Aquatic School W/ Aqua Alex: Quarantine Aquariums & Why it's Important - BlogTalkRadio

Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT

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Every tropical fish hobbyist loves getting new fish. Trust me take it from me one of my favorite things about the aquarium hobby is getting new fish. The problem with getting new fish is that there is no way of really knowing where the fish has come from unless the store tells you. There is no way of knowing what conditions the fish has been exposed too, what diseases and parasites the fish has been exposed too and what stress level the fish has been through. Quarantine aquariums are very important when it comes to making sure your current fish and your new fish all stay healthy.

What is quarantine? a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed. They are placed here and given meds to heal.

Join me Aqua Alex as I explain the important of QT tanks and why you should have atleast one!

PLANNED FOR THE SHOW:

~ WHY QT TANKS ARE IMPORTANT

~ SETTING UP A QT TANK

~ MOINTORING NEW FISH

AND MORE!

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Honey, the Dolphin, Dies After 2 Years Alone in a Tank - One Green Planet

Posted: 26 Apr 2020 05:15 AM PDT

Dolphins do not belong in captivity. No marine animal does, in fact. However, there is a misconception that dolphins are "happy" in captivity because they always appear to be smiling. But they actually suffer tremendously in captivity. In the wild, dolphins can swim in the hundreds of miles of ocean available to them, whereas in captivity they are confined to small tanks. They also have very strong social and family bonds with their natural pods in the wild, not with manmade "pods." Worst of all, they develop zoochosis and display abnormal repetitive behaviors in captivity like the depressed dolphin who repeatedly slams his head against the wall in an aquarium.

Another devastating story is that of Honey. Two years ago, her story came into the spotlight when The Dolphin Project was fighting to save her from the terrible situation she was in. "46 penguins and hundreds of fish and reptiles have been abandoned at the Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium in Choshi, Japan," and Honey was left all alone in a tank.

Unfortunately, Honey was not able to be saved and her death was confirmed on April 4, 2020. She was one of the many dolphins captured each year at the Taiji cove. She was stolen from her natural habitat in 2005 only to be forced to live a lonely, miserable life. Her life and death is further proof that the capture of dolphins needs to end!

Sign this petition to demand the end of the Taiji hunts, during which thousands of dolphins a year are captured for entertainment like Honey or senselessly slaughtered for their meat.

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