Stonedfish

Surfdead on Saturday, March 28, 2020 – 04:51 pm

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No, not stonefish.

In a stoned moment the other day, the wife and I began to wonder if we have been getting the fish stoned for the last 45 years. We have had a fish tank for that long in our various apartments and houses (not the same fish of course), and we've been vipers for longer than that. The fish tank has always been in the same room where we partake, the second hand smoke is in the air, the fish tank filter/aerator is pulling the room air into the fish tank and infusing it into the water, and the fish are breathing it.

I wonder if that's why the fish are often seen dancing - or maybe they're involved in some quality music appreciation .

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jazfish

Jazfish on Saturday, March 28, 2020 – 05:10 pm

In about fifteen minutes.

In about twenty minutes. About to leave work.

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Alan R

StoneSculptor on Saturday, March 28, 2020 – 08:01 pm

Surf - that's a great

Surf - that's a great question - we've always had a tank, too, and I never thought about it. (Jaz you smoked fish, you be careful out there, I'm reading that your state is getting hit hard)

Had to google it. Apparently weed isn't a problem, but pills in the water system is:

THC edibles appear to have no effect on fish.

https://reefs.com/2017/10/23/can-you-get-fish-high-on-marijuana/

Scientists in Lebanon fed tilapia pellets laced with cannabis oil to see if cannabinoids would have a calming effect on fish. Their conclusion: Unlike other pets such as dogs and cats, fish feel no such high on THC. So all you stoners with fish tanks: you can stop trying to give your fish contact highs.

It wasn’t that fish didn’t show any effects to THC; they just weren’t the desired or hypothesized effects. Quite the opposite, actually. Cannabis not only did not improve the fishes’ immune response, but those fed cannabis-laced foods developed slightly higher metabolisms, which consequently reduced their growth rate.

This experiment wasn’t really done to answer the late-night musings of reefers but rather to see if cannabis could relax aquacultured fish who are raised in cramped, hectic environments. The hope was to create healthier/happier fish, which could ultimately produce better yields. Sadly, the answer appears to be no.

The paper is published in the scientific journal, Aquaculture Research.

Fish Get Stoned, Too

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/02/fish-stoned-benzodiazepine-...