What do you do when an old friend passes away?

Naiad · Sep 13, 2012

I just woke up a loud bang only to find one of my large 12 year old fish in his death rows. I figure he got spooked and bashed his head :'(. I found it impossible to just "throw him away" and was curious what others have done with long time companion fish, salt or fresh.
A very sad,
Jen

muttley000 · Sep 14, 2012

20 years ago when I lost my first angel (a rock beauty) I froze it because I couldn't bring myself to throw it away. My wife finally disposed of it. I have also burried koi!

runzwithscissor · Sep 14, 2012

So what did you eventually do with him?

Naiad · Sep 15, 2012

We buried him. It seemed more respectful than the trash...
Jen

McPuff · Sep 17, 2012

That's what I have done. Freezer first and then bury the fella... unless it's already half-eaten. Then it gets flushed. Sorry about the fish.

dan-in-gr · Sep 17, 2012

I have three cats and may not be able to find any corpse. So no ritual here.

Mgers21 · Sep 17, 2012

I buried my huge blonde naso....not going to flush something that big

cbonito · Sep 17, 2012

dan-in-gr said:
I have three cats and may not be able to find any corpse. So no ritual here.

haha!!! That's hilarious.

Higgy · Sep 17, 2012

I had a Red Bellly Piranha for about 12 years until he kicked off. Buried him about a foot deep wrapped in foil. The next day a darn racoon dug him up and took off with him... I wanted to retrieve his jawbone after a few years to make a little display...

Skynyrd Fish · Sep 18, 2012

Buried in the garden. And I just flushed a chromis last night. He had a little damage when I got him. He was a freebie so it was worth a try.

mf2055 · Sep 18, 2012

I have a few fish friends still in the freezer for lack of better place to put them when they died in the winter and would not fit down the flusher or felt suitable to trash them... I once made the mistake of showing one of them to my buddies girlfriend at the time and she absolutely FREAKED OUT!!!

cbonito · Sep 18, 2012

mf2055 said:
I have a few fish friends still in the freezer for lack of better place to put them when they died in the winter and would not fit down the flusher or felt suitable to trash them... I once made the mistake of showing one of them to my buddies girlfriend at the time and she absolutely FREAKED OUT!!!

No large pets or chest freezers for this guy!

DBOSHIBBY · Sep 18, 2012

This is always a good option.

tanglovers · Sep 18, 2012

Generally bury here. I know a couple people who have had them preserved at a taxidermist.

Naiad · Sep 18, 2012

dan-in-gr said:
I have three cats and may not be able to find any corpse. So no ritual here.

My toilet would not have appreciated this fish, he was over a foot long. It would have probably been the most expensive of my fish funerals after the plumbers bill... But I am happy with his little spot in the garden. Put a large rock over it to discourage scavengers from digging.
Jen

dputt88 · Sep 18, 2012

Compost, next year's garden fertilizer... sad i guess, but thats the cycle.

slapshot · Sep 18, 2012

I always bury next to a tree or plant. Then I can enjoy the watching the plant grow.

novi tony · Sep 18, 2012

Be very careful what you flush.

If a larger fish gets lodged at a flange fitting you may end up with backed up plumbing.

What do you do when an old friend passes away?

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Naiad

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cbonito

Higgy

Skynyrd Fish

mf2055

cbonito

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