Recently, Mr. Liu called the evening news hotline to complain: I usually enjoy raising fish. Since several ornamental fish need constant temperature breeding, I bought an aquarium heater. As a result, because the aquarium heater cracked, his beloved tropical fish became "boiled fish". Mr. Liu told reporters that the tropical fish he raised were called Luo Han Red Horse fish. Due to the recent cold weather, the Luo Han Red Horse fish needed to be kept at a constant water temperature. So he went to a aquarium shop near Binjiang Movie Square and bought a new heater to put into the fish tank. However, he found that the water temperature in the tank was as high as 40 degrees Celsius, the heater at the bottom had burst, and the four Luo Han Red Horse fish had "turned white". "Fortunately, only a few fish died. If there had been an electric leakage or spontaneous combustion accident, the consequences would be unimaginable," Mr. Liu said angrily. These fish were all raised by him from small fry, costing over 200 yuan each. Were Mr. Liu's Luo Han Red Horse fish really cooked by the heater? Subsequently, the reporter found the owner of the aquarium shop that sold the heater, Boss Zhang. Boss Zhang said that in his five years of running the shop, this was the first time he had heard of a heater cooking fish to death. Based on their experience, there are many factors that can cause fish death, and it cannot be generalized. Mr. Liu did not agree with Boss Zhang's statement. Mr. Liu said that he is an expert in fish farming and could not possibly be unaware of the precautions for fish keeping. He believed that the culprit was the explosion of the heater, which caused the power-off protection to fail and the water temperature to rise continuously. Boss Zhang retorted that the placement of the heater is important; if it is exposed to the air or covered by sand and gravel, it can easily cause an explosion. He had no way of judging whether Mr. Liu had operated according to the specifications. Neither party could prove whether the fish death was caused by a quality problem with the heater. Mr. Liu's request for compensation of 2,000 yuan was unacceptable to Boss Zhang. Our newspaper's legal advisor Nie Wei suggested that Mr. Liu first take the heater to an authoritative institution for appraisal. If the accident was indeed caused by the heater, he can seek rights protection through the industrial and commercial department based on the appraisal results. An industry insider said that the appropriate power should be selected according to the size of the aquarium. Some heaters that have been used for too long can cause increased water temperature deviation, and in severe cases, the water temperature may continue to rise, threatening the life of ornamental fish. It is recommended to configure a thermometer in the aquarium to monitor water temperature and avoid large fluctuations that affect the health of ornamental fish. (Source: Zhuzhou Evening News)
