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My goldfish, who now I think may have been sick for some time, deteriorated rapidly in the past three days, and I just put him to sleep. Lol, I didn't want to just flush him like he was any other goldfish, so I took two of the little biodegradable pots meant for baby plants and put all kinds of his food in one end (except the veggie flakes; he didn't like those that much, lol XD) and put them together. Then I dug a hole behind my building near the bike racks (I live in a high-rise, so I tried to play it off like I was fixing my bike, lol) and put the "casket" down there. Now I can see him every day ^^ I like that better because I know where he is.
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We usually let it settle if its yellow and flush it down if it's brown. What should we do if it's rainbow?
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that sucks BIG!!!!!!!!11
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my fish died today, so sad. had it for 4 years.
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i allways flush my dead fish
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Babylucks
Nov 12, 2008
Ha ha. Its like 'Fish funeral for Dummies'. I feel step 7 is extremely complex and complicated. :D -
Babylucks
Nov 12, 2008
Ha ha. Its like 'Fish funeral for Dummies'. I feel step 7 is extremely complex and complicated. :D
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liondescent
Jun 27, 2008
Well I've been having a rough day and this article just brightened my day. It brought me the giggles I needed. This article is useful for anyone that has kids and has encountered the first dead goldfish. Thanks ;)
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liondescent
Jun 27, 2008
Well I've been having a rough day and this article just brightened my day. It brought me the giggles I needed. This article is useful for anyone that has kids and has encountered the first dead goldfish. Thanks ;)
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DrPete
Apr 05, 2008
1. I don't think a dead goldfish "cares" if s/he is buried in water or dirt. 2. Going into the sewage system is not guarantee that everything will be processed out. Scary, I know. Perhaps you have seen in the news recently that pharmaceutical drugs are showing up in trace amounts in our drinking water in most major cities tested. This is because we are such a highly medicated society that enough people are peeing out drugs into their toilet that very small amounts are now seeping even into our water table.
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DrPete
Apr 05, 2008
1. I don't think a dead goldfish "cares" if s/he is buried in water or dirt. 2. Going into the sewage system is not guarantee that everything will be processed out. Scary, I know. Perhaps you have seen in the news recently that pharmaceutical drugs are showing up in trace amounts in our drinking water in most major cities tested. This is because we are such a highly medicated society that enough people are peeing out drugs into their toilet that very small amounts are now seeping even into our water table.
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bearbronson
Jan 19, 2008
I agree with Bill on the dead fish, but please do not flush dead dogs as they do pose a risk to native fish.
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bearbronson
Jan 19, 2008
I agree with Bill on the dead fish, but please do not flush dead dogs as they do pose a risk to native fish.
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wendibirdspbby
Sep 12, 2007
last week i added a sucker fish and another small under water frog to my tank today my new fish and frog both died today my original beta and frog i have had for a few months are still alive so what do i need to cleah the tank?
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SunnyDiana
May 11, 2007
Last comment was a test... Just wanted to say that flushing a dead fish will not infect the waterways as most infections or parasites will leave its host when it dies. If your fish died of disease, the infection or parasites are likely to have went back into your aquarium and are waiting until you get another live fish so they can attach to it or attack it. Flushing an infected (sick) live fish is by all means more dangerous for waterways than flushing a dead one.
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SunnyDiana
May 11, 2007
Last comment was a test... Just wanted to say that flushing a dead fish will not infect the waterways as most infections or parasites will leave its host when it dies. If your fish died of disease, the infection or parasites are likely to have went back into your aquarium and are waiting until you get another live fish so they can attach to it or attack it. Flushing an infected (sick) live fish is by all means more dangerous for waterways than flushing a dead one.
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SunnyDiana
May 11, 2007
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May 11, 2007
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vlovell
Apr 05, 2007
Never drag a goldfish backwards by its tail as it will starve the gills of oxygen and kill the fish
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vlovell
Apr 05, 2007
Never drag a goldfish backwards by its tail as it will starve the gills of oxygen and kill the fish
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plaintruth
Feb 16, 2007
I got a recommendation from a local pet store owner to use white vinegar to clean equipment in my gold fish tank. I used this for four years, but then my fish died of illness. I'm not sure the vinegar works to disinfect. I have not set up the tank again.
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Aug 08, 2006
There's nothing wrong with flushing a dead fish down the toilet. If our native fishes' health are in danger when we flush dead fish down the toilet, I don't think it's humane to use it. Us humans flush more harmful stuff down there than a dead fish.
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Nov 30, 2005
To those so concerned about flushing dead fish and exposure to native fish. I would like to know where you live so I won't move there. Any place that pumps raw sewage from toilets into streams as part of waste disposal has a lot more to worry about than exposure to dead goldfish.
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Nov 30, 2005
To those so concerned about flushing dead fish and exposure to native fish. I would like to know where you live so I won't move there. Any place that pumps raw sewage from toilets into streams as part of waste disposal has a lot more to worry about than exposure to dead goldfish.
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Nov 22, 2005
Please do not flush any dead fish down the toilet, as if they are diseased, they can transmit the disease to the native fish, and this will kill off the already decreasing numbers of native fish.
