Have you wondered why some of your fishes died ?

[Melvyn Tan]

Came across an article on cyanide caught fishes. Really bothers me and upset that sometimes fishes bought died after a few days to a few weeks. Sometimes really don't mind paying more for fishes that are hand-caught or feeding very well rather than buy it cheap and it dies latter. So i will really think twice the next time when some expensive fishes brought in IN THE GUISE OF BULK and are sold cheaply......SO GUYS INSISTS ON HAND CAUGHT FISHES OR FISHES THAT ARE EATING VERY WELL !!!Problems with Cyanide Caught Fishes

[eques]

i agreed with wat you said .hope every one will go for the fish not the price .

[moxa]

Hi Melvyn Tan,

Thanks for sharing the info with us.

Hate to bought this type of fishes and sad to sees it dies.

So is good for novice like us to know how to identify cyanide caught fishes.

Well resonable price might be one way to avoid cyanide caught fishes but LFS might not even know 100% they are free "cyanide caught fishes " imported right?

cheers,

Moxa

[RAV-65]

Hi Melvyn Tan,

Thanks for sharing the info with us.

Hate to bought this type of fishes and sad to sees it dies.

So is good for novice like us to know how to identify cyanide caught fishes.

Well resonable price might be one way to avoid cyanide caught fishes but LFS might not even know 100% they are free "cyanide caught fishes " imported right?

cheers,

Moxa

Cyanide caught fishes can live for a few months to a few years too, unless the fish is badly contaminated, if not, there maybe alot of other factors dat may stress the fish to death...

Practice good acclimatisation and also have compatible fishes, if u have a dominant tang, and u try to add another, u may have problems..... the new fish maybe stressed to death...

[optimus prime]

one BIG problem... unless fish can talk, we know if its cyanide caught.

else very diff to tell. also dont be fool of the prices. i know a lfs purposely

jack up the price to fool costumer.

[Melvyn Tan]

Yes its true...unless the fishes talk.....we won't know, but we can limit this problem by going to those lfs who has lower mortality rates due to good quarantining and also a better source.

[Melvyn Tan]

Another fish death...associated?Brazilian Gramma

[optimus prime]

i been thinking about this for 7 years liow......

we got difficulty to catch LS in our small tank, imagine trying to catch

using nets in the ocean!!!!!

percentage of not using cyanide?

[Melvyn Tan]

i been thinking about this for 7 years liow......

we got difficulty to catch LS in our small tank, imagine trying to catch

using nets in the ocean!!!!!

percentage of not using cyanide?

Leave that problem to the people who wants to trade in that.....Red Sea fishes eg. Purple Tangs are cyanide free...so if that is possible...then its possible

[auberon]

I had recent bought a leopard blenny. But it die after 2-3 days. Wonder if it is due to cyanide poisoning? Was not eating at all. Just sitting on the rocks and on the glass of my tank.

Another concern with introducing cyanide caught fish to your tank is... is there any remnant of it in the fish so as to contaminant the tank?

[RAV-65]

According to wat i understand, cynanide caught fishes got white poo...

[Melvyn Tan]

According to wat i understand, cynanide caught fishes got white poo...

Yep (whitish stuff is the indication of cyanide caught), if it poos and eat then it can clear its system of the poison. But then again, its been poisoned.