Comments on: What to do with a sick fish - flush him, grind him, or let him be eaten alive? http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm You can read it. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:45:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dori http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-50159 Dori Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:51:58 +0000 http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-50159 The *proper* way to euthanize a fish is to drop it into boiling water. Instant death. The *proper* way to euthanize a fish is to drop it into boiling water. Instant death.

]]> By: Scott Cramer http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-49232 Scott Cramer Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:23:53 +0000 http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-49232 <blockquote>...take a bowl or glass and fill it with ice, and then water. Put the fish in… it will die pretty quickly.</blockquote> Dave - Next time, I'm going that route. Thanks!

…take a bowl or glass and fill it with ice, and then water. Put the fish in… it will die pretty quickly.

Dave - Next time, I’m going that route. Thanks!

]]> By: Erin http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-46313 Erin Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:31:17 +0000 http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-46313 I'll vouch for you on the garbage disposal...It WAS another person. I even remember who said other person was. That whole scenario was so disturbing, I even remember where everyone was standing and what was on tv. We never, ever, ever, ever (need I go on?) nixed our sickly fish in the garbage disposal. Besides, most of those fish never actually had a dying phase. One minute they were swimming merrily about and *poof!*, you'd turn around and there they were, dead as a doornail and being sucked into the filter. No, I have your back on this one...we never sliced and diced any fish like that. Oh, and I tend to flush mine too nowadays. I’ll vouch for you on the garbage disposal…It WAS another person. I even remember who said other person was. That whole scenario was so disturbing, I even remember where everyone was standing and what was on tv. We never, ever, ever, ever (need I go on?) nixed our sickly fish in the garbage disposal.

Besides, most of those fish never actually had a dying phase. One minute they were swimming merrily about and *poof!*, you’d turn around and there they were, dead as a doornail and being sucked into the filter.

No, I have your back on this one…we never sliced and diced any fish like that.

Oh, and I tend to flush mine too nowadays.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-45970 Amanda Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:56:07 +0000 http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-45970 When I worked at the Pet Store we used to put them in the freezer. But I think you did the right thing. And who wants to look in the freezer and see a dead fish the next morning! When I worked at the Pet Store we used to put them in the freezer. But I think you did the right thing. And who wants to look in the freezer and see a dead fish the next morning!

]]> By: Dave! http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-45912 Dave! Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:23:43 +0000 http://www.ransackery.com/what-to-do-with-a-sick-fish-flush-him-grind-him-or-let-him-be-eaten-alive.htm#comment-45912 Ice it. The best way to kill a sick fish without pain--so I've been told--is to take a bowl or glass and fill it with ice, and then water. Put the fish in... it will die pretty quickly. I usually then transfer it to an ice water zip-lock sarcophagus and then put it in the trash. It sucks to have to do it, but a sick fish can quickly kill the rest of the tank... sometimes it must be done. Ice it.

The best way to kill a sick fish without pain–so I’ve been told–is to take a bowl or glass and fill it with ice, and then water. Put the fish in… it will die pretty quickly. I usually then transfer it to an ice water zip-lock sarcophagus and then put it in the trash.

It sucks to have to do it, but a sick fish can quickly kill the rest of the tank… sometimes it must be done.

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