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.