Has anyone ever had to help their fish die?

[jillan]

My poor Silver Dollar fish has been trying to die all day.
She's laying on the bottom of the tank (I thought she was dead at first) then she swims for a minute, than lays on the bottom of the tank. It's been going on all day.

I did a little research and I guess there are times when you have to help your fish die.
There's all these different techniques....from chopping their head off (nope - can't do it), to putting it in a cup and sticking it in the freezer! to putting it in a blender! to using clove oil, which I don't have.

Just looking for a little DU advice. A nice, humane way to help my little fishy die peacefully.

I wonder if I'm the only one that gets this emotional about a fish.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. I just had to do it the other day

I went with the freezer method.

[jillan]

3. What did you do? Put the fish in a bowl and then into the freezer?

Petsmart told me to freeze the fish too :(

But, they also told me to try and save her....that some fish bounce back.
So I will wait a day or two.

This is awful.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Yeah, I stuck him in a sytrofoam bowl in the freezer

Some fish do bounce back. This one has looked half-dead with bloat quite a few times.

[jillan]

5. Poor baby - she finally died. I was probably a day too late

with the aquarium salt :(

Thanks for your help tho.

[Kookaburra]

6. So sorry for your loss Jillan

:hug:

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. I used the freezer. Seems the least awful. n/t