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Hello friends
I have heard a few mentions of clove oil but not how to administer. Can people who have done this please expand?

thx in advance

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You can use clove oil for euthanization two ways... one of which is to overdose it causing the fish's death, and other is to anesthetize the fish with it while something else kills it.

One teaspoon clove oil per liter should be enough for overdose...wait until gills aren't moving anymore and then wait a little while longer to make sure.

The other recipie I know is 1 ml of clove oil per gallon of water ( give or take).. when fish flops to its side " knocked out" administer 9 to 10 ml of pure vodka, which will kill it. It's already knocked out from the clove oil and won't feel it, theoretically. This way is cheaper, as cheap vodka is cheaper than the cheapest clove oil.


I've never had to euthanize a fish, but I have researched it just in case.
Interesting read:

http://www.ivis.org/advances/Anesthesia_Gleed/bowser/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1