Fish Die, Here's What You Do Next

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24 күн бұрын

We do everything we can to keep our fish alive but unfortunately sometimes they die. The question is, what do you do with the body?
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@holdenpop12 23 күн бұрын

My fish that pass always get buried in the flower beds or gardens. Doing it that way has always made me feel better about it since the fish is still contributing to nature.

@larryhickland5317 22 күн бұрын

A young lady of about ten, knew I had a sick African Dwarf Frog. She knocks on the door and asks, how is he. I tell her I was about to bury him. She says, may I? She went and dug a hole for the frog, grabbed the net, and put the frog in a small box. She spoke of how she loved seeing the frogs and would miss her buddy. She passed a moment, carefully placed the box in the ground, and covered it over. Some people do not get a final going away as good as this frog had.

@audrameyer9558 23 күн бұрын

When my beloved Schoutedeni Puffer, Nugget, passed away, I purchased a beautiful houseplant and buried her in the soil when potting it. The plant is now named Nugget, it is beautiful and I still get to sing to my sweetie everyday when I sing to my plants 😊 Yep, I sing to my plants people 🤣🤣🎶🎵🪴 🐡🌿🎶🎵

@crystalgrelak 23 күн бұрын

What a sweet story. I sing to my fish and some fish get their own songs like my betta gets a good boy grumpy face song when I feed him 😂 oh btw I can’t sing. I sound like cats fighting my fish don’t mind.

@NamelessNancy1312 23 күн бұрын

ive done a similar thing. My Betta i burried him in my hibiscus tree planter I'd had for many years.

@audrameyer9558 23 күн бұрын

@@NamelessNancy1312 🥰🥰

@audrameyer9558 23 күн бұрын

@@crystalgrelak OMG hahaha!Listen, they don't care if we can't sing 🤣🤣 They know food will come from at some point! One of Nuggets songs was literally just "Nuggie, Nuggie Nuggie, Nuuuugggieee Nuggie Nuuugggggieeeeeee" She loved it and I know her plant does too!

@crystalgrelak 23 күн бұрын

@@audrameyer9558I like to think they appreciate the terrible noise it’s how they know the food is coming 😂

@user-yo8wn6ow5n 23 күн бұрын

I just buried my mystery snail (Steve) today. Between two blackberry bushes. I know exactly where he is, but I put a little stone marker there for him.

@thehairywoodsman5644 23 күн бұрын

I only keep small fish. all my tanks are deep substrate and heavily planted, they all have scuds and snails, generally when a fish dies it just gets consumed by the tank. if I happen to notice the dead fish ill push it down into the substrate. I do have some common goldfish outside in a small pond, so far none have died that I had to dispose of, though the first year I put them out there something , heron or maybe raccoon got 5 of them over a couple days before I wised up and built a fence around and above the pond.

@crustynuggets1 23 күн бұрын

Same here. More often than not, my Amano shrimp make short work of the recently deceased. That's the circle of life. 🤙🏻

@VolcanixAquatix 23 күн бұрын

Same. I have things like neons and endlers, so if they do die, the snails and shrimp clean them up in no time. I also push it into the substrate if i do happen to see it. I get sad, cause I only have a few, but its contributing to the cycle of life in the tank ❤

@nkawtg4 23 күн бұрын

Fish are great fertilizer for gardens. Flowers or produce.

@mcr3105 23 күн бұрын

I buried all my dead fish in my potted plants and they have flourished beautifully🙏🙏🙏

@VolcanixAquatix 23 күн бұрын

I appreciate how you approached this with sensitivity and kindness. As someone who doesn’t deal well with any death well at all, it warms my heart to see a creator speak so kindly of folks who do get worked up over the loss. Thanks, yall, as always. ❤

@laurawilson5666 21 күн бұрын

I am also highly illogical when my pets die. It still causes me sadness to know Nickie ( a dog not a fish) will die someday. I don't even wanna think about when my mom will die.

@VolcanixAquatix 21 күн бұрын

@laurawilson5666 I'm sending hugs to you. Just remember, It's ok to feel those emotions so strongly. 🥰

@dwighterickson6121 23 күн бұрын

All of my lost fish are in my container garden. I also use the tank water for all my houseplants

@vblackwell3347 8 күн бұрын

Oh YES. Fish tank water makes plants flourish like nothing else does for me!!!

@krittikvemuri1152 23 күн бұрын

What John said about the single fish is very true, i had an angelfish for 1.5 yeard and was often the only fish in the tank, i was really sad when she died

@Starship007 23 күн бұрын

Many of my larger saltwater fish live 8-10 years or longer. Similar to a dog. It is sad especially if a sudden death. 💀

@dennisyao1196 23 күн бұрын

I'm sorry. It sucks when fish die!

