does anyone pet there puffer

[evilss]

i have read in a couple places where people pet or touches there puffers. have any of you guys done it or do it on occasion. i would like to know. i would like to not have to really worry about mine when my hand is in the tank. thanks.

 

[fin follower ed]

I can pet mu toadfish, but I still have to watch my hand with the lion in there....:scared:

 

[irenicus]

I pet both my dogface and my pork. I have to watch it though because there is a lion in the tank.

 

[armageddon]

The only thing i dont like about touching marine fish is possibly removing their slime coating.
Andrew

 

[niger12]

Does anyone pet the puffer?
I will refrane but cracked up when I read the title

 

[morayeel1]

erm, get ur mind outta the guter:thinking: let's see, I pet my eels, but i have no puffer currently.

 

[evilss]

nice one niger12. thanks for your comments everyone. i would have to watch out for my lion as well. lions and puffers what a wonderful mix.
thanx again.

 

[stacyt]

I pet my puffer on occasion. I do however have to keep an eye out for my foxface.

 

[evilss]

thanx. i forgot about my foxface.

 

[fin follower ed]

man, it sounds like if you stick your hand in your tank your bound to get stung, hahaha :hilarious

 

[iceburger]

hmmmm, petting your toadfish?...i was under the impression that if a toadfish bit you, you would prolly lose your finger/hand that was bitten, due to the type of bacteria in the toadfish's mouth...?

 

[fin follower ed]

Wanna elaborate on that? I haven't heard that but....

 

[iceburger]

ok, don't quote me on this but the toadfish is not venomous
(sp?) but the mouth of the toadfish is a perfect host for a type of bacteria that the human immune system can't handle. and please remember i have no evidence on hand to back this up. it is somthing i picked up working at a LFS, although i would seriously look into it before petting/touching your toadfish : )

 

[fin follower ed]

I knew he wasn't venomous, I didn't know that he had bateria harmful to me festering in his mouth

:not to self: don't pet toadfish.