catfishlover123

Mods, feel free to move this tread around. I wanted to know. My idea for this thread is since my bloodfin tetra died. Me, I just bury them.

shadowavenger

Flush. Burial at sea, or as close as you can come to it anyways.

Llama

Dustbin/Trashcan/(Whatever you call it)

catfishlover123

I bury them so there is rest for there souls.

Amanda

I bury my bettas, and some of my others.
But I have flushed some. My mom just threw one out.
I prefer burying, not rotting in a sewer.

babyblu

We've flushed the few we've lost, but when I was a kid, my parents would bury them in the backyard.

I do not see myself flushing our betta or gouramis.

pinkfloydpuffer

I usually bury them in a nice place in our yard. If it's the middle of a blizzard or something obviously I don't though, and then I just give the poor thing to my dad and he 'takes care' of it........

Drew 43920

Bury them. Bio-degradable. Environmentally correct. Good fertilizer for the garden.

shadowavenger

You could have them stuffed. But it may not be worth hiring a taxidermist to petrify a 3 inch fish.

Amanda

Haha, this reminds me....
My friends dad has a 90 gal. that he used to have set up with a large pleco and some "sharks" (I'm guessing ID's).
There was an electrical storm & a surge killed them all in the tank. So he buried them all in his garden to fertilize his corn. He swears it was the best corn he's ever eaten. ;p

shadowavenger

What if you had a live planted tank? Could you leave the corpse in to fertilize the plants?

aquarist48

Out to sea...via the river

shadowavenger

According to Finding Nemo, all pipes lead to the ocean...

So Flush away!

Amanda

No, it would rot & cause an ammonia spike.

MeGustaUnaPez926

I bury them, but if the weather isn't allowing it, I put them in the freezer and wait until its a good time.

CHoffman

My dear Hubby takes care of this part of fishkeeping for me..I just really can't handle it....I actually don't know what he does, I've never asked, and honestly don't want to know..Poor things..It's just so sad when we lose fish.

pinkfloydpuffer

Reminds me of one of my favorite movies...
I can do it, Todd Downey said as he helped himself to another ear of corn from the steaming bowl...

agabr123

i cant do it....i force someone else to

Chrisson

I have never had a dead fish but if I ever do I'll soap carve a tomb stone and bury he or she in the backyard.

Alasse

I put them in a sealed plastic bag, then into the rubbish bin

Tavel

i throw mine into the pond out back. A seagull or a turtle will get a good meal out of it.

catfishlover123

Yeah, it is pretty hard to lose fish. I wouldn't flush a fish ever. I would at least wrap it in a tissue and then let it go free in a river or pond. I never use my dead fish as fertilizer.

Amanda

I wouldn't release a fish into a river/lake/pond.
The fish that died may have a disease that can be given to other wildlife.
Nothing captive should be released into the wild - dead or alive.

shadowavenger

Flushing is the best way to go. its quick, easy, won't smell or be messy, and it can be considered a proper burial since its going into the water (at least if you only think about the first part of the journey ) The fish is dead, it can't possibly be harmed by anything in the sewer.

Paprika

Secret Window, right? Or Rear Window. LOL I get them mixed up all the time.

I flush mine, burial at sea. Well, at least, I did that for a goldie and a tetra, I don't know how I'd feel about flushing my big gourami or my little cories. I'd just cry. And probably bury em.

pinkfloydpuffer

Yep, Secret Window

shadowavenger

How big is it? Some fish get too big to flush. About 12 years ago my mom had a plecostomus which was about 8 or 9 inches long and it passed away. I made the mistake of trying to flush him and he ended up backing up the toilet.

We has to pour draino into the bowl to dissolve him so he would fit down the pipes.

sirdarksol

I bury each of my fish under a plant in the garden.
The exception is the otos, which I usually don't notice that one has died until I see a skeleton at the base of a plant.

dvc_r

I have a few fish that I've watched grow and got big enough to stuff, and some that I paid plenty for. I can't imagine what I'd do if I had salt water fish!!! It may not be a bad idea!

catfishlover123

I have a special spot in my yard for burying pets. I think i'll bury all my pets there