Killing fish ... sorry : (

I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?

Nancy

The below information is from Koko's Goldfish Site
Preferred Method: Clove Oil and Tank Water Method
Buy pure clove oil. You can get it at a health food store for under $10 for
a ½ ounce bottle. Put the fish in a medium sized mixing bowl in his own
water from his tank. In a small jar or something with a lid (I use a cleaned
out jelly jar) mix the clove oil with tank water. Put the lid on and shake
it like crazy over and over until the liquid in it is white. Then pour a
little into the mixing bowl with the fish. Swirl it with your hand. The fish
might fight it just a little bit and then slow down. Then pour a little more
in and swirl again. He should just go to sleep and appear dead. If he
doesn't, try a little more of the clove solution, always shaking very well
before an addition to the bowl. When he goes to sleep, leave him in the
solution for a good 10 minutes and then put him in a small cup or zip-lock
baggie and put him in the freezer. Pain free death. Very humane. We should
all go so easily.

Clove Oil and Vodka DON'T USE!!!!
The clove oil and vodka method is often sited as a humane method of fish
euthanasia. Clove oil (eugenol) is used as an anesthetic in fish for
surgery. The vodka is used to disperse the clove oil in the water. The clove
oil/vodka mixture is placed in water and then the fish is added and
supposedly dies peacefully. This doesn't work! Use the clove oil and tank
water method described above.


Priss





"Nanceemo" wrote in message
...
I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks
more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?

Nancy

The below information is from Koko's Goldfish Site
Preferred Method: Clove Oil and Tank Water Method
Buy pure clove oil. You can get it at a health food store for under $10 for
a ½ ounce bottle. Put the fish in a medium sized mixing bowl in his own
water from his tank. In a small jar or something with a lid (I use a cleaned
out jelly jar) mix the clove oil with tank water. Put the lid on and shake
it like crazy over and over until the liquid in it is white. Then pour a
little into the mixing bowl with the fish. Swirl it with your hand. The fish
might fight it just a little bit and then slow down. Then pour a little more
in and swirl again. He should just go to sleep and appear dead. If he
doesn't, try a little more of the clove solution, always shaking very well
before an addition to the bowl. When he goes to sleep, leave him in the
solution for a good 10 minutes and then put him in a small cup or zip-lock
baggie and put him in the freezer. Pain free death. Very humane. We should
all go so easily.

Clove Oil and Vodka DON'T USE!!!!
The clove oil and vodka method is often sited as a humane method of fish
euthanasia. Clove oil (eugenol) is used as an anesthetic in fish for
surgery. The vodka is used to disperse the clove oil in the water. The clove
oil/vodka mixture is placed in water and then the fish is added and
supposedly dies peacefully. This doesn't work! Use the clove oil and tank
water method described above.


Priss





"Nanceemo" wrote in message
...
I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks
more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?

Nancy

"Nanceemo" wrote in message
...
I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks
more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?
==========================
Have you tried all the pet stores that sell fish in your area? Many will
take them to sell as "feeders" for something like 10 or a $1.00.
--
Carol....
"When did my wild oats turn to prunes and All Bran?"
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
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"Nanceemo" wrote in message
...
I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks
more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?
==========================
Have you tried all the pet stores that sell fish in your area? Many will
take them to sell as "feeders" for something like 10 or a $1.00.
--
Carol....
"When did my wild oats turn to prunes and All Bran?"
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Carol they stopped taking feeder fish here at the petstores where I live. I
use to be able to take my fry in until last year.
They passed some law at the stores here and said people had to be a license
seller to take any live animal. :-(
Priss
"~ Windsong ~" wrote in message
...

"Nanceemo" wrote in message
...
I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks
more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?
==========================
Have you tried all the pet stores that sell fish in your area? Many will
take them to sell as "feeders" for something like 10 or a $1.00.
--
Carol....
"When did my wild oats turn to prunes and All Bran?"
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Carol they stopped taking feeder fish here at the petstores where I live. I
use to be able to take my fry in until last year.
They passed some law at the stores here and said people had to be a license
seller to take any live animal. :-(
Priss
"~ Windsong ~" wrote in message
...

"Nanceemo" wrote in message
...
I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks
more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?
==========================
Have you tried all the pet stores that sell fish in your area? Many will
take them to sell as "feeders" for something like 10 or a $1.00.
--
Carol....
"When did my wild oats turn to prunes and All Bran?"
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

pmwebdesigns wrote:
Carol they stopped taking feeder fish here at the petstores where I live. I
use to be able to take my fry in until last year.
They passed some law at the stores here and said people had to be a license
seller to take any live animal. :-(

An alternative to selling to a pet store is to cut out the middle man. If
there is a cichlid/aquarist group in your area, go there explaining your
situation and offering the fish for free to anyone who wants them. This
way there is no selling of live animals. You'll probably also come across
people starting ponds in an aquarium group, so you could give them some
seeder fish. Or post in rec.aquaria.* groups (marketplace, freshwater and
cichlids groups would probably be most appropriate) with the offer of free
fish.

pmwebdesigns wrote:
Carol they stopped taking feeder fish here at the petstores where I live. I
use to be able to take my fry in until last year.
They passed some law at the stores here and said people had to be a license
seller to take any live animal. :-(

An alternative to selling to a pet store is to cut out the middle man. If
there is a cichlid/aquarist group in your area, go there explaining your
situation and offering the fish for free to anyone who wants them. This
way there is no selling of live animals. You'll probably also come across
people starting ponds in an aquarium group, so you could give them some
seeder fish. Or post in rec.aquaria.* groups (marketplace, freshwater and
cichlids groups would probably be most appropriate) with the offer of free
fish.

"Nanceemo" wrote in message
...
I hate to be asking this question, but I need to get rid of many little
fishies. I've tried finding new homes, but no takers, and my pond looks
more
like a mud puddle than anything, and the population is increasing
exponentially. Is there a ralatively humane way to do this?

What are they and where are you?

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com