O2

[Silverbc3]

So I occasionally frequent some of the shops in the Scarborough and Mississauga area and to every Aquarium Services I have been to and purchased fish they have added pure oxygen to the bags. I usuallly tell them the fish will be in the bag for 2-4 hours. One time I was at a store and they told me that too much oxygen (as in pure) could end up "burning" their gills and eventually kill them.

Bert

[endi]

yea i was told that too...i'm pretty sure its true. and i think 2-4 hrs isn't too much for pleco's to handle

[jackson]

I was told that it will sufficate the fish or burn the gills. The guy told me that catfish in general should not have it added to the bags.

[Canadiancray]

Gotta luv those myths. The O2 will have no effect on their gills whatsoever. O2 is only dangerous biologically when under extreme pressure.

[endi]

ooo i dind't know they were myths... i wonder how this myth started. and spread to a lot of big fish stores and lfs

[KnaveTO]

God only knows how a myth gets started... perpetuating them is easy... just post it on the internet as the truth... lol.

There are so many myths out there with regards to keeing fish.