Puffers deadly?
- Thread starter butane216
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My own marine experience.
All the puffers I've owned or dealt with have puffed under some sort of stress. NO HARM DONE. I've also seen many semi puff after being annoyed. I've seen porcupines puff and kinda lay their spines down different like stretching. I've only seen a couple puff full on when they were stressed and that seems to stress them more.
As far as poison realeased. Never had any ill effects on my tanks. I had a grouper pick on a porcupine and nothing happened. I've seen a huma pick on a dogface and nothing happened.
my .2
All the puffers I've owned or dealt with have puffed under some sort of stress. NO HARM DONE. I've also seen many semi puff after being annoyed. I've seen porcupines puff and kinda lay their spines down different like stretching. I've only seen a couple puff full on when they were stressed and that seems to stress them more.
As far as poison realeased. Never had any ill effects on my tanks. I had a grouper pick on a porcupine and nothing happened. I've seen a huma pick on a dogface and nothing happened.
my .2
Box fish have a simalar toxin that they can release into the water if stressed, but puffers can't release theirs, From what I've read all puffers contain at least a little toxin but amounts and concentrations vary greatly even among members of the same species. The toxin is found mainly in the skin,ovaries,and intestinal tissue but also in the fatty tissues. It kills by creeping parayisis, survivors report that they were aware the whole time. Puffing air can cause problems for puffers, I don't know why.
