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AWESC Bill 318, in support
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Paul <atdarock @gmail.com>
Sun 11/16/2014 10:33 PM
To: Council Testimony;
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I have researched online tropical fish sales sites and aquarium blogs, concerning the
transporting of aquarium fish. I have come to the conclusion that Bill 318 is needed, and I
support it.
I have discovered three factors that contribute to a pet fishes stress during transport:
1. Toxic water, mainly ammonia nitrates from the fish feces
2. insufficient oxygen
3. extrem temperature change
Starving aquarium fish is common practice on the wholesale, retail and consumer levels
before transporting, as that lowers the possibility of ammonia nitrate poisoning.
With less worry of toxic water, on the wholesale level (our local collectors), that enables
them to place fish in smaller amounts of water. conserving space and improving their
logistic cost per fish.
Our tropical fish can live a long time without food. As evidenced by our endemic Hawaiian
Cleaner Wrasse and Moorish Idols, fish that 90% will not eat in captivity, but take up to ten
months to starve to death.
Starving a fish is not humane, and Bill 318 is a good solution. Feed pet fish, then give them
more water. That dilutes the possibility of toxins and supplies more oxygen.
I believe buyers of fish for personal enjoyment and companionship, would happily pay
more for a pet that has not been stressed during transport. And can be guaranteed to live
past delivery.
A Quote from a tropical fish retailer, https://www.bluezooaquatics.com/guarantee.asp
"Some species do not handle stress from environmental conditions well. These stresses can include
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poor water quality, harassment from tank mates or confined aquarium conditions. When stressed, these
species can lose the ability to ward off infection and disease. Other species have such specialized
feeding requirements that is difficult recreate in a aquarium and may succumb to mal nutrition. ""
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Ref. Date 2014
https://webmail.hawaiicounty.gov/owa/ r 1/17/2014