Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Goldfish with custom-made 'wheelchair' gets back in the swim

A "wheelchair" made from aquarium supplies keeps the goldfish upright. Taylor Dean 
 
Wheelchair users will tell you it isn't always easy to get around in one on earth, so propelling one underwater would seem impossible. But a lucky little goldfish is doing just that.

Taylor Dean of San Antonio has a YouTube channel of educational animal videos, and last week, her friend Derek (he prefers his last name not be used) shared an ingenious invention with her. Derek, who works at San Antonio's Aquarium Designs, recently helped a goldfish who was suffering from swim bladder disease, a common ailment that prevents aquarium fish from staying right-side up...https://www.cnet.com/news/goldfish-wheelchair-diy-swim-bladder-disease-cute-animals/

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