Euthanizing My Betta

I searched on-line, as suggested by my pet store advisor, for a humane way to euthanize my niece's Betta. I chose your site for advice. The Betta had become very lethargic, turning a brownish color and lying on the bottom of the tank. It seemed to be gasping for every breathe and would only occasionally go to the top of the tank. It would immediately sink back to the bottom. I found the following suggestion by someone who worked professionally with fish and used it. It was a very upsetting experience. I put the fish in the water and, as in the last two days, he did not move around at all. When I added and started stirring in the baking soda, the Betta started thrashing violently. This went on for several minutes, so I added more soda. He continued thrashing. I followed another on-line post and added some Clorox to the water. He continued thrashing several more minutes. This process was anything but humane.

My post is just to inform anyone who gets this same advice.........

*****THE FOLLOWING ADVICE IS AN AWFUL WAY TO EUTHANIZE ANYTHING*****

[h=2]Euthanizing fish[/h]POSTED BY

Sarasvati47


I used to work for a pet care chain in the fish department, and our company guidelines gave us this method for euthanizing fish. I've used it myself with good results. I put my fish in about 3/4 cup of water and stirred in about two teaspoons of baking soda. It seemed to work very quickly, and I detected no struggle or suffering. It seems to knock the fish out almost immediately."