wats wrong????

bettagrl · 05-08-2005, 05:54 PM

my fish seems sick but I cant figure out what is wrong with it......or maybe im just in denial =P, bcuz it looks like it might have tuberculosis......i dunno

its supposed to be a yellow killifish with red outlining its fins, but its spine has curved into a perfect S and the whole left side of its body is slowly getting covered in little tiny black dots that you can only see if you look REALLY close. otherwise it just looks like half the fish is turning black. Some parts around its head also look like it is missing scales, but that could just be because my other fish were picking on it..........????? plllleez help me!!! =)=) thx

bettagrl · 05-12-2005, 09:36 PM

actually, nm............the mom freaked out when she found out what it MIGHT have, so she made me flush it.....=( poor fishy.

**TheOldSalt** · 05-12-2005, 11:52 PM

Don't flush dead fish, and especially not if they are sick. That can introduce nasty diseases into your local waters which not only destroy your local ecology, bu wind up in your drinking water someday.

John · 05-12-2005, 11:54 PM

Agreed

John · 05-12-2005, 11:54 PM

Was the fish still alive when you flushed it down the toilet?

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She never said it was dead when she did it. Makes me think it was still alive

What's with the myth that "flushing" fish down a toilet is a good thing to do? It's extremely cruel if the fish is still alive, and even if it is not... read TheOldSalt's post above.

mlefev · 05-19-2005, 04:16 AM

If I have one die on me, and I'm sure it's dead, I generally throw them away (quickly, and crying all the way to the trash...yes I'm very emotional about dead pets). For one, I can't stand flushing them just because of the thought of it and two, at least they get buried eventualy that way. They're right about diseases also, if you're on city water things can be accidentally introduced into the water system by flushing the poor critter.

05-08-2005, 05:54 PM	#1
bettagrl Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 3	wats wrong???? my fish seems sick but I cant figure out what is wrong with it......or maybe im just in denial =P, bcuz it looks like it might have tuberculosis......i dunno its supposed to be a yellow killifish with red outlining its fins, but its spine has curved into a perfect S and the whole left side of its body is slowly getting covered in little tiny black dots that you can only see if you look REALLY close. otherwise it just looks like half the fish is turning black. Some parts around its head also look like it is missing scales, but that could just be because my other fish were picking on it..........????? plllleez help me!!! =)=) thx

05-12-2005, 11:54 PM	#4
John Rationalist Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 18 Posts: 217	Re: wats wrong???? Agreed __________________ Live life by the book, but make sure you're the author.

05-12-2005, 11:54 PM	#5
John Rationalist Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 18 Posts: 217	Re: wats wrong???? Was the fish still alive when you flushed it down the toilet? ** ** She never said it was dead when she did it. Makes me think it was still alive What's with the myth that "flushing" fish down a toilet is a good thing to do? It's extremely cruel if the fish is still alive, and even if it is not... read TheOldSalt's post above. __________________ Live life by the book, but make sure you're the author.

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05-12-2005, 09:36 PM	#2
bettagrl Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 3	actually, nm............the mom freaked out when she found out what it MIGHT have, so she made me flush it.....=( poor fishy.

05-12-2005, 11:52 PM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,475	Don't flush dead fish, and especially not if they are sick. That can introduce nasty diseases into your local waters which not only destroy your local ecology, bu wind up in your drinking water someday.

05-19-2005, 04:16 AM	#6
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	If I have one die on me, and I'm sure it's dead, I generally throw them away (quickly, and crying all the way to the trash...yes I'm very emotional about dead pets). For one, I can't stand flushing them just because of the thought of it and two, at least they get buried eventualy that way. They're right about diseases also, if you're on city water things can be accidentally introduced into the water system by flushing the poor critter.

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