Lost a fish today.....

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Bubbles0oO

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Had to put Down my male midnight Molly today :(
He had gotten himself stuck between a rock and the gravel once, I wiggled him out and he was fine
Then today I come into my bedroom to see him stuck under the same rock
None of the other fish have this problem, just him
So I net him out and he swims in circles and can't stay upright , I audomaticly assume it's his swim bladder somehow got damaged, so I moved him to my breeders box and couldn't stand watch him struggle . He was breathing fast and just couldn't swim, so I got my water ice cold added a few ice cubes to it.
It's amazing how fast he went, almost seemed painless, has anyone else ha to lose a fish like this?
 
I'm going through the same thing with a neon right now. Thanks for the info on how to end his suffering. I came home from work and seen him swimming all crazy and one of his eye seemed a bit bulged. So I quarantined him.
 
yea there area all sorts of ways to end thier misery instead of a few minuts fluchin aroudn the toilet, just 10 second in ice cole water. i hear garlic clove helps aswell
 
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