Should I Kill My Fish? (Please Read Before Judging Me)

[hughessomefish]

yep the only reason to put it down would be if it was laying down on the gravel unresponsive laying down but gasping for air

 

[DavidPenniall]

yep the only reason to put it down would be if it was laying down on the gravel unresponsive laying down but gasping for air

It near enough was but it was on top of the filter not gravel, it's now still alive (as its breathing) but not swimming at all, it's in breeding tank and is lying on the bottom therefore it isn't feeding so broke flakes into little bits like I do for babies in hope they float the fishes way and it can eat. I don't want to kill it because it's a life but it seems like it's one of these situations where in human scenario someone has cancer and can't walk or go anywhere and is just waiting to die in pain and humiliation.

 

[hughessomefish]

Any pics or vids of the fishs injureys would help,i only had to put down a small fry that was deformed and couldntbswim he swam like a torpedo

 

[Mauricia]

I had a fish get lost when it was shipped to me and spent much too long in a little bag. His fins had such severe rot that they were almost totally gone, and he wasn't moving for a few days, but he completely recovered. I would give the guppy time to recover. Put him in a breeder so he's safe to just lie down, and especially if he's still eating he has a good chance. Maybe if you have blood worms you could feed him one of them, since that would be easy to put right in his face. Do extra water changes, add aquarium salt. If he still dies you need not feel guilty for not putting him out of his misery, since fin injuries have a pretty good chance of recovery it's good to give him a chance. Usually you kill a fish if there is no chance of recovery. To be sure, is it only his fin that is shredded or is his body shredded too? Can you get a picture?

 

[loraxchick]

if you suspect the filter get some pantyhose and tie some over the filter inlet-no more sucked in fins/fish.
keep the water quality very clean. continue to feed as normal (and hope the guy starts eating. but fish can go quite some time without food. keep this in mind). increase aeration if there is labored breathing. do NOT use aquarium salt with the tetras in the tank. they are sensitive to salt. hope for the best.
fish are often very resilient little creatures. i would never put one out of its "misery" unless under the most dire of circumstances (ive had a few fishies surprise me, lets just put it that way).
best of luck! hope he pulls thru.
cheers

 

[Pipe Dream]

just kill it and move on. if that fish was in its natural habitat, it would have been dead, consumed and digested by now. that's the way nature works, that's how the system is set up. since you've taken the fish out of its natural habitat, you have to take take on some of the mother nature's duties, and they are not limited to water changes.

i find some of the above suggestions outright disturbing. i wonder how many fishes out there suffer just because of misguided irrational views of their owners. i wonder how many disease outbreaks are a result of sick fish being given cough syrup and chicken soup instead of being pulled out of the population and disposed of.

"daily salt baths"?! you've gotta be kidding me.

 

[Assaye]

just kill it and move on. if that fish was in its natural habitat, it would have been dead, consumed and digested by now. that's the way nature works, that's how the system is set up. since you've taken the fish out of its natural habitat, you have to take take on some of the mother nature's duties, and they are not limited to water changes.

i find some of the above suggestions outright disturbing. i wonder how many fishes out there suffer just because of misguided irrational views of their owners. i wonder how many disease outbreaks are a result of sick fish being given cough syrup and chicken soup instead of being pulled out of the population and disposed of.

"daily salt baths"?! you've gotta be kidding me.

With respect, mate, what is your problem with healing a sick animal?

Not all of us fancy playing "Mother Nature" and we don't all see sick animals as disposable. If we can heal an animal and give it a chance, why not? What is your problem with it and how is it disturbing?

It would be disturbing if every time a pet got sick we just knocked it on the head and got a new one. It's cruel and unnecessary and not all of us keep pets as ornaments to be disposed of once they stop being healthy and pretty.

Fine, if you don't want to go to the hassle of looking after providing animal first aid and would rather just have new stock but please don't insult those of us that don't see animals as disposable and don't feel the need to kill things because they are off colour.

 

[Mayu]

I agree with Assaye.

I had a fish that was "on death's door" from what I was told by everyone else when I went to seek advice... someone told me to "try this". I did and it worked, and that fish lived for another 3 years. (it was 8 when it died)

 

[fry_forever!]

I don't think it's fin rot because water levels are fine and the other fish are fine, I do a 25% water change on Wednesdays and Sundays and use safe water treatment once daily and safe guard treatment everytime I put fresh water in since I had algae problem about 6 months ago.
Yes, but fish can get fin rot if they get their tail or fins ripped. Is there any fungus growing around them? If so, then that is fin rot. But he may not necesarily get it - just keep an eye on him....

Good luck!

 

[drobbyb]

I smell a troll. Yeah, I'm talkin to you Pipe Dream.

 

[furry catfish]

 

[onebto]

I smell a troll. Yeah, I'm talkin to you Pipe Dream.

I think your write check his other posts negative stuff

 

[Ryefish]

just kill it and move on. if that fish was in its natural habitat, it would have been dead, consumed and digested by now. that's the way nature works, that's how the system is set up. since you've taken the fish out of its natural habitat, you have to take take on some of the mother nature's duties, and they are not limited to water changes.

i find some of the above suggestions outright disturbing. i wonder how many fishes out there suffer just because of misguided irrational views of their owners. i wonder how many disease outbreaks are a result of sick fish being given cough syrup and chicken soup instead of being pulled out of the population and disposed of.

"daily salt baths"?! you've gotta be kidding me.

If only human beings went through 'Natural Selection' too ey?

 

[Tolak]

just kill it and move on. if that fish was in its natural habitat, it would have been dead, consumed and digested by now. that's the way nature works, that's how the system is set up. since you've taken the fish out of its natural habitat, you have to take take on some of the mother nature's duties, and they are not limited to water changes.

Is this a wild caught guppy? If it isn't it was never taken out of its natural habitat. I'll go out on a limb here, and say it's a domestic bred fancy guppy. If my domestic dog has a bad tooth, I guess I should just let nature take its course and let it die a slow painful death due to infection. Have you ever taken any prescription drugs? If so, why, why not let nature take its course?

i find some of the above suggestions outright disturbing. i wonder how many fishes out there suffer just because of misguided irrational views of their owners. i wonder how many disease outbreaks are a result of sick fish being given cough syrup and chicken soup instead of being pulled out of the population and disposed of.

"daily salt baths"?! you've gotta be kidding me.

Or it can be given the proper care & medication, recover from this ailment, and go on to breed and pay for a good portion of a fishroom. I had a female angel do this for me years back. Many times in life you get what you give.

 

[Amberleaf]

You know, it's interesting.... There was once a topic on these other forums that I go on (it's for an online game but it has a serious discussion forum, too), and somebody wanted to know if you thought animal testing was cruel or not. There was all these people who said that it's SOOOOO cruel, and that animals shouldn't have to die for us and they're all treated horribly and badly (this is, in fact, not true; they try to keep animals as humanely as possible, as least in scientific medication testing labs), and that humans should have "natural selection" like most animals do, and how they would die to save a few mice. I was kind all like ; and moved on; I, personally, am all for scientific research and stuffs but then again, I'm all into science and stuffs.

I agree with you.... TROLL. D