I was at the beach a few years ago looking through the tide pools and saw a little yellow fish. I knew right away that it didn't belong there. It seemed to be alive and doing well despite the shallow water it was in. Not knowing what it was, I picked it up and moved it into a deeper tide pool and it quickly swam away. I tried looking for it again a few hours later but I couldn't find it.
I still remember what it looked like (seeing a bright yellow fish among bullheads, little eels and flounders...big contrast!) and looked it up a few days ago. I recognized it right away as a yellow clown goby. But, I was surprised to see that it was native to the coast of Australia/Japan. =/
The beach is a private beach and few people have access to it. Would it have been able to make it from Australia to the waters of Vancouver, Canada? How long would it have lasted in such a different environment? I wish I would have taken it home and created a saltwater environment for it...I don't think it would have lasted long with the large populations of eagles and herons around.
I still remember what it looked like (seeing a bright yellow fish among bullheads, little eels and flounders...big contrast!) and looked it up a few days ago. I recognized it right away as a yellow clown goby. But, I was surprised to see that it was native to the coast of Australia/Japan. =/
The beach is a private beach and few people have access to it. Would it have been able to make it from Australia to the waters of Vancouver, Canada? How long would it have lasted in such a different environment? I wish I would have taken it home and created a saltwater environment for it...I don't think it would have lasted long with the large populations of eagles and herons around.