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Here's Why You Should Rethink Buying A Blue Tang Fish (A.K.A. Dory From "Finding Dory")

It could be detrimental for their species.

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Here's Why You Should Rethink Buying A Blue Tang Fish (A.K.A. Dory From "Finding Dory")
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"Finding Dory" is almost here, finally! We've all been waiting a few years now since the idea was first confirmed from Walt Disney Pictures. The excitement is at an all time high, with multiple trailers being released, finding dory clothes, toys, and many other products coming out, it's definitely been an exciting time.

Everyone loved the main character of "Finding Nemo," Nemo, the adorable little orange and white fish with an awesome name, Clown fish. The sales of this fish skyrocketed 40% after the release of "Finding Nemo" in 2003. I mean, come on, who didn't want their own little Nemo? Now, with the soon release of "Finding Dory," the funny, blue, black, and yellow fish voiced by Ellen Degeneres is said to have a similar result in skyrocketing sales. But there is something important to know regarding the amount of people buying Blue Tang fish compared to the Clown fish. It could be detrimental for this species of fish, and here are the to main reasons why:

The Blue Tang fish cannot be bred in a tank.
Unlike the Clown fish, the Blue Tang fish cannot be bred in captivity. It was easy to meet the demand of the Clown Fish, but it will not be as easy to meet the demand for the Blue Tang fish. However, fishermen will do their best to meet that demand. The more Blue tang fish caught, the less there will be in the ocean, and maybe even leading them to become extinct. What Dory loving person would want that?

The Blue Tang fish is not that easy to take care of.
They can get caught in a net easily, so it's essential you be extra gentle with them, which sometimes can be hard. Also, they can get sick easily, and even catch some diseases if not taken care of properly. It takes a little more than usual to make sure these fish live a healthy life, so really only serious, experienced, and devoted aquarium owners should buy one of these little guys.

Of course, buying a Blue Tang for your aquarium wouldn't be the end of the world for this fish species. However, if mass amounts of people who may not understand what Blue Tang needs to live a healthy life, it could result in a sad ending for this fish. So just be educated, and raise awareness to others if they may be thinking of buying a little Dory of their own.

Now, remember that scene in "Finding Nemo" where Nemo goes to touch the "butt," then the fisherman comes behind him and scoops him up from out of the water which leads to Marvin's wild chase for his son? Don't let that be the Blue Tang fish in real life!


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