How Important is it not to Handle Your Stock too Often ?

How important is it in maintaining a healty tank, not to handle the stock too often ?

 

People messing in their tanks and moving corals is the 2nd leading cause of tanks problems and animals death after feeding them to death. I hate to put my hands in a tank. I let everything in there work it out like in nature all I do is provide the needed environment requirements for the animals the rest is up to them in . I cringe when The Reef lady of the house plays in there LOL Ohhh I'm in trouble now

 

Boy I bet you not going to have :
1. clean laundry
2. cooked meals
3. any pune-tang
For about a month now after that comment.

;D

 

hahah...for a second I thought you meant a fish w/ number 3

 

He's such a liar....I don't put my hands in the tank unless something falls and has to be reglued.

 

You've never seen a pune tang? ;D

It's a relatively expensive species that's mostly nocturnal. They can be agressive so they should be introduced last.

Common foods include:
expensive jewelry
stupid looking shoes


If not fed on a daily basis they will get really agressive and possibly jump ship so precautions should be taken to secure and tank openings.

 

What's wrong with my shoes?!

 

Wow...bozo the clown?

Where can I get me a pair of them?

 

Now that's a good one!;D
That must be where Roger got his user name..."The Tang-ster"

 

Man have we gotten off the subject....


It's not good to have your hands in your tank for a few reasons. The ones that come to mind are the oils on your skin getting into the water and anything you've handled that day runs the risk of getting into your tank.

All of the sudden mowing the grass right before doing tank maintanance has disasterous effects!


If you have to get into your tank I would suggest getting a pair of aqua gloves. Depending on how deep the tank is you might want to get the shoulder length model...