Valentini Puffer Fish Queries

tuannie · 06-19-2006, 02:35 AM

Hey everyone,

I have some enquiries in regards to the valentini puffer fish. I have just purchased one from the shop and would like to know more information about them. If someone have a good link about them could please let me know.

Just incase that if anyone that doesn't know what they are look I have attached a link:

http://fins.actwin.com/species/index.php?t=9&i=387

My next question is, is this fish poisonous? Would it be safe for me to put my hand into the tank to do a regular maintenance.

Any informations regarding this fish information would be much appreciated.

Regards,
tuannie

BoomerD · 06-19-2006, 03:49 AM

Try this:
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ster+valentini

tuannie · 06-19-2006, 09:49 PM

Are these fish poisonous or they only look poisonous to other fishes?

lcstorc · 06-19-2006, 10:32 PM

According to this site
http://www.edge-of-reef.com/tetraodo...alentinien.htm
yes.
I don't know how poisenous and several other sites I didn't see anything.

Cartman89 · 06-21-2006, 06:36 PM

Only if this fish is eaten is it poisonous.

boozeman · 06-21-2006, 07:09 PM

tuannie · 06-22-2006, 03:58 AM

Cool thanks! There isn't much information about them.

Cougra · 06-22-2006, 09:39 AM

One thing to remember about Pufferfish is that thier beaks will grow continuously throughout their lives. They need to have the occassional hard to eat foods such as crustations, echinoderms and shelled molluscs in their diets to help them grind their beaks down. Some pufferfish will eat coraline algae, SPS and LPS corals as well as break apart live rock in search for food and to wear their beaks down. If the pufferfish doesn't have anything hard in it's diet their beaks can overgrow preventing them from feeding properly.

They also have very strong jaws that can easily break rocks and bones. Becareful not to let the fish bite you!

Witfull · 06-22-2006, 10:14 AM

what if we like to be bit?,,,,lol

i am in a mood today~

Cougra · 06-22-2006, 11:00 AM

Quote:

i am in a mood today~

So I see Dave!

boozeman · 06-22-2006, 11:19 AM

Cartman89 · 06-22-2006, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boozeman

fugu

Huh?! lol

Boomer · 06-23-2006, 01:02 AM

Only if this fish is eaten is it poisonous.

That is not so. The can release tetrodotoxin into the watrer killing everything in the tank at times if they die, it depends.

Tetrodotoxin Chemistry
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/ttx/ttx.htm

This is interesting
The puffer fish is one of the better known marine animals to contain tetrodotoxin within its body because it causes many human deaths. The scientific name of puffer fish is tetraodontidae. It is native to the waters off Japan and particularly the Pacific Ocean. Interestingly, the puffer fish got its name from a defense mechanism it possesses. It is able to fill up its stomach with water or air through a special oral valve attached to the bottom of its mouth (WWW 6). The puffer fish first fills its mouth with water and then using a large muscle at the base of the mouth forms a tight seal so that the water cannot escape. The fish then uses a highly modified gill arch called a branchiostegal ray that forces the water through the puffer fish’s esophagus and down into its stomach. Dr. Peter Wainwright was the first to explain the mechanism of this peculiar trait. However, it is not specifically known how the water or air is ejected. This defense mechanism allows the puffer fish one method to scare off potential predators because it cannot swim very fast. Interestingly, it has been known that the bare hands of a diver can catch puffer fish

Box fish, related to puffers and in the same family,Ostraciidae, can actually release their toxin into the water as a defense mechanism

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06-19-2006, 02:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
tuannie Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Valentini Puffer Fish Queries Hey everyone, I have some enquiries in regards to the valentini puffer fish. I have just purchased one from the shop and would like to know more information about them. If someone have a good link about them could please let me know. Just incase that if anyone that doesn't know what they are look I have attached a link: http://fins.actwin.com/species/index.php?t=9&i=387 My next question is, is this fish poisonous? Would it be safe for me to put my hand into the tank to do a regular maintenance. Any informations regarding this fish information would be much appreciated. Regards, tuannie

06-19-2006, 03:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries Try this: http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ster+valentini __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

06-19-2006, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
tuannie Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries Are these fish poisonous or they only look poisonous to other fishes?

06-19-2006, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,864 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries According to this site http://www.edge-of-reef.com/tetraodo...alentinien.htm yes. I don't know how poisenous and several other sites I didn't see anything. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

06-21-2006, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries Only if this fish is eaten is it poisonous.

06-21-2006, 07:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
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06-22-2006, 03:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
tuannie Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries Cool thanks! There isn't much information about them.

06-22-2006, 09:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries One thing to remember about Pufferfish is that thier beaks will grow continuously throughout their lives. They need to have the occassional hard to eat foods such as crustations, echinoderms and shelled molluscs in their diets to help them grind their beaks down. Some pufferfish will eat coraline algae, SPS and LPS corals as well as break apart live rock in search for food and to wear their beaks down. If the pufferfish doesn't have anything hard in it's diet their beaks can overgrow preventing them from feeding properly. They also have very strong jaws that can easily break rocks and bones. Becareful not to let the fish bite you! __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

06-22-2006, 11:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

06-23-2006, 01:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,200 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Valentini Puffer Fish Queries Only if this fish is eaten is it poisonous. That is not so. The can release tetrodotoxin into the watrer killing everything in the tank at times if they die, it depends. Tetrodotoxin Chemistry http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/ttx/ttx.htm This is interesting The puffer fish is one of the better known marine animals to contain tetrodotoxin within its body because it causes many human deaths. The scientific name of puffer fish is tetraodontidae. It is native to the waters off Japan and particularly the Pacific Ocean. Interestingly, the puffer fish got its name from a defense mechanism it possesses. It is able to fill up its stomach with water or air through a special oral valve attached to the bottom of its mouth (WWW 6). The puffer fish first fills its mouth with water and then using a large muscle at the base of the mouth forms a tight seal so that the water cannot escape. The fish then uses a highly modified gill arch called a branchiostegal ray that forces the water through the puffer fish’s esophagus and down into its stomach. Dr. Peter Wainwright was the first to explain the mechanism of this peculiar trait. However, it is not specifically known how the water or air is ejected. This defense mechanism allows the puffer fish one method to scare off potential predators because it cannot swim very fast. Interestingly, it has been known that the bare hands of a diver can catch puffer fish Box fish, related to puffers and in the same family,Ostraciidae, can actually release their toxin into the water as a defense mechanism edit __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

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