Petroleum Jelly

[Otolith]

Well knowone has given me a scientific reason why if would be harmfull. All you guys do is keep telling me not to do it.....

it doesn't matter how expensive my fish are, a life is a life and If I can save one, know matter what species it is, I will have done my job.

Well its made up hydrocarbons, I knew that, and so are fuels for cars. And I know gasoline kills other organisms. However it is water repelling. So doesn't this mean that if water can't penetrate it, it can't give off anything harmfull to the water ending up in the inhabitants?

http://www.springerlink.com/content/ug16m25514807662/

http://www.springerlink.com/content/k56l64672rhw1245/

The second one is about a mollusk study but same concept, both water creatures and all. I couldn't find anything on petroleum jelly specifically but maybe that will help? Personally I'd err on the side of caution, if anything its going to make a nasty slick that might gum up the gills and make their lamella stick together should your fish surface at all.

 

[sostoudt]

http://www.springerlink.com/content/ug16m25514807662/

http://www.springerlink.com/content/k56l64672rhw1245/

The second one is about a mollusk study but same concept, both water creatures and all. I couldn't find anything on petroleum jelly specifically but maybe that will help? Personally I'd err on the side of caution, if anything its going to make a nasty slick that might gum up the gills and make their lamella stick together should your fish surface at all.

petroleum jelly!= crude oil.

petroleum jelly goes in lip balm, people basically eat small amounts of it.

 

[Otolith]

Valid point, I couldn't find any peer reviewed material on crude, just the distilled. Also when using Vaseline we don't breath it in a mist that might stick to our aveloi.

 

[Knowdafish]

Silicone grease is what you want to use, NOT petroleum jelly.

 

[Z Trip]

Well I learned a whole lot, see that wasn't so hard thanks for everyones imputt. I guess I will need some Silicon Grease. Sweet.