{"id":146565,"date":"2022-07-11T15:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:32:24","slug":"how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I get rid of unwanted fish?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#How_do_I_get_rid_of_unwanted_fish\" title=\"How do I get rid of unwanted fish?\">How do I get rid of unwanted fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_do_you_do_with_baby_fish_you_dont_want\" title=\"What do you do with baby fish you don&#8217;t want?\">What do you do with baby fish you don&#8217;t want?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_can_I_do_with_unwanted_tropical_fish_UK\" title=\"What can I do with unwanted tropical fish UK?\">What can I do with unwanted tropical fish UK?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_can_I_do_with_unwanted_fish_in_Australia\" title=\"What can I do with unwanted fish in Australia?\">What can I do with unwanted fish in Australia?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#How_do_you_get_rid_of_live_fish\" title=\"How do you get rid of live fish?\">How do you get rid of live fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_can_I_do_with_my_fish_if_I_dont_want_them\" title=\"What can I do with my fish if I don&#8217;t want them?\">What can I do with my fish if I don&#8217;t want them?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_should_I_do_with_baby_fish\" title=\"What should I do with baby fish?\">What should I do with baby fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#How_do_I_get_rid_of_unwanted_tropical_fish\" title=\"How do I get rid of unwanted tropical fish?\">How do I get rid of unwanted tropical fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_do_you_do_with_aquarium_fish_you_dont_want\" title=\"What do you do with aquarium fish you don&#8217;t want?\">What do you do with aquarium fish you don&#8217;t want?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#How_do_I_sell_my_tropical_fish\" title=\"How do I sell my tropical fish?\">How do I sell my tropical fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#How_do_I_dispose_of_a_fish_tank_UK\" title=\"How do I dispose of a fish tank UK?\">How do I dispose of a fish tank UK?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_do_you_do_with_fish_you_dont_want\" title=\"What do you do with fish you don&#8217;t want?\">What do you do with fish you don&#8217;t want?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_to_do_with_fish_you_can_no_longer_take_care_of\" title=\"What to do with fish you can no longer take care of?\">What to do with fish you can no longer take care of?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_can_I_do_with_my_fish\" title=\"What can I do with my fish?\">What can I do with my fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#Can_you_release_native_fish\" title=\"Can you release native fish?\">Can you release native fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_can_I_do_with_fish_I_dont_want_anymore\" title=\"What can I do with fish I don&#8217;t want anymore?\">What can I do with fish I don&#8217;t want anymore?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#Is_it_cruel_to_flush_a_live_fish\" title=\"Is it cruel to flush a live fish?\">Is it cruel to flush a live fish?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#What_happens_if_you_flush_a_live_fish_down_the_toilet\" title=\"What happens if you flush a live fish down the toilet?\">What happens if you flush a live fish down the toilet?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-rid-of-unwanted-fish\/#How_do_you_get_rid_of_fish_in_a_tank\" title=\"How do you get rid of fish in a tank?\">How do you get rid of fish in a tank?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_rid_of_unwanted_fish\"><\/span>How do I get rid of unwanted fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several alternatives exist for getting rid of an unwanted fish. Individuals should consider returning it to a local pet shop for resale or trade, or giving it to another hobbyist including an aquarium in a professional office, museum, school, nursing home or to a public aquarium or zoological park.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_with_baby_fish_you_dont_want\"><\/span>What do you do with baby fish you don&#8217;t want?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The one thing you never want to do with extra, unwanted fish is to <b>release them into local ponds, rivers, lakes or streams. If the fish survive and breed in that type of unregulated environment, they can quickly become a hazard to native wildlife and may cause extreme problems in the ecosystem.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_do_with_unwanted_tropical_fish_UK\"><\/span>What can I do with unwanted tropical fish UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Donate the fish to offices, nursing homes, or schools: Any public places where you think the atmosphere could be enriched by an aquarium full of fish may be the perfect place to donate your unwanted fish or those you cannot keep anymore.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_do_with_unwanted_fish_in_Australia\"><\/span>What can I do with unwanted fish in Australia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Aquarium fish, alive or dead, should never be released or disposed of into waterways. <b>Return unwanted live fish to your retailer. Dispose of dead fish by securing them in a plastic bag and placing them in your household waste bin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_get_rid_of_live_fish\"><\/span>How do you get rid of live fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>All of the following options are preferable to dumping or flushing:<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Reach out to a local fish or pet shop. See if they will take your unwanted fish.  <\/li>\n<li>Ask other fish owners. Advertise if you have to.  <\/li>\n<li>Look for a local fish club.  <\/li>\n<li>Donate to a school, nursing home, or office.<\/li>\n<p>21-Jul-2020<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_do_with_my_fish_if_I_dont_want_them\"><\/span>What can I do with my fish if I don&#8217;t want them?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several alternatives exist for getting rid of an unwanted fish. Individuals should consider returning it to a local pet shop for resale or trade, or giving it to another hobbyist including an aquarium in a professional office, museum, school, nursing home or to a public aquarium or zoological park.