My Good Deed For The Day

[MegTheFish]

So a week or so ago we got in a batch of glowlite tetras. They were the WIERDEST glowlight tetras I had EVER seen. They had no color to them, they had hunched backs, and they were just plain deformed. They hung around the top of the tank barely moving. We thought they would get better, and maybe it was just the shock of shipping but they never did get their color back or anything, so today when I went into work I was told to flush them! And then I was told I could take them if I wanted so of course I did, I wasn't going to flush fish down the toilet just because they were "different"! So now the 5 of them are in my already overstocked 5.5 gallon and seem to be doing OK, I hope they make it though. They are not sick, just very weak/stressed. I REALLY need a bigger tank now. I now have 13 3 week old guppy fry, 3 older guppy fry, 2 platy fry, and the 5 tetras now in that small tank

 

[fishfishfish]

freeze them.its a humane way of killing them.if wanting to kill them is what u wanted

 

[tttnjfttt]

freeze them.its a humane way of killing them.if wanting to kill them is what u wanted

actually freezing isn't a humane way to kill fish. They are a cold blooded animal, so instead of loosing consiousness like we would, they remain awake for most of the freezing process and it is extremely painful. There are generally three accepted methods, clove oil, decapitation, or knocking the fish unconsious then decapitation.

Regardless, I think Meg's point was that she saved the fish and gave them a chance to live, rather than looking for a way of euthinizing them.

Way to go Meg!

 

[fishfishfish]

o.i never knew that

 

[Jeff000]

freeze them.its a humane way of killing them.if wanting to kill them is what u wanted

actually freezing isn't a humane way to kill fish. They are a cold blooded animal, so instead of loosing consiousness like we would, they remain awake for most of the freezing process and it is extremely painful. a way of euthinizing them.

?? with snakes its generally accepted that if you put them in a cold fridge they will go into a hibernation state, and its agreed that hibernation is a sort of coma where no pain is felt.
So I would assume that fish would be somewhat the same, they would go into this coma and then freeze the rest of the way.

I havent had to dispose of a live fish thankfully, I dont know how I would do it if I had to.

 

[tttnjfttt]

Ok, sorry for totally changing the focus of your thread meg.

If you search the web about freezing fish, you will find that there is alot of info out there, some saying yes, some saying no. Here is what I have seen. I used to do a similar method. What I would do is put the fish in a small container and add ice cubes. Both times I tried this, the fish perked up and seemed to struggle for quiet a while. Since then I invested in a bottle of clove oil. The fish is asleep in less than a minute and doesn't struggle at all.

Here is a link to the pinned article on euthanizing a fish. http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=8031

Even more information, taken from http/tropicalresources.net/phpBB2/euthan..._guidelines.php

First let me say I used to use the common freezing method too. It's great for the fish keeper. Place the pet in a container shut the freezer door...out of sight, out of mind. Then I asked my vet about it and that was a big mistake. AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) says that using the quick freezing method is an unacceptable method of euthanasia. Research shows that during the chilling and freezing process the formation of ice crystals on the skin and in tissues likely causes pain and suffering. The AVMA says that quick freezing can be done if you first render the fish unconscious with another approved method such as clove oil, TMS (Tricaine methane sulfonate) or other means to deeply anesthetize the fish.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i hate to revive an elderly thread like this, but meg? are you 100% sure that those glolights don't have fish TB? i'm pretty positive that a hunched spine is warning symptom...

 

[tttnjfttt]

I thought the bent spine part of TB was more an "s" shaped spine rather than a hunchback

 

[MegTheFish]

Well, they don't actually have hunched backs, but their stomachs are so shrunken in that it makes them look like they do. They are still hanging out near the bottom, but one seems to be hanging out with the guppies. I don't think they've eaten anything yet though.

 

[Marcos]

Could they be severly inbread?

 

[OohFeeshy]

NTD, maybe? I know I bought a group that all slowly died of it, had the same body shape, lost colour.... Not very nice at all