frozen fish?!?

[attiladahun]

this guy I know (an avid pond and aquarium goldfish keeper) says that goldfish can suvive being frozen in ice. i think he has credibility by all the stories about what he has done with his fish, but I think this sounds outrageous. he says that if you take an empty milk carton, scoop some aquarium water into it, then put your fish into it and put the whole thing in the freezer, you can go on vacation without worrying about the fish, and the fish goes into hibernation. then, you come home, peel off the carton and put the fish ice cube back into your aquarium, the fish will thaw, and he'll be alright (they are cold-blooded he says).

before i try this on any of my fishies, I would like to hear some personal testimonies and opinions on this subject.

thnx

 

[Watcher74]

That's ludicrous.

 

[reiverix]

Either he's pulling your leg or he's mastered the technique of goldfish cryogenics.

 

[kevinfishboy]

well it is true that u can freeze a goldfish and then thaw him out and he will be alive but i would not try it cause its just mean and cruel

 

[rich311k]

gold fish winter in a pond under the ice not in the ice. if they freeze solid they die.

 

[Kasakato]

Ponds are deep enought so fish can live in the water under the ice. This is how people ice fish.

 

[sublime1184]

Why would you try this anyway? its cruel and mean and harmful to fish....that story is so retarded. If you did this and your fish died, then what? Then there is no point to this whole crazy idea. The have things called "automatic feeders" for vacations, also "friends" is a kinda new idea where you have your "friend" come over and feed you fish.

 

[Leopardess]

Ridiculous.

And if you think it sounds outrageous, why would you even be tempted to try it on your fish for no reason at all?

 

[Raskolnikov]

Though some amphibians can be frozen for periods and survive, I don't know of any fish that can do the same.

 

[judgemax]

a pond for a gold fish to survive needs to be atleast 18" deep so that it is below freezing ground level..depending on the area of the continents you are in obviously a pond in souther florida need not be that deep and one in ottawa should be deeper ...but i agree with everyone else here it might not be impossible but it is cruel and stupid ...why would you want to freeze your fish? they can go for up to a week or more without food at all...just over feed them before you leave