Fish at Scotland’s national aquarium have been photographed eating kebabs. The fruity snacks, which contained cucumber, were made for the animals by the aquarist.
An aquarist is a person who manages an aquarium, and the adorable snaps of the fish within the Krakatoa exhibit eating them were posted on Facebook.
They looked delighted as slices of the green fruit and other tasty morsels were dropped into their tank, scrambling for a taste of the freshly-prepared treats.
(Image: facebook.com/deepseaworldfife.)
The post, on the page of Deep Sea World in North Queensferry, Fife, contained cucumber and tomato emojis and three pictures of the fish eating.
The caption alongside the pics read: “Some shots of the residents of the Krakatoa exhibit enjoying a fruit kebab, prepped by the aquarist.”
The exhibit features Bamboo Catsharks, Clownfish – made famous by Finding Nemo – Dusky Groupers, Elongated Surgeonfish, Sergeant Majors, Picasso Triggerfish, Sailfin Tangs, Koran Angelfish, and Chocolate Chip Starfish.
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And Deep Sea World said the exhibit allows visitors to “discover some of the world’s most beautiful and colourful tropical fish” and “a fascinating glimpse at the diversity of life in the warmer waters of the world”.
The Deep Sea World website adds: “Thanks to the latest aquarium technology, our Tropics exhibits recreate the temperature and conditions that tropical fish and coral reefs need to thrive.
“Expect fish, corals and invertebrates of every size and colour – from the elegant bamboo catshark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) to the oh-so-adorable clownfish (Amphiprioninae).”
(Image: facebook.com/deepseaworldfife.)
The centre states: “While our resident clownfish are certainly attention-grabbing, other animals give them a run for their money in the wow-factor stakes.
“Feast your eyes on the brilliantly named Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), the eye-popping Sailfin tang (Zebrasoma veliferum), and the Chocolate chip starfish (Protoreaster nodosus), all waiting to make your acquaintance.”
But if these latest pictures are anything to go by, the fish in the exhibit will only be waiting to meet visitors if they’re not already busy chomping kebabs.
To provide the ultimate showcase for the tropical species, the exhibit features four displays containing salt water kept at a constant temperature of 26°C, which is roughly the same as tropical waters around the equator.
It also houses Krakatoa, a colourful homage to the volcano of the same name that erupted 141 years ago – on August 27, 1883 – in Indonesia.
The event caused widespread devastation, with the eruption flooding many villages, leaving them submerged, and the ruins now serving as a rich habitat for tropical marine life.
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