why are oarfish washing ashore?
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It has long been thought oarfish wash up on beaches ahead of earthquakes. ... Some scientists hypothesize that because deep-sea fish like the oarfish are closer to active faults, they could be more sensitive to chemical changes that happen in ocean water when earthquakes occur.
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Orcas are black and white for a reason; their coloring helps to camouflage them by obscuring their outline in the water.
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The Garbage Patch is created by the North Pacific Gyre. A Gyre is a system of circulating currents in an ocean, caused by the Coriolis Effect. ... Over time gyres can spit out debris that accumulates in them and an example of that can be seen on beaches in the Hawaiian Islands that face northeast.
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They are also very large compared to other animals. This potentially makes a great white's liver one of the best sources of quick energy in the ocean. Orcas seem to have learned this and are targeting sharks specifically for their nutrient-rich livers.
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The famous white-sand beaches of Hawaii, for example, actually come from the poop of parrotfish. The fish bite and scrape algae off of rocks and dead corals with their parrot-like beaks, grind up the inedible calcium-carbonate reef material (made mostly of coral skeletons) in their guts, and then excrete it as sand.
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These machines disturb the seafloor, change the habitat of near-shore creatures (like crabs and starfish) and create noise that disturbs the sea life around them. There is also a danger of toxic chemicals that are used on wave energy platforms spilling and polluting the water near them.
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It could be stress from traffic in your home, or from a harassing fish. New fish will breathe rapidly from the shock of being transported. You should also test your water for high ammonia, nitrate, pH, and nitrite levels. These can be toxic to fish and cause stress.
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Probably because bacteria is growing in it. Because of the large push towards energy saving wash temperatures have been reduced and biological detergents that work at these temperatures have all but replaced the more traditional bleach based detergents.
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These pollutants increase the seawater temperature, salinity, water current and turbidity. They also harm the marine environment, causing fish to migrate while enhancing the presence of algae, nematods and tiny molluscus.
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Oarfish are worth 9000 bells each when sold normally and can be found at any time during the months they're available. When searching for them, they will only be caught from large fish shadows in the sea. It's best to ignore the smaller shadows and bait the waters when no large fish are able to be found.
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Clams are alive when you buy them and they need air, which is why most fishmongers poke holes in the plastic bags that carry them. ... Then, just before cooking the clams, scrub them well with a brush under cool running water until the shells feel clean and sand-free.
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Check out the water quality, that's the most likely reason for the behavior. Another reasons, is that you need to associate yourself with your fish. For example, when it's feeding time stand near the tank and allow the fish to get a good look at you. Why do some tank fish swim up and down rapidly?
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The river fresh water and snook are saltwater fish. ... We think of some fish as being saltwater species, and others as being freshwater inhabitants.
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The loach seems hardly well-fed as I noticed the abdomen looks sunk. I have the same experience as Wasserpest with my botias, especially yoyos. They take such fun in playing dead, will even allow pokes from other fishes, moved as if dead.
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They're bottom feeders so they love to eat algae meaning you don't have to clean it up. Since Plecos will mainly stick to the bottom of the tank, the African Cichlids will have plenty of room to roam and shouldn't get angry.
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Why? Well theyre spawning! There chasing each other around the pond to beat the eggs out of the other ones! Look at all of your female fish and try and see if she is bloated, if so, make a spawning mop, theyre cheap and easy and will help in the long run.
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Thousands of small, gelatinous, crystal-clear blobs are washing up on East Coast beaches. Though they're often referred to as "jellyfish eggs" these weird little creatures are called salps, and they have more in common with people than they do with jellyfish. ... They have a kind of primitive backbone, which jellies lack.