How to identify cynide caught fishes?

[Kenshin]

As above. How do I identify cynide caught fishes? eg.symtoms,etc...

Thanx in advance.

[shiraz]

white poo? not eating?

don't tell me it's a skunk clown that you just got that u suspect is infected..

[Kenshin]

Oh...

No,its not that.

I bought a blue tang and it has not been eating for 3 days...

So i suspect it is cynide caught?

btw, it has really bright colours.

Can pls advise?

[freddychin]

Big head with thin body view from top or look straight from the fish eyes.

[giantbicycle]

sian sian look

[Melvyn Tan]

Easiest - the LFS/place where you buy your fishes !

[Lin]

actually itz really hard to tell.. i personally feel is the turst between u and LFS.. for a business to work, who would say itz cynide caught and ur fish die in few days when they get hm? i had asked b4(tot theres no cynide caught nowadays), and they said some are still cynide caught.. but i dint ask much after tt.. well.. kinda like heng suay de..

[moxa]

take a look

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2003/n...031123wek3.html

cheers

Moxa

[limbssg]

Good article, Thanks!

A quote from it:

How can you tell?

Generally, fish caught with cyanide look as normal as the others. But try to look closer and observe their movement. Perthaquarium.com names two signs:

“Erratic looping movements or continuous, repetitive nervous circling and secondly, a suppressed appetite. This is in fact their temporary reprieve; which is why it is important to only purchase full-bellied fish which are accepting food. Often it is the cyanide caught fish’s first meal that triggers their ultimate demise. Their damaged kidneys and liver are unable to perform detoxification and the fish is poisoned by it’s own wastes.”

Another sign would be the surprisingly low price of the fish. “If a fish is being sold at a bargain price, and the store isn’t running a sale, then the fish probably isn’t a bargain at all,” warns Aquariumpros.com. Because a diver who uses drugs to catch fish can catch more per hour, cyanide and drug-caught fish will always be cheaper (and die sooner) than hand-caught fish. So it pays to always question the health of an unusually inexpensive specimen.

Cyanide poisoning breaks down enzymatic systems that metabolise oxygen in the blood. Eventually it means that oxygen won't reach the liver, heart, brain, and other organs of the fish. Basically they suffocate from the inside. The most obvious symptons are heavy/fast respiration and lethargy.

[Kenshin]

Thanks for all the replys.

Btw, my fish is not exactly swimming, its sulking in a corner in the container (transparent in my tank).

Its is not eating, but it has a full belly...

So I'm not exactly sure...

One, more thing, which LFS frequently sells Cynide Caught fish? (If not convenient to say, pls PM me.)

Thanks again for the replys.

[Lin]

Thanks for all the replys.

Btw, my fish is not exactly swimming, its sulking in a corner in the container (transparent in my tank).

Its is not eating, but it has a full belly...

So I'm not exactly sure...

One, more thing, which LFS frequently sells Cynide Caught fish? (If not convenient to say, pls PM me.)

Thanks again for the replys.

which hakwer would say they wash their veggies b4 they cook?

ok lar.. joke aside ok.. well, u think they really wana sell cynide caught fishes? sometime depends on wat type of fishes u got oso..

[typrobin]

i strongly believe in our sponsors..

not too sure if i am right though...

[Kenshin]

Hmm....thanks for replys...

May I ask wad kind of fishes will have a higher risk of having the posion cynide already in them when they are brought into the lfs?

[FuEl]

Hmm....thanks for replys...

May I ask wad kind of fishes will have a higher risk of having the posion cynide already in them when they are brought into the lfs?

Bigger fish like tangs, angelfish. Smaller fishes like gobies are hardly caught using cyanide. Bigger fishes tend to be more in demand and divers frequently drug them as they are afraid the fish will be injured during capture. Smaller and inexpensive fishes tend to be spared any form of drug-based capture.