Mildly controversial topic, prestressing fish for shipping

Where is your proof that excreting/regenerating the toxin weakens them?

These are privately raised fish, not commercially caught/handled. I think OP is going above & beyond what any commercial method does - I can't imagine how many fish deaths are written off as collateral damage over the bottom dollar.

Did you read every post or just skim? Specifically the threads by MsJ, Platytudes & OP? I doubt they're in cahoots to torture cories at all.
 
Jeta you're doing the right thing. 2 months ago I bought 6 Sterbai Cory's, all died within 24+ hours. The tank was full of them, he netted 6 and I drove home 5 minutes! They were young ones an inch or so, all gone by the next day. Keep doing what you're doing. And I loved the video!!! I was LMAO, needed a good laugh today:)
 
You should be ASHAMED Jeta! Ohhh the humanity...... ;)
 
Thanks fishycat, but I don't think I said anything important ;)

However it's significant that MsJinkzd has been shipping cories for a long while and does the same thing. Perhaps even more significant is Ian Fuller's remark, here: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4143

I usually ask for Corys to be agitated or put in a container before baging [sic] and when bagged having them put into new water. This usually cures the problem. I do this as a matter of corse [sic] when transporting any Cory.

Ian

In case anyone is unaware, Ian Fuller is a Corydoras breeder, expert and author of this book: http://www.amazon.com/Identifying-Corydoradinae-Catfish-Ian-Fuller/dp/3936027803
 
Ah, I think I meant Pinkertd. :rolleyes: sorry! :p: but that ^^ is excellent, too!
 
I just saw Ian Fuller speak at the Catfish Convention this year (not for the first time). Information from reading his publications and information from Eric Bodrock is why I started agitating cories before shipping. Also, I have seen the milky like secretion after stressing them and seen fish roll over on their sides in shipping water and die. I would MUCH rather do this minor agitation than see countless people disappointed when they open their boxes to find dead fish.
 
The argument that this is cruel is akin to the argument that vaccinations are cruel because the needle hurts.

Keep up the good work, use the glove, they can't tell the difference.
 
fishycat said:
Where is your proof that excreting/regenerating the toxin weakens them?
I dont think you would be asking this question if you knew how energy are generally produced/utilized by organisms, especially due to unneccessary stress factors, and how such will affect their general health.

These are privately raised fish, not commercially caught/handled. I think OP is going above & beyond what any commercial method does - I can't imagine how many fish deaths are written off as collateral damage over the bottom dollar.
Have you ever been within industry to claim over & beyond. People in industry who knows what they are doing dont loss much.
I dont know of Privately and commercially raised / wild corys to have different bodily functions. If they do, can someone provide links so I can learn something new. Thanx in Adv.

Did you read every post or just skim? Specifically the threads by MsJ, Platytudes & OP? I doubt they're in cahoots to torture cories at all.
Greatly appreciate their concern/effort but dont agree based on my thoughts and experiences. Will be looking out for more scientific papers related to Prestressing of Corys as I am always keeping my eyes/mind open for new info (New does not neccessarily to be true as sometimes only further studies can truly reveal)
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Good thing I put on my Flame Suit on before posting, LOL! Just sharing my thoughts. That is all!
 
you were hardly flamed. Where is your evidence that doing what most of us do is causing them more harm?
This is accepted practice by leading breeders/speakers/published authors on how to handle cories.
 
Jet- Good work. That glove cracked me up!

I did skim this thread, but I agree that pre-stressing them saves lives. We tried this after suffering some losses and listening to Eric B speak and we have not lost a single cory since. We go to great lengths to ensure the safety and health of fish in our care and I do not think twice before rapping the acrylic before they get new water and a bag. They say ignorance is bliss, I say it's ignorant.
 
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