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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:19 PM Original message |
Is there any humane way to hasten the demise of a fish? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. A straw |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. toilet? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:22 PM Original message |
And a Funyon as a little fish life preserver |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Change the water. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. But don't use tap water. Use distilled. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. If you are pretty sure he won't make it though, |
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StrongBad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's actually a very interesting article. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Here is another site with the same recommendation. |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. This looks promising |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. He needs fresh water full of nice oxygen |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Microwave. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Freezer. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. please don't flush it, that's awful |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. I used to be in charge of cleaning the fish on vacation when I was a kid. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. Funny you should post this. I just committed fish-icide yesterday. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. FYI, for the future, epsom salt baths can work on bloating |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. you could bring it to the store and ask if they want it |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. As a point of clarification for those who question the fish's imminent demise... |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I had one for four years once |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. That's pretty impressive. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Bettas are pretty tough little fish. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. That happened to Goldfish (real original, I know). |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Nope, when I moved my 55gallon from my mom's house to my apt |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Too bad I didn't think of it before we moved. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. When I was a kid, I had a giant goldfish that would eat spaghetti |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Wow! That fish had a long happy life. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. 15? OMG don't tell me that! |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Some have lived to be like 25-30 years old |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sounds like it has bloat, which is curable and looks worse than it is |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. ahem, what we were told was |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. You keep a jaguar as a pet? n/m |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. No silly, not that kind of jaguar, just a jaguar cichlid. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Ah, this Pisces doesn't know fish very well. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Tee hee, I know what you mean. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. Seriously: drop it into a glass of liquor. Really. n/t |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
31. Well, I believe the clove oil has done it |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. . |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. RIP Rudolph |
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