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_I_do_with_baby_fish\"><\/span>What should I do with baby fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Decapitation. While too grisly for most aquarists, stunning a fish, <b>decapitating it and then pithing it (physically destroying the brain with a metal rod) is a humane way to euthanize a fish. Because fish can remain conscious for some time after decapitation, the pithing step is essential.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_rid_of_unwanted_tropical_fish\"><\/span>How do I get rid of unwanted tropical fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>All of the following options are preferable to dumping or flushing:<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Reach out to a local fish or pet shop. See if they will take your unwanted fish.  <\/li>\n<li>Ask other fish owners. Advertise if you have to.  <\/li>\n<li>Look for a local fish club.  <\/li>\n<li>Donate to a school, nursing home, or office.<\/li>\n<p>21-Jul-2020<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_with_aquarium_fish_you_dont_want\"><\/span>What do you do with aquarium fish you don&#8217;t want?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several alternatives exist for getting rid of an unwanted fish. Individuals should consider returning it to a local pet shop for resale or trade, or giving it to another hobbyist including an aquarium in a professional office, museum, school, nursing home or to a public aquarium or zoological park.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_sell_my_tropical_fish\"><\/span>How do I sell my tropical fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The easiest, most hassle-free way to sell fish is to <b>go to your local fish store. (Most big brand pet stores won&#8217;t buy fish from local breeders because they already have contracts with large fish farms.)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_dispose_of_a_fish_tank_UK\"><\/span>How do I dispose of a fish tank UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may need to <b>call in a waste disposal company. They can take the old fish tank away and properly dispose of it. In some cases you may be able to break down your own fish tank . They can remove the class and recycle it if the glass is still in good condition.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_with_fish_you_dont_want\"><\/span>What do you do with fish you don&#8217;t want?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several alternatives exist for getting rid of an unwanted fish. Individuals should consider returning it to a local pet shop for resale or trade, or giving it to another hobbyist including an aquarium in a professional office, museum, school, nursing home or to a public aquarium or zoological park.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_do_with_fish_you_can_no_longer_take_care_of\"><\/span>What to do with fish you can no longer take care of?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>All of the following options are preferable to dumping or flushing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reach out to a local fish or pet shop. See if they will take your unwanted fish.  <\/li>\n<li>Ask other fish owners. Advertise if you have to.  <\/li>\n<li>Look for a local fish club.  <\/li>\n<li>Donate to a school, nursing home, or office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>21-Jul-2020<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_do_with_my_fish\"><\/span>What can I do with my fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With patience and a little persistence, you can teach him to do things like <b>follow your finger, eat from your hand, swim through a hoop, play soccer, and even jump out of the water or come up to be petted. Fish food is the best reinforcement for desired behavior.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_release_native_fish\"><\/span>Can you release native fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After they have lived in captivity, releasing fish back into the wild is not only potentially detrimental to them and the environment, but <b>in most parts of the country, it is illegal!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_do_with_fish_I_dont_want_anymore\"><\/span>What can I do with fish I don&#8217;t want anymore?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several alternatives exist for getting rid of an unwanted fish. Individuals should consider returning it to a local pet shop for resale or trade, or giving it to another hobbyist including an aquarium in a professional office, museum, school, nursing home or to a public aquarium or zoological park.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_cruel_to_flush_a_live_fish\"><\/span>Is it cruel to flush a live fish?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Inhumane methods There are many methods of fish euthanasia that are <b>not considered to be humane and must not be used. These include flushing live fish down the toilet; immersion in ice or placing in the freezer, boiling, decapitation without stunning or pithing or suffocation by leaving fish out of water.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_you_flush_a_live_fish_down_the_toilet\"><\/span>What happens if you flush a live fish down the toilet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As experts were quick to point out following the movie&#8217;s release, <b>flushed fish typically die long before they reach the ocean, going into shock upon immersion in the toilet&#8217;s cold water, succumbing to the noxious chemicals found in the sewage system, orif they make it this farfinding themselves eliminated at a water <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_get_rid_of_fish_in_a_tank\"><\/span>How do you get rid of fish in a tank?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Scoop the fish out with a net and transfer them to the container. Be as gentle as possible, and try to transfer just 1 fish at a time. Once the fish is in the net, cover the top with your hand so they can&#8217;t wriggle out, and then submerge the net in the container and let the fish swim out on their own.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How do I get rid of unwanted fish?What do you do with baby fish you don&#8217;t want?What can I do with unwanted tropical fish UK?What can I do with unwanted fish in Australia?How do you get rid of live fish?What can I do with my fish if I don&#8217;t want them?What should&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146565"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}