need assistance ASAP!

I have a sick pleco. Not immediately dying but obviously ill, losing
weight, pale, etc. What is the most humane way for me to play Dr. Fish
Death and help this little guy into the next life? Would like to do this,
this evening.

A friend said to put him in a small jar with only some water, put him in the
deep freeze and he will go to sleep. ???

Chris B wrote:
A friend said to put him in a small jar with only some water, put him in the
deep freeze and he will go to sleep. ???

No! Contrary to popular belief, death by freezer is quite traumatic for
the fish.
The best way is to put him/her on a solid surface and chop his/her head
off. I know, it sounds horrible, but it's the fastest most painless
death for fish.


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well unfortunately for the fish, I will not be doing that suggestion. ~
(squirmish female here)

"Chris B" wrote in message
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well unfortunately for the fish, I will not be doing that suggestion. ~
(squirmish female here)




Please type 'aquarium fish euthenasia' into Google....

There is a humane way using vodka......I don't remember the details.

Victor Martinez wrote in
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No! Contrary to popular belief, death by freezer is quite traumatic
for the fish.
The best way is to put him/her on a solid surface and chop his/her
head off. I know, it sounds horrible, but it's the fastest most
painless death for fish.

Fish nerve tissue is tolerant of anoxia. Ever seen piranha feed on
goldfish? They often eat the body but leave the head which continues to
demonstrate awareness and motor activity for some time. The brain may
continue to survive for several minutes after decapitation.

Hi..

The best way is to put him/her on a solid surface and chop
his/her head off.

I agree..! We're used to call it (directely translated)
"neck cut"..
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cu
Marco

"Chris B" wrote in
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I have a sick pleco. Not immediately dying but obviously ill, losing
weight, pale, etc. What is the most humane way for me to play Dr.
Fish Death and help this little guy into the next life? Would like
to do this, this evening.

Are you sure there is no other solution? Are you able to quarantine him in
a separate tank and provide him with shelter and an enticing food source?
Spirulina enriched brine shrimp would be a good option. Getting a pleco to
eat that has been starving for some time can be difficult.

What have you been feeding him up until this point? Most plecostomus are
omnivorous and require more than just algae to survive.


A friend said to put him in a small jar with only some water, put him
in the deep freeze and he will go to sleep. ???

Death by freezing is not painless. It is a widely held misconception that
this is the most humane way to euthanize a fish. Somehow it has become
widely believed that just because fish are cold blooded they do not
experience stress or pain when exposed to extremely low temperatures.

Just because a fish is unresponsive when hypothermic does not mean it has
peacefully gone to sleep; it may be able to fully perceive itself and
simply lacks the capacity to use metabolic energy to respond.

A more humane method of euthanizing a fish is to overdose with clove oil--a
common sedative used on fish by aquarists and veterinarians alike.

Another is to use carbon dioxide fizz tabs-or any other method of
administering CO2 to the water. Place the fish in a small volume of water
in a sealed container with as many as these tabs as you can and the fish
will pass out and die shortly there after.

"dc"
Another is to use carbon dioxide fizz tabs-or any other method of
administering CO2 to the water. Place the fish in a small volume of water
in a sealed container with as many as these tabs as you can and the fish
will pass out and die shortly there after.

DC dude, a guy could learn a lot working for you hey!
cheers for the co2 tip

dc wrote:
Another is to use carbon dioxide fizz tabs-or any other method of
administering CO2 to the water. Place the fish in a small volume of water
in a sealed container with as many as these tabs as you can and the fish
will pass out and die shortly there after.

My fish veterinarian told me once that these tablets induce huge pH
swings very quickly, causing pain to the fish before they die. Far
kinder, he said, to use clove oil. Which is what I have used since. I
used to use those stomach tablets and found it disturbing the length of
time they struggled and gasped for.

Nikki

"Chris B" wrote...
I have a sick pleco. Not immediately dying but obviously ill, losing
weight, pale, etc. What is the most humane way for me to play Dr. Fish
Death and help this little guy into the next life? Would like to do this,
this evening.

A friend said to put him in a small jar with only some water, put him in
the deep freeze and he will go to sleep. ???

i. why are you sure the fish needs to be put to sleep?

ii. *if* you are going to euthenise, you have to understand or at least
acknowledge emotional attachement.

iii. humane methods are based on what we feel, not what the fish feels.

lets bring this all home-- if you were terminally ill, what would you want
your family to do?

i. be sure.

ii. do what is best for you and not themselves.

iii. absolve themselves of guilt.

this topic is too philisophical for debate with most people.