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Ohio Fish Rescue Facility Tour and Animal Showcase

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Touring the WORLDS RAREST fish collection

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What happens here

The video begins with Stanley, the presenter, explaining his journey to Ohio Fish Rescue to rehome his prized stingrays. He provides an overview of the immense scale of the facility, mentioning multiple large aquariums ranging from 1800 to 58000 gallons. Stanley then shows his preparation for the 12-hour drive, which involves placing 27-gallon totes filled with aquarium water in his truck and setting up an air pump to ensure the stingrays are aerated during transit. Upon arrival, Stanley, along with Josh and Rich from Ohio Fish Rescue, showcases various unique and rare fish, including different species of stingrays (like the albino pearl and designer super spot bosomani), tiger moray eels, sturgeon, various large catfishes, polypterus, arapaimas, and a Fly River Turtle named Hubert. They highlight the rigorous 3-4 week quarantine process for new fish, which includes treatments for parasites, fungal, and bacterial infections, ensuring they are healthy before being introduced to the main tanks. The video also touches on the acquisition stories of some tanks, like the 1800-gallon 'Bellagio Aquariums' obtained for a fraction of their original cost after a dealership bust, and discusses the challenges and dedication involved in maintaining such a specialized collection.

Goal: To showcase the diverse and extensive aquatic animal collection at Ohio Fish Rescue and the process of animal rehoming.

Tools and materials

  • 27-Gallon Totes — Transporting aquatic animals safely
  • Air Pump — Providing oxygen to fish during transportation
  • Fish Nets — Handling aquatic animals for transfer
  • Fish Transport Bags — Temporary containment of fish during transfer within the facility
  • Aquarium Water — Providing a stable environment for fish during transport
  • Fish Food — Feeding the fish during the showcase

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yes just just an 1,800 gallon another 1,800 gallon a 4400 a 2,200 a 3,000 a 58,000 you get the gist we got some big tanks owow ow ow ow all right the most amazing fish collection of anywhere I've ever seen in the world don't get to gist now I love my big man eating fish right so I never thought I'd see one of those in person in my life that's amazing if I had this I would be swimming in there every single day you want to get some shorts on you you can go I I brought I actually brought shorts just in case you said that I'm like if Josh invites me to go swimming in there all right guys this is not going to be an easy day for me because I am giving away my prized sting race and it took me a long time to collect these I've got a black diamond I've got a king Henley ey some of you guys know fish probably most of you don't but here's a couple these are called bosani these are some of the only bosani stingrays that I've ever seen anywhere in the in the world and for me to get them I actually connected with a guy that lived in Finland who traveled to South America cuz he was the only one that could get a permit to collect them and he brought them back to me they were about that big and I raised them as little tiny babies but we are hiking them when I say we're giving them away we going to hike them about about 12 hours down the road and the person I'm giving them to has the most amazing fish collection of anywhere I've ever seen in the world his entire house has monstrous aquariums that have the rarest fish of anywhere I've ever personally seen in my life it's unreal so you know if I was going to give my prize fish to anybody I would rather give them to him than to sell them to somebody else and I'm going to take you guys along for the ride and show you exactly his place it will freaking blow you away but here's how I'm transporting so I went to my nards and I bought these 27 gallon totes and I'm going to fill them up with the water from the aquarium and then I have a air pump that I will plug into the dash of the truck and then I will air rate them the entire Journey um I'm not going to take a chance of losing them at the last minute on the on the journey there so cross our fingers we have a safe journey um the next time you see me we will be showing up at Josh's house sometime tomorrow and uh we're in for an adventure if you haven't seen this it is legitimately the most epic fish set set up rare fish whatever you want to say anywhere in the world and he's got…

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