Is it normal to have the urge to kill my pet fish?

I'm really afraid of myself sometimes.
My fish wouldn't get along with the other fish in the tank. (Both females) I tried assimilating them, but the one would still chew the other's tail off. So occasionally I would get so frustrated that I would take the bully out of the tank and throw her against the wall. She survived, but about one week later I found that she had actually killed the other fish. That was the last straw. I took her out of the tank and I put her in a glass filled with water. I thought about drowning her in vodka, but I didn't think it would be painful enough. So I held a lighter underneath the glass until she died. I've never had this urge against other people... only animals. I don't know if it's an urge to kill, or just an urge to over power... help me, please. I'm not a troll, I want to know if I should get professional help. I don't think I could tell this to a therapist though...

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  • mumbum

    Sociopath ... Go see a psychologist ASAP!

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  • georgienne

    1. If one fish was eating the other than it's your fault because a) the tank is too small for both of them (every breed needs a certain litre-per-fish) and/or b) the fish were incompatible breeds, and/or c) female animals often cohabit poorly (two males would be a better choice), and/or d) the 'bully' was a larger fish, giving it an advantage to one of the previous situations.

    I own fish, and I often get an attacker (often when introducing a new fish to the tank). This is only territorial and passes within a day (any more and it's your problem, not the fishes').

    I have had the urge to kill fish out of frustration, however don't because it's silly. They're fish, they won't learn and they can't make the tank bigger/change the fish breeds/tell the other fish what's bothering it.

    Don't keep fish if you can't take care of them.

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  • lalalalala98

    Don't want to scare you, but a lot of people who end up being murders or whatever killed their pets as kids. I'd say get to a therapist and seek help if you want to get on this...

    Good luck

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  • gogoduece

    You're a fucked up dude. Go burn in Hell.

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  • YeahRightlol

    Please do not harm any sentient being.

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  • Tehboss

    ruining perfectly good fish pshhhh you should have eaten it raw and wriggling.

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  • you are a twit

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  • I don't know why but this story is funny to me. Lol. I think you just shouldn't have '' pet fish''.

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  • HOW COULD U!!!!!! ITS A FISH AN IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A BETTA FISH AND DUHH THOSE FISH FIGHT SO WHY WOULD U PUT IT WITH ANOTHER FISH!!!!!!!! HOW COULD U THROW IT AGAINST THE WALL THE POOR LITTLE THING AND HOW COULD U LIGHT HER ON FIRE OR WHATEVER U CRAZY PERSON GET HELP AND STOP OWNING INNOCENT ANIMALS THAT UR GONNA MAKE SUFFER OR NO REASON!!!!!! I HOPE THAT FISH HAUNTS U!!!!! MY FRIEND KILLED MY FAVORITE FISH AND DIDN'T EVEN OFFER ME ONE WHEN SHE GOT A BUNCH!!!!!!!!

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  • Xenocideophile

    You guys are pathetic. Seriously. It's normal, I would beat the crap out of a fish for going around and eating every fish. Though, burning it is kinda insane.

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  • alv1592

    No don't kill it. Maybe it needs fed more and that's why she ate the other one? Either that or they're incompatible breeds. But whatever you do, don't kill it.

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  • Omg. Im afraid. Don't keep animals if you can't care for them right or if you want to kill them. You should have separated them or give the evil one back where you got her from, then both would be still alive and you wouldn't go to hell!!

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  • theinsecurekiwi

    That fish was psychotic.

    I had a friend whoese to bully mice ate the well behaved one.She threw them outside to die.

    YOu feel it's justice.And if the animal seem irrevocably cruel and can't be trained to be good then I don't see why not kill it.Though I think it should be quick.Not drawn out.

    And as long as you're not thinking about doing this to every animal.Like well behaved ones and ones that aren't doing anything bad,then yes it's normal.

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  • eagledan77

    That is one dick of a fish! He deserved it. I once had a geko ( no he dosent sell insurance!) and we got him a pal. His pal ate him though. We took him out side and killed him with baseball bats. Trust me you did right!

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  • Hannah11

    It’s just the way you killed it that was bad.I’m on here because I currently have my bitch fish in a bowl…i really want to kill her,I’ve spent so long raising these golden minnows and this fat bitch keeps eating them,their a decent size now but she’s just a bitch,she’s a minnow too but she’s grey.the others are good behaved until I put her back in,then she eggs them on to chase and eat them.I really hate her,tried to give her away,I’ve separated her so many times..I think I might put her in water with clove oil…better than stabbing her in the head with a pin like I did to 2 fish years years ago…my dad was a fisherman and I used to go fishing heaps,not my fault I thort that was the best way to kill fish haha that’s what I was told on the boat lol

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  • UsernameNotAvailable

    Sorry but this was kinda funny and well it is a fish. Most fish are pretty dumb so I think it's ok. If you feel like killing other animals like a cat or a dog for no good reason then you should get physcological help.

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  • lauren1235

    i flushed mine.

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  • ArticWolf5

    Hahahahahaha! That just reminded me of Kill Bill. The daughter "accidentally" stepped on her fish and killed it.

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  • OrchidMantis

    Yikes. I don't think that you're an awful person, but you might have a bit of a problem. Maybe you should talk to a counselor. Have you ever harmed something other than a fish? Like a dog or a cat? If so, that's even worse, and you *definitely* need to talk to someone.

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  • SweetSherry

    Its just a fucking fish !! I bet a lot people wouldn't be as outraged if it was a human the OP was obviously upset that the killer fish killed the other fish it doesn't make he or she a sociopath

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