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I'm on the way to the locally owned pet-store because they will take my fry. When I was scooping them up I noticed one had it's eye and face chewed off. So I did the only humane thing. I placed him in a ziploc bag with some water, and put him in the freezer. I think he's already dead. Now I have that feeling of guilt in my stomach and I feel like I'm going to cry. I was giving him to the pet-store and I still feel horrible!!!! Sigh....
40 gallon aquarium: 4 Balloon Belly Mollies (Cookie, Cream, Speckles, and Silvermist, 5 Mickey Mouse Platies (Mickey #2, Minnie #2, Donald, Daisy, and Pluto) 2 Sunburst Wag Platies (Sunrise and Sunburst), passed away: Mo the Black Mystery Snail (3/27/2010) (guppies: Jewel, Mr. Nibbles, I can't believe I forgot your names! Mickey Mouse Platies: Mickey #1 and Minnie #1), and a ton of fry. 20 gallon aquarium: A TON of fry 8 gallon biOrb: 2 fancy goldfish 5 gallon aquarium: 4 neon tetras,1 cardinal tetra,
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Don't beat yourself up. I have had to euthanize fry and it's worse than the adults, in my opinion, because they are so little and young. But, keep in mind, fry frequently get into tussles or get chased while they are growing. I know it doesn't make you feel much better, but it is normal to lose some fry before they are fully grown. And next time, you'll know to keep a little closer eye on them. Think of it as a learning experience. RIP little fry.
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Calico Ryukin - Serafina
midget lionhead - Kiko
Lionhead - Little Bean
Serafina and Bean's babies:
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2 german rams m/f
5 cardinal tetras
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It is not a easy thing to do to any pet. Just hang in there. You did your best. I feel so bad also when I lose a fish. They become part of your family.
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You shouldn't feel bad. Euthanasia is an unpleasant but sometimes necessary part of this hobby. If you want a more quick and painless way to do it, clove oil works very well. It puts them to sleep and then you can end it with something else and they'll never feel a thing. Here's an article on that. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-most-humane-way-to-euthanize-a-fish.htm
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most of us have had to put a fish down at some point or another... its just part of life. it would be pure luck for any of they fry of a single platy spawn to survive ion the wild. youre doing good by keeping the healthy ones... healthy.
Youre doing well from what i can see, so dont feel bad 
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| Awe. Sorry to hear about that.
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It was sooo sad when I got home, he was all frozen!!! Oh well, it's best he's not in pain, right?
40 gallon aquarium: 4 Balloon Belly Mollies (Cookie, Cream, Speckles, and Silvermist, 5 Mickey Mouse Platies (Mickey #2, Minnie #2, Donald, Daisy, and Pluto) 2 Sunburst Wag Platies (Sunrise and Sunburst), passed away: Mo the Black Mystery Snail (3/27/2010) (guppies: Jewel, Mr. Nibbles, I can't believe I forgot your names! Mickey Mouse Platies: Mickey #1 and Minnie #1), and a ton of fry. 20 gallon aquarium: A TON of fry 8 gallon biOrb: 2 fancy goldfish 5 gallon aquarium: 4 neon tetras,1 cardinal tetra,
1 mystery snail (Starburst) VOTE FOR MY PETS ON DOGCHANNEL, REPTILECHANNEL, AND FISHCHANNEL!
DOG PROFILES:RAINY, BUDDY, AND COWBOY.
FISH PROFILES: PLATIES AND MOLLIES, BUBBLES AND LA--PLEASE VOTE FOR US EVERY DAY SOTW, I LOVE TETRAS, SET-UP OF THE WEEK TEAM (SOTWT), RIP, MY OLD FRIENDS, AND TINY FISH.
REPTILE PROFILES: DIEGO, AND WILDA
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| Supposedly, at least for humans, freezing's the best way to go because it's not painful.
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I am so sorry to hear about your loss, i too had to have this done to one of my fish as i couldn't do it myself another fellow fish keeper came over to do it for me, but i felt so bad about it, i blame myself for this and i know it was the best thing for the little guy because he was suffering but when it was finally over i just cried, i had the fish for 2 years so he was very much a part of my family, it is so sad
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You did the right thing. If only I could've done that to my fish, instead of letting her suffer. I wanted to see that she would live. But she died in front of my eyes, next to her tankmate. I miss her. RIP, Saphira.
SAPHIRA: RIP. I'LL MISS YOU
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