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RIP Little Neon

April 4th, 2015 at 07:48 pm

My poor neon tetra. I keep waiting for him to die naturally, but he just lay on the bottom of the tank for days, still alive, just shifting around, fading away. I couldn't stand it. I finally looked up how to euthanize him humanely. The recommendation for a tropical was to put him suddenly into very cold water. I put a little bowl of water in the freezer till the top froze over, then broke the ice and put him in. I wasn't brave enough to watch him, so I set the bowl on the counter and left the room. When I came back a little later, he was gone. It made me sad, but I felt like I was helping him.

The angelfish are still alive and still peppy, though the fungus isn't gone. If they start lying on the bottom, I'll know what to do now.

Later today I'll take a water sample to PetSmart and hopefully find out what's wrong. Maybe they can be saved.

I had the day off yesterday for Good Friday, so I took the opportunity to get a few things done. I got my hair cut ($17 with tip), I made an appointment for an eye exam (two weeks away), and did my grocery shopping. I spent $35 and my ten items were: applesauce, Italian bread, rolls, mac & cheese, cat food, laundry detergent, almond milk, cheese slices, deli turkey slices, and blueberries. Six of the items were on sale and I saved $8. Not only that, I found .13! But I gave a dollar to a panhandler.

I also did a load of laundry for $1.50.

I found a $5 coupon for PetSmart, so maybe I can use that today. I'm almost tempted to count it as a snowflake!

5 Responses to “RIP Little Neon”

  1. PatientSaver Says:
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    I had that same dilemma once when my goldfish was ailing, swimming on its side, couldn't swim upright. I checked online about fish euthanasia and they said to put the fish in a container of water, then put in freezer, which I did. The only problem was that as the water froze, it raised the little fish up so when i opened up the door, the fish was ramrod straight and half out of the frozen water. a little ghoulish. I guess you need a lid!

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    I'm sorry to hear about your fish. I hope your others fare well.

  3. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    Sorry to hear about your fish, sometimes you have to do the best thing for them even though it's sad Frown

  4. DeniseNTexas Says:
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    I'm sorry to read about Neon but hope the others will be okay and you find out what's going on.

    Have a lovely weekend!

  5. Looking Forward Says:
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    That is sad.. but you did the best thing. ((Hugs))

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