@donandsharonfralick7642 23 күн бұрын

We have fish buried with names on stones. Husband does woodworking & over the years we have pet dog, pet chicken, pet cat, pet bird in handmade caskets buried.

@daniellehathaway7640 19 күн бұрын

I had the families' beloved Betta cremated a few years back. He sits on our mantle in his urn.

@smitashrivastava9703 2 күн бұрын

This is kind of relatable to many fish keepers like me and you John

@NatashaReeder 16 күн бұрын

I have had my fair share of fish die on me. Something that I just come to accept is that fish will die on you no matter how much you try to keep them healthy. You can give them a nice planted tank with warm water, feed them the highest quality food, and have the most pristine water parameters in the world but fish are gonna die on you. I’ve lost guppies, Cory Dora’s, and harlequin Rasboras. This morning my albino Cory Dora that was perfectly healthy for years and a month ago my thick lipped gold gourami that I had for only three months then died. When fish die I return their body to the earth and put them in my plants.

@lughnie 13 күн бұрын

Most of mine go out in the garden (which has done wonders for my rosebush). There is a place in my city that does pet cremation, and that's the option I chose for my large beloved shubunkins when they passed. They even made a print of his long, beautiful tail fin mounted on a plaque. It's a perfect memorial to the times we had together.

@kpocala1061 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video. We have buried all our water babies in our " Goldfish Garden "

@bevjohnson1004 23 күн бұрын

I have balled like a baby over a couple of the fish I’ve lost. I was really attached to a couple and some I tried so hard to save.

@davethefishdudesteinbock5518 23 күн бұрын

My large beloved fish get a cigar box coffin and a burial in the backyard when they go. I’ve definitely had to do the freezer option for the winter months till the grounds thaws up here in WI

@tedriggs1513 23 күн бұрын

A bummer of a topic, but one that needs to be had. I think the only positive I saw was how nice those goldfish look in Lisa’s tank.

@authmal 23 күн бұрын

Also, with toilets, not all municipal facilities are equipped to handle decomposing fish.

@dianeclosson6971 23 күн бұрын

I put in a pot and planted a plant will all ways have with me and the plant loves it

@tiffanyclark-grove1989 17 күн бұрын

I hate it too. I have been keeping fish for about 8 months. I took it hard the first time😕 Thanks to y’all..mine die a lot less than they would otherwise. I learn something each time.

@AquariumFun-sy2jt 22 күн бұрын

I think the goldfish tank looks amazing!!! :)

@Jeswald1 23 күн бұрын

Lisa, your tank is gorgeous! I love how the goldfish are like little puppies! I've always put my fish in the garden and put a perennial flower over them (unless it's too teeny). Plants like Iris, bleeding heart, or a hosta. Circle of life!

@lgottman418 22 күн бұрын

My bettas that have passed on are buried under my lilac bush.

@crystalgrelak 23 күн бұрын

I have 3 tanks full of guppies so I lose 1 every month. However, when I lost my dwarf gourami I was inconsolable and buried him in the back years near the river. Yeah I was a mess….. I have flushed guppies now I feel bad.

@dominic9279 23 күн бұрын

The few that I've lost I've put them in a hole in the garden and said God bless you 😂

@AnthonyJunker 20 күн бұрын

I feed my small fish to my white worm cultures, but I love the idea of feeding them to my plants like root tabs.

@littlemidwestrebornsdolls 22 күн бұрын

It's sad when your fish die. However, it is a part of the fishkeeping. I have lost fish too. 😢 (Gina)

@aritumijo 23 күн бұрын

Very timely video. Just lost my 40cm Silver Arowana a few days ago, kept him for 11 beautiful months. I decided to bury him beside my house. 😞

@sparrowsfish 23 күн бұрын

I think some people forget about contamination to waterways for plants and fish. it's possible they panic about it whether sadness or fear of death. However, as a fish keeper protecting against introducing invasive plants, animals, and diseases to your natural ecosystem is what causes laws and regulations to amp up in some areas. For others that already have the information EDUCATE dont SHAME.

@timeout0000 23 күн бұрын

I buried my favourite betta (Floki) and planted a Judas tree on top of him, i like to think he's part of the tree now.

@curtiscrump7153 23 күн бұрын

I use the raised garden to bury and help my wife’s plant. I have a black thumb and have been banned from plant maintenance. With good reason.

@eligalvan8515 23 күн бұрын

Wow crazy subject lol. My fish just died this morning. So this should be helpful 😭😭😭

@peanut2343 22 күн бұрын

Lisa love your goldfish tank❤❤❤

@madcatdad42 23 күн бұрын

Fishy heaven just past the U bend.

@kdmedic2005 23 күн бұрын

I put my deceased fish in my flower pots so it's like they're always with me, and also because it's good for the plant. Please don't flush fish, even if you don't have a septic tank because there can be flora and flauna in your tank that are not necessarily in the water system, and you can damage the aquatic life that are regularly used to filter water.

