A woman made a post on Facebook on Wednesday that has more than 600 shares with many seeking updates on the abandoned fish. She said they are in 'hot, filthy water.'
A Japanese restaurant on San Jose Boulevard closed last year leaving behind a tank full of Koi fish."The fish are in hot, filthy, unfiltered water with no food."JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville restaurant closed its doors last year leaving some to fend for themselves - a tank of Koi fish.saying the restaurant located at 11148 San Jose Blvd.,"is closed down but they left all their Koi fish.
"We want to keep the Koi fish, but we are remodeling," the owner said."We have no reason to give away the Koi fish, they were a thousand dollars for each one. People are trying to steal the fish... people stealing a lot already." A person who works at a nearby business said he saw the owner of the restaurant interacting with people who were taking the fish out the pond with containers on Wednesday.
Tim Jackson who works at 'Tanks R Us,' an aquarium shop in Jacksonville, says Koi fish can"live a long time" in the conditions of the water described by the woman who made the post. However, he clarified that it depends on filtration of the tank and the acidity of the water.
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