Jaded12
The Betta Bug Has Bitten... Resistence Is Futile
I had a problem with euthanising a fish and clove oil was recommended to me. you can get it from your chemist for only a few pounds you just add it to a small container with a lid. add about 20 drops to enough water to completely cover your fish. put the lid on and shake well ad your fish to it and then check in about 10 minutes add more clove oil if you aren't sure if its dead yet.
Actually clove oil does not kill fish... It acts as an an Anesthesia... it simply puts them to sleep. People use this before they actually kill the fish, to ensure that the fish doesn't feel anything. I repeat clove oil DOES NOT kill the fish.
Also - one can freeze a cup of water - and when the surface is the only thing frozen - break the surface and drop in your fish... the change in temperature is such a shock on such a small organism that they die instantly... no gore
I've heard mixed reveiws on this, never tried it myself though
Well unfortunatly I had to put him down. He was not eating and he was really starting to look really bad. It's to grusome to tell. So over all he was not well. I figured is what would be the best for him. I have never had this happen before, that I have had to put a fish down. But thankfully he went peacefully and quickly, it's much better then suffering. So all is now over...thanks for all the advice though!!!
I am so sorry for your loss, but if he was suffering then it was for the best *Big Hugs* for you!
i cant believe you are all talking in this way, you could have a more pleasant way of putting itYou also end up with fish guts everywhere .Stick a needle through it's brain...Would this work?
It wasn't that bad, its the facts of life, not everything needs to be sugar-coated