Oldfishwife Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 I had to put my little Bangaii Card of of his misery today. I notice he stopped eating 2 days ago and saw that he had a white lump right beside his gill. Yesterday he still wouldn't eat and was lethargic but impossible to catch. Today he was gasping and near the sand. I was able to net him without much problem, but he was near death. I couldn't get and pics because he would turn away every time I got close with my phone. My other fish all seem fine and are acting normal. Does anybody have any ideas? I looked up all fish diseases and I'm thinking a parasite of some kind. He's been in the tank a couple of weeks. Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment
RedCrow Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 What do you mean by “put him out of his misery”? Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Without pictures, there's no way to tell. Could be a tumor, could be a parasitic isopod. Quote Link to comment
Oldfishwife Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 21 hours ago, RedCrow said: What do you mean by “put him out of his misery”? He was dying. I removed him, put him in a small bowl of tank water and placed him in the freezer. I don't know what is recommended for gentle euthanasia nowadays, but that was one way people did it 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment
RedCrow Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Okay good. Just wanted to make sure you didn’t flush him, as that’s extraordinary painful for the fish Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 That's better than flushing, but it's not encouraged, as it's not known for sure to be humane. The two best methods are either clove oil overdose (it's an anesthetic- you add a bit at a time and it works like any other anesthetic overdose), or a handful of different methods to quickly, physically destroy the brain. I've used clove oil on fish and some unwanted pest animals, and it works- they slow down without any distress signs, slowly stop maintaining equilibrium, and eventually stop breathing. I've also used a few different physical methods on lizards the cats have gotten. For any animal, sedative overdose or direct brain damage is the way to go. Quote Link to comment
Oldfishwife Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 12:25 PM, Tired said: That's better than flushing, but it's not encouraged, as it's not known for sure to be humane. The two best methods are either clove oil overdose (it's an anesthetic- you add a bit at a time and it works like any other anesthetic overdose), or a handful of different methods to quickly, physically destroy the brain. I've used clove oil on fish and some unwanted pest animals, and it works- they slow down without any distress signs, slowly stop maintaining equilibrium, and eventually stop breathing. I've also used a few different physical methods on lizards the cats have gotten. For any animal, sedative overdose or direct brain damage is the way to go. Thank you! I will remember that if I ever have to do it again. Quote Link to comment
Oldfishwife Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 12:02 PM, RedCrow said: Okay good. Just wanted to make sure you didn’t flush him, as that’s extraordinary painful for the fish I would never flush. I worked with a woman once who laughingly talked about flushing a healthy male Beta because it was bothering her female Beta. 😳 it's called mating. Poor little Beta. 🙁 Quote Link to comment
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