Lepperfish Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Just wondering about fish keepers keeping deadily species? Like some of the guys on the herp forums keeping deadily snakes ect.. I know a guy who kept a blue ring octopus for a while which he caught in a rock pool.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Austin Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 my cousin had a blue ring for a bit..... silly dudE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirulis Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 well lionfish are kept by many marine people....sting rays are aswell. They arn't exactly deadly but they have very nasty venom. Don't know if anyone keeps cone shells but i am sure some psyco would . I don't know of many freshwater deadly fish...at least in australia anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 bull routs im not quite sure im i think if u touch them or get poked by there spiky fins u can get stung.... im not to sure but yeah some one hree wil know alot more than i do abt them Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 yea bull routs give a very nasty sting but im not sure if they are deadly . Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 ahh ok umm is it there fins or if they bite you? is it bad enough for some body to go to hospital or just a bit painful ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 back in the uk a mate of mine kept an electric catfish , man that sucker gave a mean zap !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Yea it depends on the person more than the fish as to what is deadly. Depending on allergies and reactions, a graze spur from an Aussie Eel Tail catfish can kill you. As far as I know, there aren't any FW species in Australia which would be deadly if the reaction was normal, just painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Morelia Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 The only native freshwater venomous species i can think of are Bullrouts and Catfish (I can't think of any australian freshwater catties that aren't venomous, or at least have some sort of irritant on/in their spines) Bullrouts are a freshwater rock cod, so they hurt like hell, but you shouldn't die from a sting unless you have an allergic reaction to the venom. A lot of people go to hospital for painkillers from a Bullrout sting . I don't think Aus. catfish stings are generally quite as bad, but will have the same result if an allergic reaction occurs. I couldn't tell you about saltwater fish people keep though. I don't really know what's kept and what's not. Nor can i think of any exotic freshwater species, except for the aformentioned stingrays. (Though there could well be more) HTH Andy DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 Yeah I was thinking more along the lines of saltwater species being more deadly. Such as blue ring octopus ect and the like.. Cheers for the comments though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 hmmm jelly fish have nasty stings as well dont they ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarTerror Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Bullrouts are a freshwater rock cod, so they hurt like hell, but you shouldn't die from a sting unless you have an allergic reaction to the venom. A lot of people go to hospital for painkillers from a Bullrout sting . yup, I have one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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