. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTE CONDITIONED SPACE RESPONSE IN AN AQUARIUM TANK BY THE CALIFORNIA YELLOWTAIL, SERIOLA DORSAUS In September, 1953, Steinhart Aquarium received 11 California yellowtail from the California Department of Fish and (lame research vessel N. B. Scofield. These were placed in a 1,400-gallon tank with a surface area of 79 x !)3 inches and a depth of 44 inches. Despite the fact that this is one of the few species of large, t'ast- swimming f
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTE CONDITIONED SPACE RESPONSE IN AN AQUARIUM TANK BY THE CALIFORNIA YELLOWTAIL, SERIOLA DORSAUS In September, 1953, Steinhart Aquarium received 11 California yellowtail from the California Department of Fish and (lame research vessel N. B. Scofield. These were placed in a 1,400-gallon tank with a surface area of 79 x !)3 inches and a depth of 44 inches. Despite the fact that this is one of the few species of large, t'ast- swimming fishes that do well in a small tank, it was believed they needed a greater volume of water. Accordingly, a wall between two tanks was removed to provide a rectangular 2,746-gallon tank. Thus. on September 1, 1!).")."), after two years in the original small tank, the yellowtail were transferred to the new tank of almost twice the pre- vious capacity (Figure 1). It should be noted that the old tank was immediately adjacent to the new tank, so that both old and new had the same FIGURE 1. Visitors watching the yellowtail in the left half of their 2,746-gallon tank. The bat rays are in the right side of the yellowtail tank. Photograph by Moss Photography, November 10, 1955. | 351 ). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [San Francisco, etc. ] State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
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