Fast and cleanly.
Not to be cruel or anything, but mine has gone crazy, and he looks like he's gaurenteed not to live much longer. When he does start moving, he goes straight to the top and starts jumping up and down banging his head on the lid....Which /looks/ like it makes him lose conciuosness, cause he stops doing anything at all, just nosedives straight to the bottom.
End his misery....How can I kill him?
2006-11-11 05:15:04 · 10 answers · asked by Karen C 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
He's not sick. I'm a fish keeper, I know what sicknesses there are.
Looks like his only sickness is old age.
He's a few years old.
And yes, he is too big for the toilet.
2006-11-11 05:24:36 · update #1
Fish don't go crazy because they get old, they only go crazy when something is wrong with the water and they are trying to get away from it or they have some kind of parasite and are trying to scratch it off. Depending on what type of algae eater it is a few years old is still a baby so again it's not old age. Test your water to make sure you have zero ammonia and nitrites and that your nitrates are under 40, under 20 is better though. If you still want to kill it the only humane way is with clove oil. Here is a site that explains how to do it, http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-most-humane-way-to-euthanize-a-fish.htm
Flushing is one of the most inhumane ways to kill something. They don't die right away instead you torture them by putting them in water full of chlorine, they are then forced through the pipes and land in a septic tank full of your own crap and they slowly die by being poisoned.
2006-11-11 05:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you take him out and place it a another container of clean water. If he's sick you wouldn't want him to be in with your other fishes. If he's not sick, there is probably something wrong with your water.
You might want to also take a test pen to the water. If there is a power leak some fishes are more sensitive to it. And they tents to jump.
The is a kind of med from the vet or pet shop that can knock a fish unconscious or kill it. As for me I use to drop alot of ice into the container of water containing the sick/dying fish i want to kill. I was told the most humane way to the take it out and squash the head flat or just knock flat the brains but I don't have the heart to ever do that.
2006-11-11 05:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had one just like this i had him in a tropical tank to start with when he grew he just kept going nuts so i moved it to a larger tank which was a cold water tank i brought him down to temp and it has worked a treat 1 year on he still is bright as a button
2006-11-11 05:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by byronblod 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
don't kill it!!! just leave it... and heres an advise dont fill the tank up to the top. fill it up to 9/10 of the tank or 8/10 of the tank
2006-11-11 05:20:14 · answer #4 · answered by Ben 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont kill it, take it to a pet shop they should take it off your hands and they may be able to give it medicine,(put it in the water) and maybe save its life.
2006-11-11 05:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by stephanie_kittie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to be cruel, but flush him down the toilet and fast!
2006-11-11 05:25:39 · answer #6 · answered by Alena F 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
look at you heater and make sure it isnt leaking.if its got water in it from a crack it will shock him everytime it comes on. thats not normal behavior for a fish youre right. well you could use a hatchett or put him in a bag and bleach him
2006-11-11 05:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by j56007 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Can't you flush him down the toilet? Is he too big for that?
2006-11-11 05:19:12 · answer #8 · answered by Mojito Burrito 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
FLUSH HIM DOWN THE TOILET!!! then you dont feel bad cuz hes still in water but you know hes dead.
2006-11-11 05:24:20 · answer #9 · answered by Jada 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
put him in the freezer
2006-11-11 09:32:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