Aquarium blames mass fish death on camera flashes  

柳州动物园上百条热带鱼死亡 疑游客闪光灯所致

我们馆最近有110多条热带鱼突然死了……”昨日，市动物园海洋水族馆工作人员向记者诉苦，称国庆长假期间，海洋水族馆热带鱼频繁出现死亡情况，损失达到了6万元。动物专家分析后称，这疑与游客不文明参观使用闪光灯拍照有关。[查看全文]

(ECNS)— The death of 110 tropical fish at an aquarium in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region during the National Day holiday may have been caused by excessive exposure to camera flashes, according to youth.cn.

An employee at the aquarium in Liuzhou city said that more than 110 tropical fish died abruptly during the past holiday, when the aquarium received an influx of 10,000 visitors each day.

Cheng Shifa, head of the aquarium, said the dead fish include 54 different types worth a total of 60,000 yuan (US$9,804). A 1,000-yuan porgy from Japan was among them, he added.

Experts say that tropical fish living in dark environments will scatter in all directions when tourists use camera flashes, causing the fish to hit glass walls or rocks.

All tourists are notified not to use flash when taking photos of fish, but most ignore it.