What to do when your fish is sick

When your fish get sick, there's a few steps you should take. Sometimes, we can't recover our fish, so we'll discuss what to do in that case as well.
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[@Trainmedic]

Thank you. You are the only person I have seen to go into detail on this subject. I've seen others mention it before but never go into how it could be handled. Good information.

[@UncleSmileys.Aquariums]

No matter the pet, having to put one down is tuff for those of us who care. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Fishtory]

I want Rob as my hype man ... like just with me whenever I'm not epic enough for my taste.

[@RobbzRaytv]

This can be done, you got my number!

[@twinlamps]

Great advice, Bentley. Have a crappy plastic quarantine tank with an equally crappy soft plastic plant in it! Have a little clove oil on standby. Rob was hilarious!

[@twinlamps]

I am thoroughly ashamed of how I euthanised my very first neon tetra before I knew anything about fishkeeping. Education is key.

[@damiangrouse4564]

Credit for the use of the “Bassomatic” concept must be given to SNL and Dan Acroyd.

[@missyoreilly4815]

Thank you for mentioning the blunt force method as a NO. I cringe anytime I see people claim this is the most humane method. There is so much wrong with that.

[@thomascrohan7810]

People recommend this?! lol

[@John-Ebsen]

I've been using this method for years and it works great. I laughed at the quarantine tank comment as mine has become so overrun with orange neos that I now worry about using it for its intended purpose.

[@scottcahala7779]

Great video. Thanks for sharing this topic.

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

as a fish keeper and a fisherman I have dispatched hundreds, maybe thousands of fish in my life time. both fish ive caught for eating and for using as bait and fish that were pets that were suffering from something. also from way back when I bred angelfish and had to cull fry that were deformed. its still funny to me that having bled out large catfish and cut up live shad and sunfish to use as bait never bothered me in the least, having to euthanize a pet fish still makes me sad.

[@janicelundberg1956]

Great informative video! Thank you Bentley! ❤

[@Boja23]

I have a platy, it has made it to normal size, with some kind of spinal injury/MS/IDK. Swims in circles, but somehow gets food. I like to think the other platies take care of it (I know I'm weird). Sad! Nature would have sorted it long ago. I have the clove oil, but have never used it, with 100's of fish. I just can't do it....dang it, man!

[@reelthing4u]

i live in pain and suffer every hour .i should not have but drs don't care. thanks for letting me know i dont have to keep going .i'm going to put myself down now .

[@laurabustos6560]

What timing. My female Betta, Framboise looks like she's getting a possible tumor. I was just thinking I'm going to have to put together a possible end of life plan. 😢 As far as separating or quarantine of an otherwise healthy but possibly suffering from some kind of fish cancer, I wonder if you think it's worth it at all? I mean, she's otherwise comfortable in the tank with pygmy Corydoras and shrimp and a no tech monte carlo mass of carpet in front and I leave it longer in back like a short stem. And she has her Trident Java Fern she sleeps in. There doesn't seem to be fish tumor meds so just leave her where she's happy till end of life? Do you think it'd be worth it to move her/ quarantine? I can't think of a reason...

[@pacae911]

Just flush it