How Do You Dispose Of Dead Fish?

[timmystood]

How do you dispose of your dead fish???

 

[Fishkeeper2004]

Flush them down the toilet, or just place them in the Dustbin, depending on their size. But, fingers crossed I only rarely have to do this.

 

[prankster705]

Down the toilet, or if I was really atached to it I bury it otside.

 

[timmystood]

I've opened a poll on this subject on the beginers board! - GO VOTE!

 

[ketyana]

I place mine in empty cigarette boxes, it makes me fell better as I hope sea gulls cant eat them at the dump and I think that flushing them can pollute our water right?

 

[yvez9]

in the case your fish is infected with a parasite that can survive the water treatment it gets before it is returned to the river and can survive the local weather, there is a chance it contracts to other creatures

 

[Durbkat]

I flush all my dead fish but say for example my common pleco dies I will throw it away in the trash because he is to big to fit down the toliet.

 

[Rodders]

Down the tiolet, or ones I really liked I burry.

 

[Griz]

They get planted in my yard, small ones under a perenial, bigger ones under a shrub. And my fish poo goes into the flower beds too.

 

[De Plano]

Compost pile, and as Griz said all my old water goes to plants in the house and yard

 

[consp]

Stop throwing them down the loo please. Everything ends up back in our houses once it's recycled.

Sticking them in a compost heap is a good idea... I wouldn't want to put one under my bushes because it may encouage rats, mice & foxes.

The most hygenic way to get rid of deads is to bag them and bin them. Not the most pleasent way I know but thats how any deads from my house dissapear.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Mine all go to the Rose garden. Sad, but its life, i like to think im doing good buy them, allowing them to go back into life's cycle.

Flushing fish can be harmful. I believe its best not to practice flushing your fish.

If you cant burry your fish, place them in the freezer, and wait until the morning of your rubbish collection day to place them in your bin.

 

[paulc855]

Mine all go into the garden under plants, as does any water removed from my tank, everything gets recycled.

Paul

 

[Erised]

Safe Method of Disposal of the Carcass
You should now exercise some responsibility in the disposal of your fish. Do not throw it in the lavatory as the carcass may contaminate other fish in the waterways. Do not feed the carcass to your other fish or animals, it could spread disease. Remember the reason why you had to destroy it in the first place.
The safest way is to wrap the carcass up in newspaper, place it in a polythene bag, securely seal it and dispose of it in the rubbish.
If you have a real fire, this is another effective method of disposal. Cremation

Taken from here: Euthanasia of fish, A simple guide for the newbie.

Though to be honest, I still flush my fish as well. I haven't had any die because of disease though, just oldage. Not sure what I would do if it was disease, I can tell ya I wouldn't put it in my bin though. That would just make me feel too sick in the stomach when walking past.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

Stop throwing them down the loo please. Everything ends up back in our houses once it's recycled.

Sticking them in a compost heap is a good idea... I wouldn't want to put one under my bushes because it may encouage rats, mice & foxes.

The most hygenic way to get rid of deads is to bag them and bin them. Not the most pleasent way I know but thats how any deads from my house dissapear.

i dont think water is recycled like that, if what you said is true, i wouldnt be too worried about water with a small dead fish in it because there are things that are worse that go down the toilet.

in the case your fish is infected with a parasite that can survive the water treatment it gets before it is returned to the river and can survive the local weather, there is a chance it contracts to other creatures

i doubt any diseases will contract to other creatures because that one fish cant possibly spread something through the huge amount of water that is in the treatment plant, and what are the chances of a creature running into a parasite or a disease?