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  • What is culling?

    4 8.70%
  • Sorry, it's too harsh to cull a fish.

    13 28.26%
  • Flush it down the sewage.

    1 2.17%
  • Set it free in a canal or drain.

    2 4.35%
  • Let it suffocate.

    0 0%
  • Feed it to a predator fish.

    5 10.87%
  • Smash it or drop a heavy weight on it.

    0 0%
  • Place the fish in a container and then into a refrigerator (freezer compartment).

    7 15.22%
  • Place it in a container with water and ice.

    10 21.74%
  • Ignore the deformities and give it to others anyway.

    3 6.52%
  • Tried and tested all the above methods, love it all!

    1 2.17%
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    What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

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    The list is not exclusive. If you have a humane way of doing it, please post them in this thread

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    Ice and water, if it was healthy and of suitable size, it becomes feeder food.
    Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he will drink beer while getting sunburnt.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    i use transmore

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    I quickly sever it's head with a razor knife. Not pretty, but effective and instant.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    Find a pond and pour in there. Let the nature take its place.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    It is not good to release our captive and possibly sick fish into the wilds, also it can be illegal, so make a check, the fines are quite high!
    Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he will drink beer while getting sunburnt.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    I basically just smack the head against something hard, or isolate it in a plastic tank and let it die. The most humane way for me is to immerse it in freezing water. It should more or less instantly kill the fish. Do not under any circumstance, release the fish into our waterways, be it a pond/drain/river/lake/sea. I know some people do this because of religious convictions, but there are no favours to be done for such fishes. We have enough introduced species running "wild" as it is, don't add more..
    Fish.. Simply Irresistable
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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    I put them in a bag of water and place it in the freezer.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    Quote Originally Posted by stormhawk View Post
    Do not under any circumstance, release the fish into our waterways, be it a pond/drain/river/lake/sea. I know some people do this because of religious convictions, but there are no favours to be done for such fishes. We have enough introduced species running "wild" as it is, don't add more..
    I strongly agree to this...although I'm not in favour of your method

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    Quote Originally Posted by hongxia View Post
    I put them in a bag of water and place it in the freezer.
    I think it's better to put numerous ice cubes in a small container with water, let the temperature drop, then drop the fish in it.

    Letting the fish slowly freeze in the freezer is kind of bad...

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    release into any big reservoir. i cant bear to kill it.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    No culling for me.... all living things deserve a chance to live...
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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    Place it in freezing cold water, usually dies in less than 3 seconds. Anybody cull it by feeding it to your bigger fish?

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    Quote Originally Posted by sungod666 View Post
    release into any big reservoir. i cant bear to kill it.
    Actually, most of the fishes that are released into reservoirs / ponds / drains die within 24 hours. And the ones that survive may disrupt the whole ecosystem, which may result in more deaths.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    That is true. They die from osmotic shock upon release into our reservoirs or any water bodies, without proper acclimatisation, like how we do it with our fish and shrimps, especially with sensitive species. Those that survive, will cause severe changes to the local ecosystems. The presence of non-native species is testament to this.

    @benlauhhh, that is understandable. Different people have different ideas on what constitutes a humane way to kill a fish. Sometimes I don't subject a fish to my culling method, because I don't have anything to cull.
    Fish.. Simply Irresistable
    Back to Killies... slowly.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    sigh didn't know giving the fishes away is considered culling also...

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    Quote Originally Posted by genes View Post
    No culling for me.... all living things deserve a chance to live...
    Good to know that our mod is really and truly animal lover. Thumbs up for you bro

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    on a side note, what do you guys do with your monster fish when they pass on? throw it down the dustbin?

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    If they are already dead, sometimes I flush them down the toilet. This of course only works with smaller fishes. However, the right way of disposal is to bag them and throw them in the bin, or bury them if you wish. If it was a special pet, burial or cremation is probably the best way to do it. Just like what they do with pet dogs and cats.
    Fish.. Simply Irresistable
    Back to Killies... slowly.

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    Re: What is your preferred method of culling a fish?

    i remember i read before about one thread that the owner favorite long time pet fish was kept in the freezer for two years and running , by the way anyone does taxidermy of their fish before ?

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