I've had one tiger barb that was pretty bad off, and have been thinking about letting him go to 'the big fish bowl in the sky' for a few days now. Last night when I got home from work, he was so bad off I decided to help him there. I know I've read about the 'best' way to to do this, some people say whack it with a hammer, or cut off its head (ewwww!) some say freeze it (torture! 
) some say putting the fish in a mix of alchohol & tankwater... I didn't have any alcohol around (just wine, and something tells me that wouldn't work as well 
) so I decided to try ammonia, the stuff I cycled my tank with. Well, it was a sad time, but he did die quickly. I netted him out of the tank, put him in a tall glass with 2" of tank water in it, then poured about a cup of ammonia in there, basically doubleing the liquid in the glass. He had one final spazz, and was dead a second later. I miss him, but this was really for the best. I just wanted to share what I tried, maybe it will help someone else out...
) some say putting the fish in a mix of alchohol & tankwater... I didn't have any alcohol around (just wine, and something tells me that wouldn't work as well ) so I decided to try ammonia, the stuff I cycled my tank with. Well, it was a sad time, but he did die quickly. I netted him out of the tank, put him in a tall glass with 2" of tank water in it, then poured about a cup of ammonia in there, basically doubleing the liquid in the glass. He had one final spazz, and was dead a second later. I miss him, but this was really for the best. I just wanted to share what I tried, maybe it will help someone else out...
