Euthanize the crooked molly?

I've heard people say the freezer method is not the painless way it was first thought to be. The first time I got some white clouds one got stuck to the filter strainer after being pretty sick for a day. I got him off of there but he was in very bad shape. I had read that putting Orajel on the belly of a salamander puts them down pretty quick, (the active ingredient in it is benzocaine) so I mixed a dime-sized blob with some tank water in a small bowl and put the white cloud in it. All movement including the gill covers stopped within 30 seconds and I'm sure the fish went not long after that. Now, fish weren't mentioned in the place where I read about that but I decided to try it since I didn't have any other way except to chop it's head off and I really didn't want to do that. If anyone here has any thoughts on the Orajel thing, please say so. It seemed pretty painless and quick for the fish and there was no struggling.

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take it out, bang it on the head with a hammer. End of story.

A hammer would work just fine, but I'd recommend laying it quickly on a brick and smashing it with another brick. It's harder to miss that way, and death will be instant.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37740

Hadn't heard of Oragel working but it isn't a preposterous idea IMO, Clove oil is about the best for those who don't want to smash or cut. But smashing and cutting are still the fastest of done well.
Dave

lol... Just flush it down the toilet.

I would never be able to just kill it. Thats just me.

lol... Just flush it down the toilet.

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This is a bad idea even if the fish is already dead. If it isn't dead, it stands a chance of getting through the treatment system, and becoming one more non-native specie in the waterways. If it Doesn't survive the treatment, flushing is pretty inhumane, and even when it is dead it stand the chance (slim ) of introducing non-native pathogens or organisms to our waterways. Flushing should not be considered an option for a responsible hobbyist.

Although I realise that Some folks just don't have the stomach for certain things (that's why I suggest clove oil) I also don't think we should be willing to allow the fish to suffer just so we don't have to do something that we find unpleasant.
Dave

Everyone flushes fish down the toilet. I just wrap them in kleenex and throw them in the garbage. I always wanted to burry them but it depends on the fish. If I have one for a long time, i'll probably burry it. (I think thats how you spell "Burry.")