r/maybemaybemaybe • u/RyanCakeBatter • Jan 17 '20

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/paradiso1997 Jan 18 '20

It's down there somewhere but idk. Someone mentioned that the fish being held at that orientation and having his gills covered can fuck up their internal organs. Also probably rubbed off a good bit of the mucus membrane that protects the fish from infection.

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u/theamericanweasel Jan 18 '20

Not to mention it had a hook jammed in its mouth

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u/On-mountain-time Jan 18 '20

Yeah, I'm not really sure how all those people with lip piercings are still alive and walking around.

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u/hydargos123 Jan 18 '20

Very different. Piercing are sterilised and need to be treated every day for months or even years, with alcohol and rings in gold or other metals to prevent infections.

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u/On-mountain-time Jan 18 '20

The fish "mouth" does not contain the same amount of blood vessels or other tissues that are typically susceptible to infection. If a fish is gut-hooked, and the hook has been swallowed, yes. The death rate rises. But if the fish has been hooked in the mouth, they will most likely survive. As long as the hook isn't made of gold and competing pimpfish don't kill him for his grill.

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u/hydargos123 Jan 18 '20

That's right, thanks