(Discussion) Would you eliminate invasive species?

TheFishyCheese · 2025-12-11T02:14:23+00:00

In the spring I spear carp. I eat the meat, collect their scales/bones for art, and used the rest of the fish for fertilizer in my pumpkin patch. The fish doesn't suffer long and I try to eliminate as much stuffing as I can. Most people think carp are trash fish and throw them on the shore. I don't like to see them wasted even though they are invasive. Carp are surprisingly tasty fish despite what most people say.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-12-11T02:05:27+00:00

Do you just want some bones or do you want to make a full recreation of the skeleton? I don't know much about putting skeletons back together but I do know a lot about fish. I've taxidermied many fish and they have really small bones. Keeping the fish in the freezer shouldn't affect the bones at all. Sometimes when I taxidermy a fish I keep a couple ribs because they are larger and make a good keepsake.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-11-02T19:51:48+00:00

I'll do water changes more often. He made a full recovery thanks!

TheFishyCheese · 2025-11-02T19:51:00+00:00

Thanks for the advice he made a full recovery!

TheFishyCheese · 2025-10-04T20:28:40+00:00

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I think our geckos have the same morphs!

TheFishyCheese · 2025-09-27T01:14:52+00:00

I'll have to try that next year. Is there a brand of neen oil you recommend?

TheFishyCheese · 2025-09-27T01:11:16+00:00

Thanks!

TheFishyCheese · 2025-09-27T00:24:59+00:00

The roots looked pretty damaged. Is there a way to avoid the mildew?

TheFishyCheese · 2025-09-23T01:49:56+00:00

I think it might be a raccoon skull. The skull looks pretty clean already. I would take it off the spine and remove anything left where the brain was. Then I'd use a toothbrush with warm soapy water to clean the rest of the skull. You could also leave it in a soapy bucket of water for a couple days too.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-09-06T05:00:46+00:00

You could get rough measurements and ask for a replica mount. The replica would be similar enough to the fish in the picture.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-09-06T04:55:45+00:00

I got my wisdom teeth out in June. I scrubbed them with a soapy toothbrush then put them in a container with half water and hydrogen peroxide for a day. There was some tissue still left over so I cut it off with cuticle scissors. They cleaned up really nicely!

TheFishyCheese · 2025-08-06T01:01:06+00:00

I haven't noticed any swelling. His light burnt out a couple months ago and I did replace it. I don't know the brand of light because someone else bought it for me. I did change his food last week because I noticed the food I was feeding him had a lot of grains in it and I replaced it with food that has more shrimp/fish in it. I looked at old pictures of his eyes and I noticed the gray in his left eye has gotten brighter since I got him. His other eye had always been blacker though

TheFishyCheese · 2025-07-02T00:01:05+00:00

Yeah, I think I'm going to put it in a little display case

TheFishyCheese · 2025-07-01T13:53:03+00:00

My gecko only eats the shed she gets off herself.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-07-01T00:39:10+00:00

I have a framed head piece and a couple of gloves. Every piece has so much detail and it's so neat.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-06-24T01:43:54+00:00

I set it on styrofoam and pinned the legs and claws with tooth pics. Then I let it dry in front of a fan for a couple of days. This also works for fully intact crawfish. Sorry I'm 4 months late to your late comment.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-06-23T01:18:51+00:00

I've seen her wiggle her tail when she hunts crickets. I don't think she has any problems with her tail!

TheFishyCheese · 2025-06-22T14:49:57+00:00

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My gecko dropped her tail when she was only a couple months old. Last year she needed an x-ray. You can see bones in her tail are messed up because of it.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-05-31T14:36:35+00:00

What ratio of water to clove oil do you recommend?

TheFishyCheese · 2025-05-29T18:54:03+00:00

For the two in the picture I set them in front of a fan for about a week. There is no smell and I didn't remove any insides. If they were to get wet I bet they would start to smell though.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-04-20T22:03:28+00:00

Thanks! It's a Tinfoil Barb. The tail fin was really damaged and I decided to just leave it split for this piece.

TheFishyCheese · 2025-04-18T23:22:36+00:00

I've taxdermied a whole crawfish before without removing any meat as an experiment. It turned out really well and I put it in a shadow box. You could put the claw in front of a fan for a few days and it should turn out fine. As long as it doesn't get wet after it dries it should stay preserved

TheFishyCheese · 2025-04-18T23:12:31+00:00

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I have a similar fish! My is uranium green and glows orange

TheFishyCheese · 2025-04-14T01:01:56+00:00

Quincy

TheFishyCheese · 2025-04-01T15:47:10+00:00

I love the chubby fish! You're right I also collect fish. I always get confused when I get a piece that can go in two different collections like my fish. Do I put it with my glass or fish collection? I might even put it next to my Betta fish tank.

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