And in a similar but completely different way, the fish are being added to massive bodies of water. Home aquariums are minute in comparison, so they can’t balance out chemical swings as easily and are much more prone to higher levels of nitrites and other toxic chemicals. The larger the body of water, the more stable the water quality.
I’m confused though. Don’t people use this to talk about how small things like bugs can fall from a large height and be uninjured, but large things like a human or elephant will be injured if falling from a height? I feel like what you’re saying is backwards to what the internet has told me.
You can yeet goldfish. Carp are stupid tough. It’s the tropical fish we often keep that are kinda wimpy. Also, they’re not coming from a super healthy environment (the store) to our tanks.
One reason is because the hatcheries are in the same general area as the lakes, so conditions are pretty similar. The temperature will be about the same at the same depths as the hatchery, and the water comes from the same source.
jared@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
According to the links in this post It’s 95%-99% survival.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Then why can’t I yeet a bunch of goldfish
_bcron_@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
BanjoShepard@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
And in a similar but completely different way, the fish are being added to massive bodies of water. Home aquariums are minute in comparison, so they can’t balance out chemical swings as easily and are much more prone to higher levels of nitrites and other toxic chemicals. The larger the body of water, the more stable the water quality.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
something i love about Lemmy is that on the drop of a hat someone is willing to calculate the “surface area to fish ratio”
ziggurat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The math actually works, and is quite simple. Just assume the fish is a sphere
dingus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’m confused though. Don’t people use this to talk about how small things like bugs can fall from a large height and be uninjured, but large things like a human or elephant will be injured if falling from a height? I feel like what you’re saying is backwards to what the internet has told me.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Who’s stopping you?
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jared@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
Technique I imagine.
explodIng_lIme@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Skill issue
shalafi@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You can yeet goldfish. Carp are stupid tough. It’s the tropical fish we often keep that are kinda wimpy. Also, they’re not coming from a super healthy environment (the store) to our tanks.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I would watch carp throwing as a competitive sport, they aren’t going to make it easy
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Have a pilots license?
danc4498@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Maybe 95% survive, but how many are injured in a way that might impact their quality of life?
Since these are being dropped specifically for the purpose of being caught and killed asap, quality of life might not matter.
For your sad little goldfish, please be gentle!
subtext@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Also, gotta think about whether 5% mortality rate is acceptable.
For an airdrop number of pond fish? Sure!
For your hobbyist number of expensive fish? Absolutely not
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
My understanding is these are juvenile fish that will be caught as adults, so they will live for a while.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
One reason is because the hatcheries are in the same general area as the lakes, so conditions are pretty similar. The temperature will be about the same at the same depths as the hatchery, and the water comes from the same source.
Sonor@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Try to fly higher above the tank and see if it helps
bluewing@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
You certainly can!
zik@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wonder what the “duck that hurt” rate is for these fish
Didros@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
…that sounds to me like “survive the fall” more than “survive the week”