@edgit69 23 күн бұрын

I repurpose them as fertlizer in the garden

@hagenhilldesign 18 күн бұрын

I knew it.... Goldfish. Excellent choice Lisa!!!!

@joannemcniff4210 23 күн бұрын

You bury it under the Japanese Maple.

@chrisconstruct427 16 күн бұрын

3:39 Lisa sounds like she’s part of the mafia 😂

@Joshym93 23 күн бұрын

I lost my zebra lionfish last week which was sad 😢

@reginaphalanges7331 23 күн бұрын

The funeral music, lol!nice touch

@open1777 23 күн бұрын

compost bin always

@shirleyvidito9676 8 күн бұрын

This sad and informed discussion I see what you are saying but every time you show that funeral of the goldfish causes me to laugh my head off each time I see it! Maybe I’m just weird but lol

@peternagy7366 23 күн бұрын

We always buried our fish in the garden to feed the plants

@stewartfooter3580 23 күн бұрын

Yep i woke up today and lost a cardinal tetra,sucks but its life

@jacobglick6172 23 күн бұрын

True dat

@solidtenpin 23 күн бұрын

Another good video would be how to deal with dying fish. I had to do blunt force once, then bought clove oil that same day.

@crystalgrelak 23 күн бұрын

This may sound bad however I have lots of plants in my tanks and there has been a couple of times where I never saw a fish again. The times that has happened it was in my tank with assassin snails. I have removed fish in the morning and had to remove assassin snails so they go for the fish very quickly.

@sststr 23 күн бұрын

I lost a betta fish a few weeks ago. It's pretty awful. :( About a year and half ago I got five Endler's, and now I'm down to one. Just yesterday I was noticing he didn't look like he was doing all that well, and this morning he is definitely slower than normal and spending more time resting than normal. So I expect he's down to his last few days at this point :-/ Mostly I keep snails, and most of the time it's no big deal to lose a snail (although earlier this year I lost a particularly ancient mystery snail, which was a bummer), but of course I'm going to add a fish here or there with all the aquarium space I have, and I never like losing a fish. Since the numbers of fish I have is so small, I give them burials in the garden under some copper fish statues I got to mark their little graves.

@cammiluna 23 күн бұрын

I expected my one fish to only live about five years and now he's 12 and almost 7 inches long, so for the past several years, my constant panicking is not so much him finally dying, but what to do with his body. My only family who owns property is in Puerto Rico and i don't think airlines would allow dead fish on board without paying pet fees. 😂 Thank you so much for this video. This topic has been on my mind for at least four years now

@curtisbelcher5078 23 күн бұрын

The orange fish behind you in a 20 gallon at best at my Japanese restaurant blow my mind

@DipperDan95 22 күн бұрын

I place my fish that pass away in my monstera deliciosa pot. I have well over 50 dalmatian molly but it breaks my heart when one passes.

@LOSADM02 23 күн бұрын

I do an autopsy and a lab makes microscopy slies from the tissue (I am a pathologist and I try to diagnose the disease). Most die with Mycobacterium marinum.

@JohnSmith-pw1gf 10 күн бұрын

3:24 it’s tradition

@jennysehr926 23 күн бұрын

garden or house plant pot is what i do.

@brantonlightcap6599 23 күн бұрын

I have so many fish buried in my garden

@Organic_Body_Transformer 22 күн бұрын

I was on holiday for a month and returned on Friday to come and find all 10 of my geophagus were dead as well as the 5 or so catfish with them. The oxygenator had failed as soon as I left the country and the fish must have died within a week as I found them disintegrated. My entire house smelt like drain.

@watafumx 23 күн бұрын

I have nano aquariums and I don't have a yard or garden. So it's easy for me to just to bury the fish on my potted plants. The plants surely appreciate the extra nutrients.

@peanut2343 22 күн бұрын

Into the compost

@DirkDeadeye_ 19 күн бұрын

Poops and piddles go in the turlet. Not your son’s goldfish.

@BryanH63 23 күн бұрын

Not knowing what a fish died from, dumping it into a body of water could cause existing fish to catch a disease.

@ChucksFeeesh 20 күн бұрын

I usually do toilet or trash, I assume the same will happen to me one day...

@HapiPETSWM 23 күн бұрын

In the beginning… my fish keeping experience may be closer to fish homicide… I had groups of fish die of ich, another group die of a fungal outbreak due to poor maintenance. I even lost some of most prized fish to colomnaris… I had to learn from every mistake and every loss. I look at it as, I honour my lost fish by not making the same mistakes or trying to make the extra effort to ensure they thrive. I’ve started to coin a phrase, you are more capable than you know, don’t be afraid to do enough. Water, conditioners, food, they all can be bought, so can fish but it’s fish keeping not I got lazy and gave up in hopes of a miracle… stay happy and healthy my friends 😊❤…. Ps my most prized fish, I buried because I loved that fish so much, I still visit and touch the stones I used to mark it. Long live Gully!!!

