_8]

I find freezing is inhumane as how would you like to be put in a freezer until you die?

I say don't kill him, put some Melafix or other medicine in the tank, it will help the tail grow back. I seriously haven't heard of a fish dying if its tail is broken, just make sure it doesn't get infected and get some medicine that helps fins grow back.

But if you definatley must kill him Clove oil is a good way, not sure exactly how much you put in so someone else can help you there.

there is nothing left of the tail its right bacl to the body as it (not sure if its a male/female) looks like its in a lot of pain

dont have any clove oil either is there something else to use?

chris

i would use tank water to minimise stress.


J4MES

thanks will try if no one else suggests anything

thanks again

 

[Dorkhedeos]

if it is a tropical fish, the best and quickest thing to do is drop the fish in a jug of water then put in the freezer, the fish feels no pain and goes to sleep.(doesn't wake up)


J4MES

a better idea would be getting ice water

 

[Scott MacAdam]

I had a fish that had is spine busted..... he swam crooked but did live quite a long time. I think the fish with no tail will be fine in a few weeks if you are willing to keep it going.....

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

inhumane?
i don't mean to seem rude or mean but it isn't a human anyway, its a fish.

and i bet they would feel the pain because they're tropical fish. coldwater fish dont feel pain because they're cold blooded where as tropical fish are warm blooded so they would feel pain.

is this correct? i may be wrong lol

i would most probably go with the freezing idea. but dont keep it in for too long because if the water freezes too, you wont be able to flush it

 

[tnhowery]

Agreed ive had issues with very bad fin nipping in a prior tank where an angelfish completely had its tail nipped off, a friend of mine offered to take this fish and try to nurse it back to health because it needed moved, three weeks later the tail was almost completely grown back and he still has the fish today almost a year later.

 

[SamUK]

i think clove oil is the only humane way to kill a small fish.


ive recently had to chop the head of 2 of my convicts (too big to do it any other way) and its really not nice!!



i dont get how people think putting a warm blooded fish in cold water and letting it freeze will be painless tho......

 

[chr15_8]

is paracetamol (spelling) any good disolve it maybe a tablet in 100ml water and add to the current water it in (300ml0? maybe even 2 tablets

and tbh i havent got a room for another tank as i have a few neon with finrot in my hospital tank

the fish is one of those the the lfs suggest to being a good first time but there not and can be slightly aggresive (it has black and white strips i think)

when someone says the name ill remeber

oh it also has a very bent back

 

[SamUK]

now the fish is isolated does it look distressed?

and how big is it?

 

[chr15_8]

now the fish is isolated does it look distressed?

and how big is it?

its about 1 1/2 inch (40mm) it looked slightly distressed in the tank with the others and hasnt really changed

still shaking abit

 

[jesseoneill]

Let's just get some terminology straight. There are very few warm-blooded fish, and to the best of my knowledge none of them are of the variety that are kept in personal aquariums. Nearly all fish are cold-blooded, meaning that they are not able to self-regulate their internal body temperature. That's why it's important to have a heater in a tank and not let the water get too cold--the internal temperature of a fish is approximately whatever the external temperature is.

Language we should be using is perhaps "cold-water" and "warm-water" fish, since we are referring to the temperature of the water in which the fish prefers to live and not the ability of the fish to control its own internal temperature.