Dead fish in the aquarium – First aid measures: ornamental fish just like us humans, we don't live forever and we also die. A dead fish in the aquarium is basically not bad and happens regularly. Every aquarist should know that. For one, the Life expectancy many ornamental fish not exactly high and on the other hand there are unfortunately also fish diseases, just like we humans have diseases. Be it her ascites, white spot disease, hole disease, fungal infections, fin rot or more. But what should I definitely do if I find a dead fish in the tank? Let's get to the bottom of this question.
You should definitely not accept this and look closely for the causes.
First steps in dealing with a dead fish in the aquarium
In this article, we are less concerned with how to kill a fish in a humane and humane manner, and more with how to deal with an animal that is already dead.[the_ad id=”1019″]
Go to the ethical killing of an ornamental fish we have published a special article which is linked here.
As soon as you see a dead fish you should get them out of the tank. An aquarium net is simply used for this purpose, which you can buy in different sizes in specialist shops or online. This means that the first and probably most important step has already been taken. If you have problems with it, you should ask your partner or another aquarist for help. Not everyone is willing to take their protégés out of the water even if they are dead.
Why does a dead fish have to get out of the water quickly?
There are several reasons why you should get a dead fish out of the tank quickly. A fish quickly begins to decompose and rot. If this were to continue to happen in the aquarium, it could quickly pollute the water. To prevent this from happening, the fish has to get out of the water.
But there is also another reason, because a fish can also have died due to an infectious disease. If this is the case, then this disease would possibly also spread to other ornamental fish, so that you should act quickly here as well.
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What to do with the dead fish?
This question is also perfectly justified. You shouldn't flush it down the toilet as this would also pollute the waste water. Even if the fish is ill, we definitely advise against it.
You should wrap up the dead fish well and then put them in the residual waste. Burying would also be an option. But please make sure that this is not dug up again by animals such as cats and co. So it should be buried deep enough.
The search for the cause of death
Of course it all depends on how old the fish is and how long its life expectancy normally is. If he dies at an old age, it will usually be of old age. but if he is younger, then you should take a closer look. Here we recommend the following steps, which should be carried out quickly:
- Check the fish very closely and try to find a cause of death.
- Visually you can often see if there are certain abnormalities in the fish
- Could it possibly be an illness as the cause of death? Dropsy or the like is easy to spot
- How are the other fish in the aquarium behaving? Are there any abnormalities there too?
- What are the water parameters like? Are there any abnormalities there? You should definitely check the water parameters here.
- Have there been any major changes recently?
- Did several fish die or not?
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If you come across any inconsistencies with the above measures, then it is important to act quickly. It is not possible to give a general answer as to what the measures will look like. In any case, a large water change never hurts. All further measures depend on a possible detected disease. Quarantine can also be useful.