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BLOG: Quarantine is not a fish tank - Glens Falls Post-Star

BLOG: Quarantine is not a fish tank - Glens Falls Post-Star

Posted: 11 Mar 2020 08:32 AM PDT

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Dory meets the fish in quarantine. "We're all better!" they said. Quarantine for humans involves much less salt water.

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My 5-year-old is an excellent listener when she is in another room and I'm not talking to her.

So she has heard about "the virus" and told my wife last night that she couldn't sleep because she was too scared of catching it.

"I don't want to go live in a fish tank."

She'd heard me talking about quarantine. But the only time she's ever heard that word is on "Finding Dory," in which the aquarium places sick fish in quarantine. They live in a large fish tank until they get better or die.

Sandy assured her that she would be quarantined at home. Now I think she's hoping to spend 14 days with our television. Thank goodness she didn't mention that if Katie Beth were quarantined, I would be too. Any illness that gets Mommy to stay home for two weeks would instantly become Katie Beth's most desired thing ever.

You can reach Kathleen Moore at 742-3247 or kmoore@poststar.com. Follow her on Twitter @ByKathleenMoore or at her blog on www.poststar.com.

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Fish feeling frisky? Best cover up your aquarium - The Star Online

Posted: 22 Feb 2020 12:00 AM PST

When fish are in the mood for love, they can get pretty excited. If you're keeping them in an aquarium, this can result in them jumping out of the tank to an untimely death.

The behaviour is useful in the wild as it helps them find a spot to lay their eggs safely away from predators. This behaviour can be seen, for example, in the splashing tetra, a tropical fish, explains the Central Association of Zoological Specialists in Germany (ZZF).

The female jumps out of the water and deposits her eggs on the leaves or stems of plants that extend above the surface of the water. The male then jumps out to fertilise the eggs.

This is why experts advise aquarium owners to always cover the tank well.

Otherwise there is a risk that fish like the spraying tetra will jump out of the aquarium and then die.

– dpa

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