Am i the only one who thinks this is way too inhumane?

[silkiechicken]

Relasing any non native fish anywhere including flushing is bad for the fish and environment. That said, the guy could probably just give these fish to any petstore to rehome too.

As for culling fish.... at least the ones we get while fishing to eat, are bonked in the back of the head with a "beat stick" and they are out like a light. You'll be able to tell because the entire skin will shiver a bit and the eye will no longer try to look "down".

 

[Cara]

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You can get it at a drug store, its often sold as a tooth ache remedy.
Here are the steps for fish up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) in length:

1. Add tank water to a measuring cup or mixing bowl. Measure the amount of tank water you add to the cup or bowl and make a note of it. Place the fish in the container. If the fish is in a clear cup, place a dark towel around the cup to calm the fish.

2. Fill a small, clean jar or bottle with tank water, leaving some room at the top. You might use a baby food jar or pill bottle. Put 1 drop of clove oil in the jar or bottle, cap, and shake vigorously. The clove oil should emulsify, turning the water milky white.

Gently pour about 1/4 of this emulsified mixture into the fish's container. The fish will begin listing as it starts to fall asleep. Let the fish be for about 10 minutes.

The fish should be resting on the bottom of the tank when it has fallen asleep. It will look dead, but if you watch closely, its gills will be breathing once every few seconds. If after 10 minutes the fish is still rising off the bottom and swimming intermittently, retrieve the jar or bottle of emulsified clove oil, re-shake, and add the same dose to the fish's container. Wait again.

To euthanize with just the clove oil: Put the fish to sleep first as stated above, waiting 10 minutes for the fish to settle on the bottom. A lethal overdose of clove oil is 50 drops per gallon (3.78 liters), or 5x stronger than the initial dose that anesthetizes the fish. Using the same example, if the fish is in 3 gallons (11 liters) of tank water, the jar's lethal mixture will include 50 x 3 = 150 drops of clove oil. Administer it the same way, by first shaking the jar before adding the mixture to the fish's container.

Some places say after the fish is sleeping, to pour in some vodka to kill the fish but i think it burns the gills.

How do you know it's not just paralyzed and suffering?

 

[PurpleChicken]

We use live shiners as bait (and an occasional goldfish too

).

They are living creatures and should be treated with respect but I draw the line at fluching fish being inhumane.

For the record I won't kill a spider in my house. I like them.

 

[duckluck]

I agree, flushing them is illegal in some places and inhumane. Although I suppose if you live in a colder climate the fish won't suffer much...the fast drop in temperature quickly stuns them. I've seen this when feeding minnows to my ducks...they get into colder water and they float almost instantly and don't move. That said, I still hate the idea of flushing them and hate it more than someone is using CL to terrorize people into taking on unwanted animals by threatening like that. Y'all should flag that ad. I doubt CL wants ads like that posted.

 

[MagsC]

Poor fish.

 

[chinbunny]

it is inhumane. Another stupid thing he did was kept various other species with Goldfish. Those things tend to eat other fish once they get big enough.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I suppose I'm desensitized to it?

I'm used to catching fish with a hook...then filleting them while they're still alive and breathing? Catfish are the worst in my opinion, but...

Anyway...I don't see how the fish would even survive for very long once it got to the septic tank.

 

[squeakyballs]

 

[tnchickenut]

Too bad humans don't fit in toilets. I'd flush them!

BTW that little red and silver fish is probrably another gold fish. I hate stupid people. (that's all I can say here without getting in trouble!)

 

[Cindiloohoo]

It's a fish. They have like a ten second memory span so by the time they get down the toilet and into the septic tank they will have forgotten how good they had it in the tank to start with. I honestly don't think they care. Feed them to ducks, feed worms to chickens, the end result is death to a live animal. Why is there an issue with flushing at least it won't end up between a cat's teeth. Life can not always be fair. They are his fish, if he wants to be an idiot and flush what he paid for at some point...then it is what it is. A flushed fish is better off than a fish with a person who very stupidly bought too many fish to start with. At least he had sense enough to ask if anyone wanted them first