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What should you do if a fish dies?

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There are a number of factors that can be held responsible when it comes to stress in an aquarium environment. Almost everything can put stress on a fish. Stress is a vicious circle in fish, same as it is in human beings. The more stress they experience, they less prone they are to being able to fight off disease, other fish, unfavorable water conditions and more. Stress is more a catalyst within other causes than a cause itself, but on the flip side of that it is always a major player in unhealthy fish.

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If it doesn't move and it's just floating around in your tank, then it's about to die if it's floating around the surface of your tank then it died just a few moments ago...
The fish is laid on its side on the surface of the water not moving :) x

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It depends on what kind of fish you are considering.

In general fish die when they:

  • get old
  • can't find food
  • are thrown out of the water
  • get sick
  • are eaten by other animals
  • are injured seriously

when ya kill it

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If a fish remains perfectly still with no gill movement, and no fin movement for some considerable time (2 or 3 hours) you can fairly safely check by placing a net close to the fish. If it still doesn't move, then you can lift it out. If there is stil no movement from the fish, you can fairly safely assume it is dead. Fish do not die for no reason. Never ever put another fish into a tank where a fish has died without first establishing the reason for the fishes death and fixing the problem. To do this properly will require you to get several water tests done (pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate.) These tests can be carried out at any good pet shop for free if you don't have a suitable test kit.

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11y ago

I gave my betta fish a funeral in the garden. I made a paper coffin and my dad put Bubbles (the fish) in it and I dug a hole in the garden and buried him. Then my family said a few words (kind of corny) and covered the hole with dirt and a big flat cement chunk with little glass colored rocks set in it. I still miss Bubbles....... Or, if you hated your fish or never got to know him or you just don't want to go through the trouble, you can throw the body away. Or even flush it.

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15y ago

they aither die attcting them or they dont get any food and die not moving.

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If it's a goldfish it goes to heaven. If it's a shark it goes to hell. Everything in between just gets flushed.

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They will be eaten by de composers

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