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Fish Are Such Shallow Creatures, Ay!

not.a.sock.puppet — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 05:40:55 GMT

Vancouver Aquarium head veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena, with help from Dr. Lesanna Lahner of Seattle Aquarium, affixes a prosthetic eye on a yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) that had its eye removed due to cataracts. They performed the same surgery on a second rockfish, a copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus), seen at the end of this video. The purpose of this procedure is partly cosmetic and partly for the fish’s welfare. Without an eye, the other fishes would act aggressively towards it for seeming sick and weak.

The sockeye salmons be next, ay!

Re: Fish Are Such Shallow Creatures, Ay!

ashjoma — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:28:45 GMT

Would it have been cheaper to move the fish to another tank ?

Re: Fish Are Such Shallow Creatures, Ay!

channys_mum — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:46:22 GMT

@ashjoma wrote:
Would it have been cheaper to move the fish to another tank ?

Yep, but then they would have to pass up the opportunity of a feel good save the fishy doco

Re: Fish Are Such Shallow Creatures, Ay!

tasfleur — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:55:02 GMT

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not.a.sock.puppet — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:00:54 GMT

Dunno why they coulden just cook the bloody thing up fer Fridy night's dinner, love, ay!

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not.a.sock.puppet — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:01:36 GMT

@tasfleur wrote:

G'day love 🙂

Re: Fish Are Such Shallow Creatures, Ay!

tasfleur — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:08:08 GMT

G'day Sock, good to see you again ..