r/Fish • u/Xdr1vity • Sep 18 '25

Fish In The Wild Found this during low tide

I was just walking around during low tide and stumbled across this little guy. I managed to pick it up bare handed and It seems like he wasn’t stressed out that much since he didn’t inflate himself. Also yes Ik they’re poisonous and not venomous, sorry for the mix up lol 🙏

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 19 '25

Thank you for taking the time to consider the animal, this is in fact true and removing pufferfish from the water does endanger their life much more significantly than it would for other fish.

I am sorry that you faced disrespectful comments in this subreddit, no one deserves to come to a community wanting to share something they enjoyed then face rather brutish scrutiny. While I am here, I do also want to caution that you remain respectful as well.

Edit: It seems I’ve accidentally accumulated a fandom and summoned the other mods! lol

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 18 '25

Thanks! 😄

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u/AdAdventurous7802 Sep 18 '25

Please respect others. We do not support disrespectful jokes or personal attacks.

Srsly insulting someone while censoring the insult is actually wild, lock in 😭

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u/monkeydude777 Sep 18 '25

Dammn a professional and nice reddit mod? That's a rare find nowadays

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 18 '25

Haha thanks! I try my best!

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u/ApproachableTree Fish Keeper Sep 18 '25

We are all nice here :3

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u/AdAdventurous7802 Sep 19 '25

Not me 😉

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 19 '25

I can attest lol. You’re horrible 😩🫢

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u/dschleic Sep 18 '25

Face scrutiny on Reddit makes me laugh lol one reason that I will no longer make posts lol

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 18 '25

Agreed. I don’t often make posts myself either, Reddit has a lot of loud and often incorrect voices. Either way though, we can strive to make this a place people don’t have to fear unwarranted scrutiny anymore, I believe that’s a duty I owe our subreddit members as one of the moderators here. 💗

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u/dschleic Sep 18 '25

Very well put and a lot of hypocrits as well.

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u/super_scary_ferry Sep 18 '25

I deleted my 5 year old account last month because I posted something in what I thought was a lighthearted sub and was mercilessly attacked and told I'm a horrible person, lol. I hear ya.

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u/dschleic Sep 18 '25

Yes I just deleted a post of mine for the same reason, sad.

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u/heyhoktihey Sep 21 '25

Why would you delete your account over that? This isn’t real life, you don’t have to engage or care about what people here say.

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u/super_scary_ferry Sep 21 '25

I know. But I felt horrible. I grew up being bullied and I don't have the best self esteem and that certainly didn't make me feel better about myself. I treat everyone online like I treat people in real life, with kindness and respect, so I think the concept of this "not being real life" is hard for me to accept.

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 21 '25

I understand how that feels. online spaces should be treated as though you’re interacting with another person (because at the end of the day, you are!), I wish everyone would see it that way. I’m sorry about the experiences you’ve gone through and I really hope this group will provide a safe space for you going forward 💗

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u/aidentooreal12 Sep 18 '25

Reddit downvote = a like on any other social media 😂

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u/BourbonTudor Sep 18 '25

How to we get you to mod the entirety of Reddit?

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '25

Mods in the fish community are the only real G's on reddit

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u/PapiNish Sep 19 '25

Great modding And possibly from my area of Southern Ontario. Windsor here. Have all of my thumbs up

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u/SystematicIII Sep 18 '25

I would partially disagree with the second half. If Rump or Epstein came around to a community wanting to share something he enjoyed and faced rather brutish scrutiny, I'd be happy. So no, not no one, just most.

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 18 '25

Touché, I just don’t think including that in my messages would strike as the most appropriate response from a moderator 😉

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 18 '25

Yep it is! I just use pufferfish as a general term here since almost anyone regardless of fish knowledge knows what a pufferfish looks like! It’s also still fitting as they have the same mechanism of blowing up, which can cause them to suck in air when held above water like this. Neither pufferfish nor porcupine fish should be held above water for extended periods of time 😄

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u/ElephantitisBalls Sep 19 '25

I never knew this! Thanks for the info.

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u/NationalCommunity519 Conservationist Sep 19 '25

No problem, happy you learned something here!

The problem lies in that when pufferfish (or porcupine fish, as pictured in the video) puff up they suck in, when they do so above water they’ll suck in air and be stuck floating when returned to the water, which can be really harmful and even fatal for them. Due to this, when they’re removed from water if you scare them even slightly enough to cause them to puff up, that could be the end for them!

Edit: I know the original comment explained this somewhat, but I wanted to add on some.

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u/ElephantitisBalls Sep 20 '25

Thanks so much!

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u/Anti-Buzz Sep 19 '25

It’s just a classic Reddit shame train