Images showed empty exhibits after many fish died during an attempt by staff to treat a parasite.
Staff at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi have been left devastated after an attempt to treat parasites in some tanks resulted in "considerable losses" of fish.
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"In an attempt to control a particularly difficult parasite that had proven resistant to other treatments, staff administered a new treatment that is commonly used by many other aquariums in treating similar issues," the aquarium said in a Facebook post.
"Staff members worked diligently throughout the night to save as much of the collection as possible, but considerable losses were sustained, the aquarium said in a statement.
Aquarium staff have not specified how many fish were killed in the botched treatment, but said three exhibits — the Islands of Steel, Flower Gardens, and Lionfish exhibits — were impacted.
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