euthanasia fancy goldfish

[puddin]

Hi a fancy goldfish of mine has dropsy, its had it a while, tried to save or at least keep it going using salts etc.
The time has come to let it go, so its suffering can end.

I was told to add pure vodka to tank water, how much should I add?

Thanks.

[SteveCourty]

I hate dropsy my flatmate had it in his tank and lost half the fish. I got it but only lost a couple. Does anyone know the cause of it?

Sorry on the vodka thing im unsure of the answer to that but its gotta be a good way to go

[MJ75]

Don't add vodka. Thats a very silly thing to do!!!

Dropsy is caused by poor water conditions. Fish very rarely recover from it. There are a number of ways to euthanaise (sp?) fish. The most ethical are to place it in water in the freezer, the temperature will drop and the fish will pass away. You can also use clove oil. This is probably the best option. I'll write more details of how to do it, when I have time later on.

[SteveCourty]

Umm Ph ammonia Nitrates and Nitrites were fine in both my tank and my mates. It happened not long after he moved in so theyd been moved and happened to me not long after transferring them into a new tank (Tank was established just used for other fish)

[puddin]

Well I don't get something, in my goldfish tank ablut a month ago, I lost a veil goldfish to dropsy, 2 weeks later a black moor. Then my oranda but I did add salts, it seem to settle & came back.
I thought dropsy was not infectious? So I don't get it, my water was spot on & still it happened. I also fed a good various diet.

I was told frezzeing cold water no good, will kill but extermely pain for ie the goldfish I was told it good way to end the suffering of a tropical fish, because they are warm water it seeds them to sleep?

Please bare in mind I don't know this is what I was told.

In the end I ended my goldfish suffering by double dose clove oil followed some vodka.
It did the job, was extremely quick, I would recommend this way.
However still heart breaking & I really feel like giving up all my fish.

[MJ75]

There's more to water conditions than those three readings. If its not a water quality issue then what is it?

Unless you both bought fish that were already sick?

[SteveCourty]

well the few i lost were all bread by myself and the fish my flatmate had were all ones hes had for 6+ months some for a few years. temps were all fine as well and its 4 tests I do all the time (ph Ammonia Nitrate and Nitrite) oxygen levels are fine

[MJ75]

Originally Posted by SteveCourty

well the few i lost were all bread by myself and the fish my flatmate had were all ones hes had for 6+ months some for a few years. temps were all fine as well and its 4 tests I do all the time (ph Ammonia Nitrate and Nitrite) oxygen levels are fine

Why do you think they got dropsy then?

[berkshirereptile]

Originally Posted by MJ75

Don't add vodka. Thats a very silly thing to do!!!

Dropsy is caused by poor water conditions. Fish very rarely recover from it. There are a number of ways to euthanaise (sp?) fish. The most ethical are to place it in water in the freezer, the temperature will drop and the fish will pass away. You can also use clove oil. This is probably the best option. I'll write more details of how to do it, when I have time later on.

Goldfish can survive freezing for ages and would end up dying in agony so thats not a good idea. one of my customers had a goldfish frozen in her pond over night she brought it in and defrosted it and it survived with a fair bit of scale damage though.
to euthanaze fish i usually use a blow to the back of the head crushing the brain killing it instantly, but thats not a method for the faint hearted.

[SteveCourty]

Originally Posted by MJ75

Why do you think they got dropsy then?

from mine im guessing inter breeding? ive never been able to figure out why! im open to critism if theres anything you think im doing wrong im here to learn