What do you do with your deceased fish?

[reefiniteasy]

I’m very curious as to how everyone handles their deceased fish. Do you bury, cremate, flush, toss in the trash, etc? I have personally done all of the above. When I taught 5th grade we all gathered in the classroom bathroom to say our goodbyes to our betta fish. One child even wrote a eulogy. It’s a very funny story. I’ve buried fish in check boxes. When I was in college in Plattsburgh, NY I had a blood parrot that was too big to flush and the ground was frozen so we cremated him in the back yard. It was more like a BBQ but we tried. My least favorite is just tossing the fish in the trash. I always feel terrible when I do that. What do you all do?

 

[Flippers4pups]

I’m very curious as to how everyone handles their deceased fish. Do you bury, cremate, flush, toss in the trash, etc? I have personally done all of the above. When I taught 5th grade we all gathered in the classroom bathroom to say our goodbyes to our betta fish. One child even wrote a eulogy. It’s a very funny story. I’ve buried fish in check boxes. When I was in college in Plattsburgh, NY I had a blood parrot that was too big to flush and the ground was frozen so we cremated him in the back yard. It was more like a BBQ but we tried. My least favorite is just tossing the fish in the trash. I always feel terrible when I do that. What do you all do?

Well I've always flushed, but I've never had a large fish such as a unicorn tang die. That would stop up a toliet without question. Lol

 

[Brad Waddell Wrath's Reef]

You can grind him up and use him as coral food!

 

[reefiniteasy]

You can grind him up and use him as coral food!

Hahaha! That’s why I put other in the poll. I know people must have done some crazy things.

 

[Flippers4pups]

You can grind him up and use him as coral food!

 

[Arthacker87]

Too expensive so i fry it up and eat them..... lol I kid I flush and my kids say it's going to hospital

 

[Crabby48]

I put them out for other animals to have dinner. Tossing in a toilet and flushing seems wrong

 

[Flippers4pups]

I put them out for other animals to have dinner. Tossing in a toilet and flushing seems wrong

I can understand doing this. Thank God I don't hardly ever have one die. Knock on wood! Lol

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

I just toss them in the trash unless it’s one that I was really attached to. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but it’s not like the is going to object... I buried one, but I had that fish for many years.

 

[LadyMac]

It depends on the fish. If I was rather attached I like to bury them. Otherwise I will just put them outside for birds or squirrels to eat.

 

[Crabby48]

I can understand doing this. Thank God I don't hardly ever have one die. Knock on wood! Lol

It’s a hard decision but seems more natural. Burying or cremating Allows to much time to think about it.

 

[Hemmdog]

I feed small ones to my scoly.

 

[Brad Waddell Wrath's Reef]

It’s a hard decision but seems more natural. Burying or cremating Allows to much time to think about it.

You can bury it in the garden as fertilizer.

 

[Sleepydoc]

Burial at sea

 

[ca1ore]

Fish that die in my main display almost never appear as a carcass to be conveniently removed. What remains I do see are just left to be consumed.

 

[reefiniteasy]

It depends on the fish. If I was rather attached I like to bury them. Otherwise I will just put them outside for birds or squirrels to eat.

I never thought about just tossing it outside for animals to eat. I like that!

 

[RayDRoot]

Let the tank inhabitants take care of it.

 

[Katrina71]

We have a special garden to bury them in. The circle of life garden.

 

[W1ngz]

Let the tank inhabitants take care of it.

Not a great idea for small to average sized tanks under 100gal, it throws off the water chemistry.

 

[fishguy242]

agree leave only in ex large 200+ systems