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Beginner non-toxic small outdoor plant to bury dead fish in?

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    And I don’t think there will be a smell since we’ve kept the box of dead fish in our house for about a year and no smells whatsoever, even when you open the box.
    I don't know if I'm just desensitised to this kind of thing from years on fish forums. I've known people keep their dead pets in the freezer until they can bury them properly, others have kept mummified fish that have jumped out of the tank and dried out, I've even known people to keep the more interesting fish in formaldehyde. Each to their own...

    If you want to know a really cool method that museums use to study dead fish though this Youtube vid is for you. :)

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • ZeroZero1 said:

    ....we’ve kept the box of dead fish in our house for about a year and no smells whatsoever, even when you open the box.

    :smile:

    Have you asked your friends if they agree? Neighbours
    Yup we’ve had parties and no one smelt a thing. One of my parents friend that took care of our aquarium while we were on holiday also had access to the “box” and couldn’t smell anything. Even with the tissue unfolded and fish revealed, there were still no smells.

     wild edges said:
    And I don’t think there will be a smell since we’ve kept the box of dead fish in our house for about a year and no smells whatsoever, even when you open the box.
    I don't know if I'm just desensitised to this kind of thing from years on fish forums. I've known people keep their dead pets in the freezer until they can bury them properly, others have kept mummified fish that have jumped out of the tank and dried out, I've even known people to keep the more interesting fish in formaldehyde. Each to their own...

    If you want to know a really cool method that museums use to study dead fish though this Youtube vid is for you. :)

    I thought that the vid would be quite gross but the coloured skeletons actually look quite cool 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Cremation is probably your best option when it comes to fish. My wife can give you some tips based on how she cooks our dinner if you like :#
    You do realise what you'll be getting for dinner, for the foreseeable future don't you?  :D
    I've laughed out loud at this thread - brilliant!
    We just used to flush ours down the bog. We also buried them in the garden along with any other dead pets. I hope the new owners haven't discovered any corpses.  ;)
    We did buy one that turned out to be a bit of a carnivore and ate all the lovely little fish we had in the tank with it. It jumped out one day and we didn't see until it was too late.
    Served the b***er right.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I’ve come to this thread a bit late coz we’ve been
    away ... but I’m marvelling at how flushing a dead fish down the loo can be more disrespectful to it than keeping it confined in an aquarium in your living room when it’s alive 🤔. ... and I have no problem with keeping small fish in a suitable aquarium 🐠 ... but look at it logically 🙃
    😉

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I must check my book of fish etiquette to see if flushing is more: or less disrespectful than binning. It's just a fishy nightmare .
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The solution seems obvious to me ... the fish keeper should get a cat ... 🐈

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904
    I'd certainly have to wrassle with my conscience on this one. You'd feel a right clown if you got it wrong.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Fire said:
    "Beginner non-toxic small outdoor plant to bury dead fish in?"

    Yes, I think Marc wins this year's random and curious and generally 'out there' thread title of the year award. You should investigate setting up a company - you could corner the niche market.


    Made a good laugh, I think it may tie for first place with someone who’s grown veg in dried grass and dead leaves and wonders why they’re bolted. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    10/10 for not taking offence and having a hissy fit too.
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Absolutely, a nice change lately. 🙂
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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