Tracy Morgan donates rare fish to East Idaho Aquarium - bigcountrynewsconnection.com

Tracy Morgan donates rare fish to East Idaho Aquarium - bigcountrynewsconnection.com

Tracy Morgan donates rare fish to East Idaho Aquarium - bigcountrynewsconnection.com

Posted: 25 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST

When two rare fish outgrew the tank in Tracy Morgan's home, the East Idaho Aquarium stepped in to take care of them.

The comedian and "30 Rock" star donated two platinum alligator gar to the aquarium earlier this month. He was connected to the small Idaho Falls outfit by a former employee of East Idaho Aquarium who is now working for a New York City company that takes care of private fish tanks. Aquarium director Arron Faires said the group was happy to house the two fish that arrived last week.

"Taking in a celebrity fish like these is cool, but we're taking care of them just like any other fish," Faires said.

A People Magazine photo shoot from 2019 shows the gar living in a tank built under the pool table in Morgan's New Jersey home.

Alligator gar are the largest predatory fish in the Mississippi River, with fully-grown fish measuring six to eight feet long. The fish can regularly live for 50 years and are able to survive in especially shallow water by breathing air.

Gar were considered a nuisance species to smaller fish until the 1980s when they began receiving protection from different states. Arkansas and Kentucky list the gar as an endangered species within the state, while Texas and Alabama allow for limited sport fishing of the predators. Despite their size and prominent rows of teeth, wildlife agencies generally describe them as docile creatures with no record of attacking humans.

"The only time alligator gar pose danger to people is when anglers try to land and handle these large, powerful fish," the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department said on its website.

Platinum gar are a specially-bred white version of the fish that are frequently sold as exotic pets.

East Idaho Aquarium has upped the gar's tank size to the largest 10,000-gallon tank in the building. Faires said they were prepared to get an even larger tank for them down the road if they continued to grow.

More from this section

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

This fish is worth $300,000 - New York Post

This fish is worth $300,000 - New York Post This fish is worth $300,000 - New York Post Posted: 05 Jun 2016 12:00 AM PDT With exacting precision, the surgeon inserted the scalpel above the eyeball and cut out a snotty deposit of fatty tissue. The routine eye-lift was nearly complete when suddenly the patient awoke, suffocating, and began to flop about on the table. The audience gasped. Knowing time was of the essence, the surgeon scooped up the patient in his arms, raced across the stage, and dropped her into a tank of water. She revived. Because she was a fish. Yes, fish eye-lifts exist. As do fin jobs and tail tucks. The operating theater was a mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, where a pet expo was under way. As for the patient, she survived, her formerly droopy eyes now bright and perky. A good thing, too, as this was no ordinary goldfish but rather an Asian arowana, the world's most expensive aquarium denizen, rumored to sell for as mu
Read more

NilocG Launches New Website for the Only All-in-One Thrive Fertilization Solution for Planted Aquariums - PRNewswire

Image
NilocG Launches New Website for the Only All-in-One Thrive Fertilization Solution for Planted Aquariums - PRNewswire NilocG Launches New Website for the Only All-in-One Thrive Fertilization Solution for Planted Aquariums - PRNewswire Posted: 11 Mar 2021 02:00 AM PST ALBANY, Ore. , March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NilocG launches a new website for planted tank enthusiasts to gather and make THRIVE, a plant fertilizer that assures planted tank aquascapes flourish while eliminating the need for multiple products more readily available online. The company also takes it a step further in the industry, making its flagship product easy to dose, super-concentrated, and an all-in-one solution based on an effective EL dosing method with all essential micro and macronutrients. Continue Reading Thrive fertilizer: North America's most trusted aquarium plant fertilizer Colin Grice , CEO, a self-described planted tank lover, re
Read more

Reviews: Horrified SeaQuest Aquarium Visitors Tell All | PETA - PETA

Image
Reviews: Horrified SeaQuest Aquarium Visitors Tell All | PETA - PETA Reviews: Horrified SeaQuest Aquarium Visitors Tell All | PETA - PETA Posted: 21 Sep 2020 12:00 AM PDT SeaQuest aquariums—which are owned by Vince Covino—are plagued by issues: animal deaths, legal violations, injuries to employees and members of the public from direct contact with animals, and customer reviews that'll make your jaw drop (and not in a good way). So if you've ever considered visiting a SeaQuest location or any other Covino-operated aquarium, do yourself and animals a favor: Learn from these TripAdvisor and Yelp reviewers. At SeaQuest Folsom in California, an otter was apparently whacked with a broom. "This place smells the animals look tortured and starved. I'm not a fan of this place. Took my family and we ran out of there. … We will never go back. Also we saw an employee wack an otter with a broom. … If you love animals you will hate t
Read more