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Unread 10/16/2011, 12:47 AM   #8
Stumped
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Originally Posted by TheFishTeen View Post
Yup, thats exactly why I asked how commonly this fish is kept.

BUT: My dad kept a longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta for several years without a single problem. Then he got worried that when it died it would release those toxins, as per what he read on the internet. Well its time came and the fish passed, yet nothing was killed.

This fish releasing deadly toxins is merely a myth. It may release toxins, but heck, so do your corals!

If Ostracion meleagris posses the same threat, or may I say 'lack of' threat, then I would happily put this in my tank.
It's great nothing happened when your dad's fish died, but I wouldn't be so confident posting your opinion on something like this as fact. When people search these posts they're going to get a false sense of security when you're saying X species of cowfish and boxfish don't release toxins when they die.

This isn't meant to be offensive, but I certainly wouldn't want anyone misinterpreting a random anecdote like this and making a potentially costly mistake.


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