A sanctuary for goldfish at the Paris aquarium

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To prevent goldfish from being abandonned or mistreated, the Paris aquarium has found a solution: the creation of a "goldfish sanctuary". Here is how it works:

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00:00Hello, welcome to the Aquarium of Paris. My name is Guillaume and I'm going to introduce you to the Red Fish Refuge.

00:21All the fish you see here are fish that belonged to individuals.

00:26People often had them in a jar and decided to bring them to us.

00:47We have just received two Red Fish that were brought to us.

00:50The owner had them in a jar for two years.

00:54He found out that it was not correct to leave them in a jar.

00:59Apparently, the water didn't smell good and he had to change the water over and over again.

01:04He gave them to us and we are going to put them in a large basin in quarantine.

01:12What is important when you catch fish is to make sure that you don't put them in the water too quickly.

01:19So that there is no difference in temperature.

01:22Because fish are cold-blooded animals, so they are at the same temperature as water.

01:26This is not a normal size for two years, they should have been much bigger.

01:29When we have received enough fish, we treat them with an anti-parasitic treatment.

01:33When the Red Fish grow up, they are put in a 40,000 litre basin.

01:38You can see here that some Red Fish can grow up to 30 cm.

01:43It's huge.

01:45In this basin, we have associated Red Fish with other species.

01:49You see a carp here, this is a carp.

01:51The other fish we have here are small ones.

01:54We also have a carp.

01:56We also have a carp.

01:58We have a carp.

01:59In this basin, we have associated the red fish with other species.

02:02You can see here a carp, a gardon,

02:04there are also rotangles and very large sturgeons.

02:07Of course, these fish are not predators.

02:09Sturgeons and carps are much bigger than the red fish,

02:11but they cannot eat them.

02:13So there are red fish that have tails in the shape of sails,

02:16others that have globular eyes,

02:18so they are called telescope fish.

02:20There is a very, very wide variety of red fish,

02:23but you should know that it is always the same species.

02:29Red fish

02:36If you want to keep a red fish in good condition,

02:39you need a sufficiently large aquarium.

02:41So we consider that you need 50 litres per fish.

02:44As red fish generally live in groups,

02:47if you take two, you need 100 litres.

02:49Then you need a setting so that the fish can hide,

02:52so that it feels good in its environment.

02:54You need to maintain a biological balance and a good quality of water,

02:57so for that you need a filter.

02:59And finally, you need to be aware that it is a fish that can live very long.

03:04So when you buy a red fish, you can have it for 20 or 30 years,

03:08so you have to be ready to keep it for a long time.

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