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Deadly combination

Posted By: Amanda Welliver <amanda@stcar.com>
Date: Friday, 14 May 1999, at 11:33 a.m.

In Response To: Re: The preferred way to go .... (Hau)

The method that has worked best for me when it's been time to euthanize a fish is a combination of ice and alcohol. Whiskey and water on the rocks. I use a handful of ice cubes and a 50/50 mix of water and alcohol, and mix until the water is cold enough to make it painful for me to stick my finger in for more than a second. I just net the fish and drop it in, and the longest it's taken for any fish to die has been 15 seconds. It's a combination of shock and suffocation.

I've never had to do this with a fish larger than a guppy, however. Larger fish might not work well with this method.
 

Messages In This Thread

• article about ethics and fish pain etc.
  Dr. Momfish -- Monday, 10 May 1999, at 10:27 p.m.
  • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
    Martin Thoene -- Monday, 10 May 1999, at 10:43 p.m.
    • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
      Rosco -- Monday, 10 May 1999, at 11:07 p.m.
      • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
        Anne Webel -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 4:17 a.m.
        • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
          Steve Burton -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 5:09 a.m.
          • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
            Alistair -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 8:31 a.m.
            • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
              Dr. Momfish -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 10:40 a.m.
              • The preferred way to go ....
                Steve Burton -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 10:52 a.m.
                • Re: The preferred way to go ....
                  Hau -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 1:10 p.m.
                  • Deadly combination
                    Amanda Welliver -- Friday, 14 May 1999, at 11:33 a.m.
        • ENOUGH ! ENOUGH ! READ THIS!!!!.
          THE FISH GUY -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 2:09 p.m.
          • Very bold statement presented as fact...
            BB -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 10:39 p.m.
            • You must not know TFG
              Been there, Done that -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 7:58 a.m.
              • Actualy I do know....
                BB -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 8:54 a.m.
                • Death Awaits Any Fish Board...
                  Grim Reaper -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 9:11 a.m.
                  • Re: Death Awaits Any Fish Board...???
                    Hans -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 11:03 a.m.
                    • Re: Death Awaits Any Fish Board...???
                      Grim Reaper -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 4:38 p.m.
          • Just Bite their heads off ...!
            Graham -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 7:03 a.m.
  • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
    BB -- Monday, 10 May 1999, at 11:34 p.m.
    • Re: article about ethics and fish pain etc.
      Dr. Momfish -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 10:46 a.m.
      • Whacking Day
        Martin Thoene -- Tuesday, 11 May 1999, at 5:47 p.m.
        • Re: Whacking Day
          Hans -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 3:15 a.m.
          • The urethane method..............
            Martin Thoene -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 5:30 p.m.
            • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH - good one MT ;-) n/m
              BB Wilcox -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 5:32 p.m.
            • Groan .... Pollyurethane
              Steve Burton -- Thursday, 13 May 1999, at 4:36 a.m.
              • No, Pollygon is different.........
                Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 13 May 1999, at 5:47 p.m.
      • Don't eat your family
        Alistair -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 7:47 a.m.
        • Alistair, hasn't your friend....................
          Martin Thoene -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 7:01 p.m.
          • Re: Alistair, hasn't your friend....................
            Jayne -- Friday, 14 May 1999, at 12:50 a.m.
            • Yeah, I keep Corys
              Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 13 May 1999, at 5:50 p.m.
              • Eating fish
                Dr. Momfish -- Thursday, 13 May 1999, at 11:05 p.m.
                • Re: Eating fish
                  Rosco -- Friday, 14 May 1999, at 2:23 a.m.
    • Where's Jack Kevorkian when you need him? ;-) N/m
      BB Wilcox -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 9:10 a.m.
      • Jack!!! We need your expertise
        Dr. Momfish -- Wednesday, 12 May 1999, at 11:01 p.m.
        • cut to MR. BILL (from SNL - insert JAWS music)...
          BB Wilcox -- Thursday, 13 May 1999, at 9:45 a.m.
      • Re: Well actually, Jack's in prison....
        Scarlett -- Thursday, 13 May 1999, at 3:03 p.m.
        • Hey Scarlett! where ya been?
          Martin Thoene -- Thursday, 13 May 1999, at 6:22 p.m.
          • Re: Hey Scarlett! where ya been?
            Scarlett -- Friday, 14 May 1999, at 2:21 p.m.
            • Re: Hey Scarlett! where ya been?
              Martin Thoene -- Saturday, 15 May 1999, at 2:03 p.m.