PUffer fish la la la!

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Tbonekilla said:
I have to agree with the OP. Her first two sentences were doubting having a reef and her direction/goals with her tank. She never asked if the puffer was reef safe. Just the value of it. Blue Zoo puts their 10 inch specimens at $150.

While I believe people were well intentioned in their advice it wasn't what the OP was asking for.
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+1. Although I didn't think the way she reacted wasnt good either. This thread had nothing to do with op original question. I think only one person actually gave a link to look up prices ( live aquaria) before she flipped out
 
Chldshrbl said:
This thread had nothing to do with op original question.
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That's true. However, if you posted that you were going to buy a fish that could possibly eat many other fish that you buy as well as your coral, wouldn't you want someone to speak up and tell you? I could be totally wrong, maybe the Op built this huge tank and doesn't want coral or a cuc? Maybe her new direction is to only keep one large pufer and other bigger fish that it won't eat? Sure, some of the joking probably wasn't necessary, but aside from that, it is every responsible aquarists duty to inform someone if they think someone might be doing something that could end up killing something else.

What do you suppose would have happened if someone simply said, "The fish is worth $100 bucks.", and the OP went out and bought it. How angry would the OP have been if the very next fish added to the tank became lunch? Or if her cuc was wiped out in a day or two. Would the OP have then become angry that nobody warned her? Did the OP already research this fish and was already fully aware of its nature? Maybe...who knows... As of a couple weeks ago, the OP still had a Domino Clown in this tank. If it's still there then maybe the OP plans to remove it before buying the puffer so it won't get eaten or maybe the OP would have lost a fish if nobody spoke up...

In any event, as a responsible reefer (and not a mod), I think it is our duty to inform our fellow reefers if they may be doing something that could have serious implications. If the OP already knows what to expect and has a plan, then great...no harm - no foul :)
 
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anicemess said:
All I was asking is the value of a 12" puffer. As you can see, nobody answered. I don't consider "give me all your stuff and let's say he ate it because that's what will happen anyway" any kind of a useful answer. It was very rude.

I'll send you a picture of him. He is very gorgeous. I had to rescue him. No one else around here I'm sure had a tank big enough and the LFS only had a 75 gal for him. This is more of a rescue than a purchase. MY bf thinks it was a bad idea since young fish are the same price, but nobody realizes it's rescue and not a purchase. I gave the LFS $50 and got a discount on a beautiful panther grouper at the same time.
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And ya know what, I don't have any reservation posting this up because it is relevant to the conversation regarding... MOD EDIT
 
EricTheRed said:
That's true. However, if you posted that you were going to buy a fish that could possibly eat many other fish that you buy as well as your coral, wouldn't you want someone to speak up and tell you? I could be totally wrong, maybe the Op built this huge tank and doesn't want coral or a cuc? Maybe her new direction is to only keep one large pufer and other bigger fish that it won't eat? Sure, some of the joking probably wasn't necessary, but aside from that, it is every responsible aquarists duty to inform someone if they think someone might be doing something that could end up killing something else.

What do you suppose would have happened if someone simply said, "The fish is worth $100 bucks.", and the OP went out and bought it. How angry would the OP have been if the very next fish added to the tank became lunch? Or if her cuc was wiped out in a day or two. Would the OP have then become angry that nobody warned her? Did the OP already research this fish and was already fully aware of its nature? Maybe...who knows... As of a couple weeks ago, the OP still had a Domino Clown in this tank. If it's still there then maybe the OP plans to remove it before buying the puffer so it won't get eaten or maybe the OP would have lost a fish if nobody spoke up...

In any event, as a responsible reefer (and not a mod), I think it is our duty to inform our fellow reefers if they may be doing something that could have serious implications. If the OP already knows what to expect and has a plan, then great...no harm - no foul :)
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Your absolutely right, but I meant no harm with my stupid joke Noreen . Let's all have a great day and relax a little.
 
EricTheRed said:
That's true. However, if you posted that you were going to buy a fish that could possibly eat many other fish that you buy as well as your coral, wouldn't you want someone to speak up and tell you? I could be totally wrong, maybe the Op built this huge tank and doesn't want coral or a cuc? Maybe her new direction is to only keep one large pufer and other bigger fish that it won't eat? Sure, some of the joking probably wasn't necessary, but aside from that, it is every responsible aquarists duty to inform someone if they think someone might be doing something that could end up killing something else.

What do you suppose would have happened if someone simply said, "The fish is worth $100 bucks.", and the OP went out and bought it. How angry would the OP have been if the very next fish added to the tank became lunch? Or if her cuc was wiped out in a day or two. Would the OP have then become angry that nobody warned her? Did the OP already research this fish and was already fully aware of its nature? Maybe...who knows... As of a couple weeks ago, the OP still had a Domino Clown in this tank. If it's still there then maybe the OP plans to remove it before buying the puffer so it won't get eaten or maybe the OP would have lost a fish if nobody spoke up...

In any event, as a responsible reefer (and not a mod), I think it is our duty to inform our fellow reefers if they may be doing something that could have serious implications. If the OP already knows what to expect and has a plan, then great...no harm - no foul :)
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Totally agree with you like I said in my post I don't agree with the way she went about expressing her frustration but I can see where she was coming from also. And in her op she did say that she didn't really know in what direction to take her tank but after seeing this puffer her mind was made up. So maybee she was planning on letting go of all those things that wouldn't mix well with the puffer who knows. Either way the situation was mishandled. I think her frustration stems from a different thread though and it just boiled out into this one
 
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I think if it's a prvate message, you are not supposed to publish that in the thread. I don't know if that's a rule, but probably unethical to do so.
 
Nothing "private" was disclosed in the post, strictly information pertaining to the original post of this thread. It just happen to be information that was sent to me directly about the puffer, and also the grouper that were both "rescued" from the fish store for $50... Nothing was posted that should remain private.
 
Seriously?! It was an open ended question....experienced reefers were just trying to tell her that she was ****in up and that it was a poor choice of fish for her mixed,messed up tank. Her posts will not be missed IMO!
 
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