What happens if you flush a fish down the toilet

Followed categories will be added to My News. Unfortunately, many fish owners continue to dispose of fish — live and dead — irresponsibly. Sydney University aquatic animal health lecturer Joy Becker says this is a problem for two main reasons.

Dr Becker and colleagues have found that exotic diseases in wild fish which may have spread this way. Fish that cannot be cared for should be rehomed or euthanased humanely by your veterinarian. The caught goldfish had grown to 14 inches in length and was wreaking havoc on local habitats of native fish. We go to put some dishes away, and then bam! The putrid and damp smell of your drain hits you in the face, making you tear up. Clogs happen. They may compete with native species for food and resources, kill local fish and wildlife and destroy vegetation.

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Have you ever heard of playing opossum? Well, fish do this, they may seem dead but are not. If you do flush them they may live and get all the way into the local river or stream. This has happened before and since they are not native it can cause an issue for local wildlife. Lastly of all, it can cost you money.

This may seem strange to some but people will feed the fish to other pets or animals they might have. A dead fish will have all kinds of chemicals and bacteria that could be harmful to the animals that you are feeding it to.

And unless you did an autopsy, it could have died from a disease or illness that your pets could ingest. Think about your living pets before you do this. Thay may seem the same as throwing it in the trash or burying it, but it is not. Animals getting to it, it getting into the water system and the smell are the main reason not to do this. If you want to pick up a quality urn or memorial for your beloved pet I would really recommend OneWorld Memorial which offers a wide range of products for both pet and human memorials.

I was personally very happy with an urn I bought from them recently. With fish and small children, it is easy to not tell the child and get a replacement, which would do no real harm. But the better option is to teach the child and introduce them to the idea of death. You can hold a funeral and go through what happens at a funeral for a person. This can start to prepare them a little for when it happens to a friend or loved one. I actually have an in-depth article about speaking to children about funerals , which you may find useful.