CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) -
3News confirmed Wednesday morning that all of the
animals inside of the Islands of Steel exhibit tank at the Texas State
Aquarium, with the exception of two, are dead.
Aquarium
representatives said they were trying to treat a parasite that they had
detected in the tank. When they added medicine to the water, they
believe it may have caused a bad reaction in the animals.
The
treatment they used is commonly used at other Aquariums, and was tested
beforehand in a smaller thank with no adverse reactions.
Late
Tuesday night, workers noticed that the fish were dying. More workers
were called in to try and save the animals in that exhibit, but most
could not be saved.
Aquarium representatives said that the
incident affected the Islands of Steel, Flower Gardens and Lionfish
exhibits. They are sending the water to be tested to find out what it is
that killed the fish.
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