What Do You Do With Dead Fish?

[Gilli]

Because you could contaminate local waterways with disease, which could effect local wildlife/fish. Plus its not a nice thing to do.

Thats rubbish! Where do you think your poop goes - straight into the local waterways? Everything that is flushed goes to the sewage plant and is made safe - and thats where your flushed fish will go too!

 

[Cossie333]

tought so lol

 

[Ben M]

that's what i thought.

cheers

 

[three-fingers]

Thats rubbish! Where do you think your poop goes - straight into the local waterways? Everything that is flushed goes to the sewage plant and is made safe - and thats where your flushed fish will go too!

Think about it .

Of course she knows poop goes down the loo too .

But tropical fish are shipped from all over the world, and often carry different diseases/parasites from those found here. Just because the fish is dead, doesn't mean the disease that killed it is. Even a fish that didn't die from a disease could easily still carry something.

Just look at the crayfish plague, or that virus grey squirrels carry. It doesn't effect the non-native animals because it has a resistance to it, but our native ones don't.

 

[Cossie333]

Thats rubbish! Where do you think your poop goes - straight into the local waterways? Everything that is flushed goes to the sewage plant and is made safe - and thats where your flushed fish will go too!

Think about it .

Of course she knows poop goes down the loo too .

But tropical fish are shipped from all over the world, and often carry different diseases/parasites from those found here. Just because the fish is dead, doesn't mean the disease that killed it is. Even a fish that didn't die from a disease could easily still carry something.

Just look at the crayfish plague, or that virus grey squirrels carry. It doesn't effect the non-native animals because it has a resistance to it, but our native ones don't.

shut up its a load of bull theres nothing wrong with it

 

[bae1994]

Thats rubbish! Where do you think your poop goes - straight into the local waterways? Everything that is flushed goes to the sewage plant and is made safe - and thats where your flushed fish will go too!

Think about it .

Of course she knows poop goes down the loo too .

But tropical fish are shipped from all over the world, and often carry different diseases/parasites from those found here. Just because the fish is dead, doesn't mean the disease that killed it is. Even a fish that didn't die from a disease could easily still carry something.

Just look at the crayfish plague, or that virus grey squirrels carry. It doesn't effect the non-native animals because it has a resistance to it, but our native ones don't.

shut up its a load of bull theres nothing wrong with it

woah its not bull white spot can live in cold water wich then local river/resivoir fish could get as it could easily pass through the filter

 

[Cossie333]

harmless to humans lol

 

[OohFeeshy]

Somebody's very aggressive today... No need for the bad attitude.

Personally I wouldn't flush a fish, why would you? You wouldn't flush a hamster (although it would probably do a good job of cleaning the U bend). Fish pathogens are water bourne (well duh), it's feasible for them to spread to the waterways. Unlikely, maybe, but there's a definite non-zero probability.

 

[Cossie333]

well i cba to argue cant be asked

 

[three-fingers]

Well somebody wont be around long if they carry on like this .

 

[Cossie333]

lol soz guys im just to tird and i dont know wat im doing atm really im drunk sorrygh for any inconviniancejend

 

[bae1994]

wow apparently you start typing weird when you mention drunk this means the word drunk triggers you to be 3 times as drunk

 

[Cossie333]

im on ipod lol

 

[kiriyama]

Roll it in flour, spot of butter in the frying pan, slurp!!!!!

 

[AdAndrews]

I always flush mine, have done for about 1.5 years, and have had my fair share of deaths, with approx 50+ deceased, apart from the disease spread(which would get killed at the water treatment centre) i dont see it as cruel for the fish..

although, if a big fish or one that was very dear to me died(my green spotted puffer for example), then i would more than likely have a burial ceremony, plaque and all.

Adam.