@bluedoggraphics1743 23 күн бұрын

I bury mine in the flower garden.

@uknavynige 23 күн бұрын

Different subject but I notice on the tank Lisa is stood in front the glass cleaner is left in the tank, is that OK? Or should it be removed?

@stevewarren4813 23 күн бұрын

Had a really nice young Betta die and I think it was "whirling disease." Still trying to figure out how that got into the tank.

@riverfortune1990 23 күн бұрын

I've lost two fish from my ten gallon this year. And I do mean lost. I never found the bodies. I think my female betta ate them. 😓

@stephenmills1023 23 күн бұрын

i lost 25 fish in 30 mins once when i had my fish tank still to this day i still dont understand what cause it only 5 was left but know a year on the fish is stock up again all ok now thank god is was worse day of my life in the fish hobby

@NoahTempleton-zk2bc 23 күн бұрын

I remember doing a water change in my 20 gallon and all of my mollys (14) suddenly died and i was heartbroken and really paranoid since then

@religionlol7323 23 күн бұрын

59 yellow labs.

@katiecarrico5267 23 күн бұрын

dying fish is sad for sure. ive had my fair share of cries but the organ in the background of this video is cracking me upppp. 🤣

@unsocialbutterfly5760 22 күн бұрын

There is nothing more frustrating than seeing your fish swimming around, perfectly healthy and the following day, it’s dead for no apparent reason. Water parameters perfect, other fish are fine, and the one that died, showed no signs it was even unwell. Guppies seem to be notorious for this….for me anyway. I have over 100 guppies, so losing one every month or so, is pretty normal in my opinion. I always pop them in the bin, because when you have so many, you’re not as attached to them like a dog or a cat, and guppies are very different to losing an Oscar or a Betta that you have had for many years and had names. Don’t get me wrong, I love my guppies very much and I always try my very best to provide them with everything they needed to be healthy and not die, I hate seeing anything in my care die, but some things are just beyond our control, you can only do your best. Losing fish is all part of fish keeping, unfortunately.

@Koip119 23 күн бұрын

The music 😂

@davidhollingsworth5163 22 күн бұрын

I return mine to nature

@Troymans79 23 күн бұрын

we lost our oscar last week and was a little heart breaking, there is something about the oscar fish that made it a little more difficult than loosing a small community fish, i used the freezer method , put her in a container full of water until frozen hard. then we disposed of it on bin collection day.

@lainiebennett7746 22 күн бұрын

All our fish, no matter how long I've kept them, we bury them in the back part of the garden where they all swim in fishy heaven together.

@johnburk9909 23 күн бұрын

IN YOUR FLOWER GARDEN

@mitymac 23 күн бұрын

oh ya just had to have a thumbnail pic like the 2 goldfish i picked up last week 🥴🤦‍♂️ heres to hoping for no bad ju ju 😂😊

@laurenmann1475 21 күн бұрын

🎉 please help🎉 I have a 120L tank. I really want an interesting and colourful freshwater tank (tropical or cold) I really need some advice for a tank this size as I've never had a large fish tank before. (I have had smaller planted tanks) Please help with some fish and plant suggestions plus heating recommendations 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@Bazooka-Charlie 22 күн бұрын

Feed them to my pet turtle Sheldon 🐢

@0riginal_panda_child249 23 күн бұрын

Give it to the homeless shelter. People gotta eat

@garygraham2089 18 күн бұрын

I think you might be running out of topics to discus.

@chrisreilly1290 23 күн бұрын

Do not flush fish. Water treatment facilities are not made for that.

@clarence0075 23 күн бұрын

Not gonna lie when my eight-year-old red devil died. I literally canceled my weekend plans, on a positive note I buried her in the garden and my tomatoes never look so good …2011-2019😢

@ROBERT_PRADO 23 күн бұрын

NEVER FLUSH THEM DOWN TOILET

@zenfox1979 23 күн бұрын

This should have been the shortest video ever, fish die....not always because you did something wrong, if the others are happy and heathy move on.

@stroggs7263 20 күн бұрын

Are you actually serious on posting this video

@KGTropicals 20 күн бұрын

Obviously, I am. It's been up for 2 days.

@vinnygraziano1318 23 күн бұрын

When your fish pass. It's a horrible feeling. Especially if you have a highly intelligent fish who reacts to you and knows you that you've had for a while like a 15yr old Goldfish, or an awesome Oscar you've had for about the same. It's actually soul crushing, I've lost one of my Goldfish about 2 years ago, I cried everyday for 2 weeks, it really socks and really hurts. I couldn't bear the thought of my Oscar leaving me, I spent $1500, because his eye got infected. Best 1500 I've ever spent 🥹