Ich aftermath... what to do now?

[daniella3d]

I cought a wrasse and a foxface with a small hook and they both survived just fine. If that whole thing about stressed fish dying would be true, no fish would ever reach our tanks. Ever tried to catch a wrasse from a reef tank? took me 3 minutes with a hook.

After all, most of them are cought with nets in the ocean, put in small buckets for days, sometimes weeks, then shipped for many hours in small bags.

If they survive that then the only thing that can kill them are parasites on their gills and skin, or attack from other agressive fish.

Originally Posted by fishytime

so you dont think that chasing a fish around a glass box with a net for a few minutes or for one minute several times in a couple weeks is stressfull to the fish?....I think you are vastly underestimating it, or perhaps are in denial about what we put our fish through....many game fish are hooked and released in less than a minute and still die from LA build up....how is that any different?....just cause there is no hook involved?

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

If that whole thing about stressed fish dying would be true, no fish would ever reach our tanks.

Most don't.

[daniella3d]

Where do you get that info? any reference to this? or stats?

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

Most don't.

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Where do you get that info? any reference to this? or stats?

Just google mortality rates of wild caught marine fish. It's been in news papers, books, magazines, editorials, etc for many years, this shouldn't be eye opening news for anyone in the hobby.