How to deal with Body of Favorite Fish - that's Passed Away?

I know a guy who keeps his first clown (SW) in the freezer...died like years and years ago...was the first clownfish in Ireland to breed in captivity or something like that...he's getting him made into a paperweight.

I carry them around in a briefcase for a while until I remember them oops different thread.
 
I always bury my fish when they die, good plant fertilizer. :) I will be doing the same thing with my beloved silver aro too when his time comes, years from now...hopefully, lol. Well...I have to confess, the main reason why I would bury my silver aro is because a 3 foot silver arowana won't flush down the toilet very easily. :P
 
Go buy some flowers that you can plant from Lowes, bury him and plant the flowers on top. Don't wrap in plastic or anything, paper towel is good. You want him to become part of the earth again. And planting flowers will help you remember him.
 
Hooked Newbie said:
Ok.... consider this "flack". Apart from the emotional part, if you are on local sewer you should NEVER flush a fish. Municipal water systems are strained enough and cannot possibly combat the possible toxins introduced by flushing a dead fish reliably. Whether you just consider it a "fish" instead of a pet, there are other issues to consider.
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I have a septic. I am aware of the bio that goes on and the other "issues" involved. If anything it would help boost the bb in my septic.
As far as an emotional attachment, I guess I'm just odd. I am an animal lover but, I just have never had a problem dealing with death.
 
You can mummify it if you want just seal it in a jar with aquarium salt and leave it for a few months. Should actually come out alright looking if fish died in good shape.
 
I buried my first betta in the back yard. I think he died of old age though. :tombstone: little guy
 
Alan R said:
I know I'm gonna catch a lot of flack for this, but even my favorite fish in the end is still just a fish. If it's small enough, it gets flushed. I haven't had any of my large fish die so I'm not sure how I'd deal with that.
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Yep. Same here. I would not need to keep a memorial plot for any of my fish either. Not insensitive, just realistic.
Always sorry to hear about a loss though.
 
I always bury my fish in plants, even house plants(which are on my patio, lol). The plants benefit because dead fishes are quite nutritious for them and it's sort of a giving back to the earth type thing.
 
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