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FragMaster · 12-02-2005, 12:43 AM

Aslo called :Valentine's Sharpnose puffer, the sadle puffer fish (Canthigaster valentini) dose produce a thin layer of toxic chemical on it skin.
BUT it does not release this into the water colum unless it is dead and even then it has to reach a certain level of decay tostart releasing its toxin.
MOST Puffer fish have a poisonous gulblatter, toxic skin, or spines thatdeliver some sort of poison. Even freshies and brackish, But you have to have a direct contact with your blood to get infected with it.
I have kept every thin gfrom a dwarf frehwater puffer-to an MBU freshwater and from a figure 8 brackish to a rare black arothron. Even a blue ringged octopus LOL! (WHICHWAS STUPID!!!!!!!!! They crawl out of the tank!!!).
I have never had one release anything into my tank while living.
I have even kept just about every type of ray! LOL!!

What concerns me more is the addition of the anemone.
What sort of lighting are you runnig? (in watts and ballast type)
BTA's WILL releas toxins intoyour tank AS THE DIE and after they die.

12-02-2005, 12:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
FragMaster Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: "puffer-poisoned" water? Aslo called :Valentine's Sharpnose puffer, the sadle puffer fish (Canthigaster valentini) dose produce a thin layer of toxic chemical on it skin. BUT it does not release this into the water colum unless it is dead and even then it has to reach a certain level of decay tostart releasing its toxin. MOST Puffer fish have a poisonous gulblatter, toxic skin, or spines thatdeliver some sort of poison. Even freshies and brackish, But you have to have a direct contact with your blood to get infected with it. I have kept every thin gfrom a dwarf frehwater puffer-to an MBU freshwater and from a figure 8 brackish to a rare black arothron. Even a blue ringged octopus LOL! (WHICHWAS STUPID!!!!!!!!! They crawl out of the tank!!!). I have never had one release anything into my tank while living. I have even kept just about every type of ray! LOL!! What concerns me more is the addition of the anemone. What sort of lighting are you runnig? (in watts and ballast type) BTA's WILL releas toxins intoyour tank AS THE DIE and after they die.