yipes.... you guys are cold..

I've done some research on this topic myself and have not come up with an answer yet....

I heard that flushing them live is cruel coz they live for a while and struggle in pollution, chemicals and cold cold water.

Some fish have survived being frozen and thawed... so I didn't like that.

Suggestions to slam the fish against a wall in a ziplock (this sounds cruel)

cutting off their head with a sharp knife... (quick and painless but not something I can do. too much death on my part.)

litre of water, 2 alka seltzers. nighty night. While they're asleep, whack 'em on the head.
The quick "trout" method really is the best.....for the fish...

if my dog or cat was suffering to the point that most peoples fish are at when the owner finally decides to do something about it, I would not put my dog in the freezer, I wouldnt drown him, I would most likely take him to the woods immediadly and shoot him or cut his throat/sever his spine.....

Call me a barbarian, I would be doing it out of love for my pet....

I dont consider prolonging suffering, having respect....

outside of using MS-222 which I use for a mild anesthetic to calm fish, that was a little ridiculous, no offense folks, but we are talking about fish here. I couldnt possibly dream of putting that much concern into a pet fishes death before I took in a homeless person and took care of them with half that much worrying.... I love fish alot, more than most people can fathom, but were talking about fish that would get gulped down by the next larger fish the second they displayed any signs of weakness....


dont take offense by my comments please, Im young, and heavily medicated.... :mrgreen:

Freezer method seems like a slow and stressful death. I'd give it to someone with a lionfish (assuming a lionfish can catch a clown). Death by predation might not be quick either but it seems more natural for me.

I just wack them on the head with a blunt tool,dead in less than a second.

I have done this twice and it's no fun, never the less I don't want to put any added stress on an animal as it dies- so I simply put the fish in a ziplock bag that is not sealed and just use a solid object-done!

Apparently club soda works good. Just puts them to sleep. Read it somewhere - not sure where tho.

Somehow I think carbonic acid and CO2 bubbles sizzling all over aren't a terribly peaceful way to go.