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Posted by Tom D. on March 19, 2005, 10:23 am
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Hi All,
I have a Jack Dempsey cichlid that is slowly dying. He's 13 years old
so I think he's just dying of old age. He hasn't eaten for several
weeks and he's lying behind his cave nearly motionless. His fins move
just slightly and his mouth is open and just barely moving. He is
emaciated to say the least.
My question is this - Is there a humane way to put this fish out of
it's misery. I've read of some methods but I don't think I could
actually go through with them. I hate to see anything die slowly like
this so I'm hoping somebody has an idea out there.
Thanks for your suggestions, Tom D.
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Posted by agent smith on March 19, 2005, 10:26 am
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i know there is a chemical you can get from fish stores, but not petsmart.
the only thing ive heard is putting them in a freezer is the most humane
way. course i could have heard wrong.
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> Hi All,
>
> I have a Jack Dempsey cichlid that is slowly dying. He's 13 years old
> so I think he's just dying of old age. He hasn't eaten for several
> weeks and he's lying behind his cave nearly motionless. His fins move
> just slightly and his mouth is open and just barely moving. He is
> emaciated to say the least.
> My question is this - Is there a humane way to put this fish out of
> it's misery. I've read of some methods but I don't think I could
> actually go through with them. I hate to see anything die slowly like
> this so I'm hoping somebody has an idea out there.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions, Tom D.
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Posted by Rob on March 19, 2005, 7:13 pm
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On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:26:57 +0000, agent smith wrote:
> i know there is a chemical you can get from fish stores, but not petsmart.
> the only thing ive heard is putting them in a freezer is the most humane
> way. course i could have heard wrong.
You heard right. Put the JD into a container with water in it and place in
freezer. As the water temp drops, he'll just slowly go to sleep.
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Posted by Tom D. on March 20, 2005, 12:05 pm
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Thanks for your suggestions "Smith" and Rob. He is in the deep freeze
as we speak. Kind of sad though. Had him for 13 years !
- Tom D. -
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Posted by agent smith on March 20, 2005, 6:36 pm
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wow, 13 year old JD. everytime a big fish i have dies, i always bury it in a
big pot out back, and plant a radish bush. i love me radishes, and it helps
me to remember the fish. thankfully, ive only had to do this once, when my
last oscar died due to old age (was guessed to be around 16). i had him for
9 years personally, and he was 12" when i got him. ended up at about 14" i
believe...
-agent smith
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> I have a Jack Dempsey cichlid that is slowly dying. He's 13 years old
> so I think he's just dying of old age. He hasn't eaten for several
> weeks and he's lying behind his cave nearly motionless. His fins move
> just slightly and his mouth is open and just barely moving. He is
> emaciated to say the least.
> My question is this - Is there a humane way to put this fish out of
> it's misery. I've read of some methods but I don't think I could
> actually go through with them. I hate to see anything die slowly like
> this so I'm hoping somebody has an idea out there.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions, Tom D.