Euthenasia
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:06 pm
some folks have emailed my privately about what can be used for Euthenasia why they don't ask it here god knows but I thought I would put it here anyway
apart from a priest which is instant and humane knocking the koi senseless and is a time honoured way of dispatching trout and salmon and is still practised today
you can use 2-phenoxyethanol or ms222 or indeed benzocaine if you can get hold of it still, 2 -phenoxy is a slow way but as the koi is in lala land its not a crewel way of doing it, ms222 is really expensive
an alternative to that you can use CO2 diffused threw a fine air stone 400mg/l will do it you can get a small co2 and cheap valve form any place that sells home mig welding sets
failing that, a very a reliable way is Ethanol or put simply, whisky or vodka a 4% solution will induce respiratory failure and death by anoxia so for a litre you need 40ml of any strong whiskey or vodka
please do not do as has been suggested put them in a bag in a freezer this is a horrid way to dispatch a fish
dunc
apart from a priest which is instant and humane knocking the koi senseless and is a time honoured way of dispatching trout and salmon and is still practised today
you can use 2-phenoxyethanol or ms222 or indeed benzocaine if you can get hold of it still, 2 -phenoxy is a slow way but as the koi is in lala land its not a crewel way of doing it, ms222 is really expensive
an alternative to that you can use CO2 diffused threw a fine air stone 400mg/l will do it you can get a small co2 and cheap valve form any place that sells home mig welding sets
failing that, a very a reliable way is Ethanol or put simply, whisky or vodka a 4% solution will induce respiratory failure and death by anoxia so for a litre you need 40ml of any strong whiskey or vodka
please do not do as has been suggested put them in a bag in a freezer this is a horrid way to dispatch a fish
dunc