OMG! Texas Aquarium Loses Fish Due To Parasite Treatment

[Dave 54]

According to a separate news report that I read, they were treating for internal parasites. As Tai said, apparently the dosage was miscalculated.

Wont be the first time a major aquarium makes a mistake our very own National Marine Aquarium here in Plymoth lost a number of sharks when someone miscaculated the amount of treatment be it water or parasite

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1626966.stm

We also had the badly designed drainage and system which came to light after a power cut

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Hun...um-power-cut/story-12694591-detail/story.html

Dave

 

[MitchM]

I know of 2 major public aquarium disasters. (Not including this one)

One was in Vancouver where a vandal dumped a 50 lb bag of copper sulphate into a marine exhibit, another was in Calgary where there was a large loss of freshwater rays due to a drop in overnight oxygen.

We hobbiests are certainly guilty of mistakes but public aquariums are open to far more scrutiny. It's still a human mistake, just on a larger scale.
The loss of aquatic life and the grief of the person that made the mistake are certainly regrettable. Mistakes happen. Perhaps the vandal regrets their actions in Vancouver, certainly the people involved in the freshwater ray incident and this Dallas incident regret theirs.

 

[Mike in Vermont]

Very sad situation.

 

[Tai]

Well, on the plus side, there is much to be learned from the experience for these individuals. A mistake is never good when it happens but to learn from a mistake is more valuable than to learn nothing at all.

 

[MitchM]

It's not quite so straight forward anymore....

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/update-on-texas-aquarium-tragedy

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[addy1]

How tragic

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Did I hear.......Lawsuit!

 

[Tai]

Did I hear.......Lawsuit!

Yes, yes you did.

 

[j.w]

Any huge aquarium now might be very wise to test any meds sent to them by any company from now on before using in their giant tanks of very expensive fish no matter how good of a reputation they have.

 

[MitchM]

..and does this unknown company also supply medicine for humans?

 

[j.w]

Yikes @MitchM Heaven forbid!

 

[Tai]

Yikes @MitchM Heaven forbid!

Oh god, I hope not too!!