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![]() From: http://www.bettasrus.com/disease/euthanasia.htm One formula that is very well known is Clove Oil & Vodka. The only reason for the vodka is to help the clove Oil dissolve into the water. Do NOT increase the Vodka in hopes it will help your fish die faster, it will cause more discomfort. Increase the Clove Oil, if anything. Clove Oil is used by veterinarians as an anesthetic to put fish to sleep. Use this and your fish will do just that, fall asleep. Here is the recipe: First, mix 2 ml clove oil (can be obtained from a pharmacy or health food store) with 8 mls vodka to make a 10 ml stock solution. Place the fish in a container with one gallon of water and add the 10 mls of clove oil and vodka to the one gallon of water, and the fish should just go to sleep quietly with no struggle. Clove oil (eugenol) is used as an anesthetic in fish for surgery, and the vodka is necessary so that the clove oil will dissolve in the water. If your fish struggles, it is most likely because the vodka level was too high. Never raise the vodka level, please. The vodka may come in handy afterwards to wash down the guilt ![]() You could also use a fish anesthetic called Finquel MS-222. An overdose will peacefully euthanize a fish. You can purchase a small bottle of the stuff for under $10 from Argent Chemicals. Their website is http://argent-labs.com/ |
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![]() "GrannyGrump" wrote in message ... snip And let us all remember that this is a last ditch method. Before you kill the fish, call your local pond groups, friends, internet groups like this, etc. and see if anyone will take the fish from you! -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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![]() "GrannyGrump" wrote in message ... snip And let us all remember that this is a last ditch method. Before you kill the fish, call your local pond groups, friends, internet groups like this, etc. and see if anyone will take the fish from you! -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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![]() Or let them take their chances in a duck pond. On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:16:51 -0400, "Benign Vanilla" wrote: "GrannyGrump" wrote in message .. . snip And let us all remember that this is a last ditch method. Before you kill the fish, call your local pond groups, friends, internet groups like this, etc. and see if anyone will take the fish from you! |
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![]() Or let them take their chances in a duck pond. On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:16:51 -0400, "Benign Vanilla" wrote: "GrannyGrump" wrote in message .. . snip And let us all remember that this is a last ditch method. Before you kill the fish, call your local pond groups, friends, internet groups like this, etc. and see if anyone will take the fish from you! |
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