#mer creatures

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These are definitely not regular fish.

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Welcome to Sirens Cove Aquarium!

Welcome to our Aquarium! (Mermay master post)

Here at Cove Aquariums and research we take pride in rescuing many different types of aquatic animals but out specialty is Mer-creatures, come see our roster of 'sea monsters' otherwise known as celestials.

A quick key:

Name- their name obviously.

Age- there stage of growth, juvenile or mature.

Mer type- the kind of mer creature they are, Celestial is the class, lunar/solar/eclipse are the variations.

Mimic species- the type of fish they look like.

Length- from their head to tail in iches(") or feet(').

Health- their current health condition from Excellent to Critical.

Habitat- their current tank/location in the aquarium.

Origin- where they came from and how.

Daycare- the name of a group of Celestial mers therefore their group members.

First up lets meet our mini Celestials.

These are our Clown fish Celestials.

Sunny

Sunny is The First Celestial Mer to become a resident of our Aquarium, He and one other Celestial were found by some divers at a dying reef, they were malnorished and in need of our help. Sunny is far too freindly to be let back into the wild unfortunately. He obsessively cleans his tank and loves collecting shiny things.

Name: Sunny Age: Mature Mer type: Celestial Solar Mimic Species: Clarkii Yellow Clown Lenght: 7" Health: Excellent Habitat: Coral tank Origin: Wild Rescue Daycare: Moon-moon, Clips

Moon-Moon

Moon-Moon is the other Celestial that was found in that dying reef, we kept an eye on the reef the night we found Sunny because wherever there is one Celestial their opposite will always be near by.

The Longfin Phantom Moon-moon. Name: Moon-moon Mer type: Celestial Lunar Mimic Species: Longfin Phantom Clown Lenght: 8" Age: Mature Health: Excellent Habitat: Coral tank Origin: Wild Rescue Daycare: Sunny, Clips

Clips

Clips is our only Eclipse type Celestial in at the Aquarium. He was found mixed in a net with the days catch, they only spotted him after they'd arrived at the port, he unfortunately was sat on ice for a while and even with the fishermans quick-thinking of putting him in a cup of sea water, he still had some bad frostbite, he never fully recoved from but he gets along swimmingly with his tank mates Sunny and Moon-moon.

Name: Clips Mimic Species: Gold Stripe Maroon Clown Mer type: Celestial Eclipse Lenght: 3" (Our smallest mer) Age: Juvinile Health: Decent Habitat: Coral tank Origin: Wild Rescue Daycare: Sunny. Moon-moon

Check this post for more info on these three Clownfish

Now on to our Betta fish.

We have two Betta's at our aquarium.

Moon

This is Moon our Blue Betta, he was confiscated from a pet shop, the shop owner swore he didn't know they were Celestials and that he didn't know it was illigal to sell them but he also kept them hidden in the back so we're inclined not to belive him but had to leave him with a warning, lets hope he doesn't find any more.

Name: Moon Mimic Species: Blue Full Moon Betta Mer type: Celestial Lunar Lenght: 5" Age: Mature Health: Excellent Habitat: Marsh tank Origin: Pet conviscation Daycare: Sun

Sun

Sun was also found at that Pet shop, it's good to know even the pet shops know that a Celestial Mer can't survive without being in a pair. We're just thankful the dreadfull water quality in the tiny tank the pair was in didn't do any lasting harm.

Name: Sun Mimic Species: Yellow and Red Halfmoon Betta Mer type: Celestial Solar Lenght: 4" Age: Mature Health: Excellent Habitat: Marsh tank Origin: Pet confiscation Daycare: Moon

Now to our Bigger Celestials

We have had the opportunity to rescue a handful of Larger Celestials Including Two sharks and Two Octopodes.

Ray (of sunshine)

Ray was the first of our Large Celestials that we have rescued, he was separated from his daycare during a storm and trapped in a cave. Thankfully the tags we put on the Celestials in the area norified us of his distress. We were able to quickly rescue him and treat his injured tail which had been crushed by the rocks that blocked his escape.

Name: Ray Mimic Species: Lemon shark Mer type: Celestial Solar Lenght: 8'3" Age: Mature Health: Undefined Habitat: Shark tank Origin: Wild Rescue Daycare: Ori, Neo

Find more info on Ray here.

Neo(n)

Neo is our Kitefin shark Also know as a Cookiecutter shark. He was resued from an attack by the fishing village on the island Lassthio in the archipelago just off Sirens cove shore. they are rather hostile to mers he sustained many injuries but we got there in time notified by a local who tiped us on the attack.

Name: Neo Mimic Species: Kitefin Shark Mer type: Celestial Lunar Lenght: 6'4" Age: Mature Health: Undefined Habitat: Shark tank Origin: Wild Rescue Daycare: Ray, Ori

Find more info on Neo here

Yet to be named....

Name: Orion- Ori for short

Mimic Species: Nurse Shark (with Piebald Xanthism)

Mer type: Celestial Eclipse

Lenght: 14'

Age: Mature

Health: Undefined

Habitat: Shark tank

Origin: Pet trade Rescue

Daycare: Neo, Ray

The octopodes

Arian and Aur are some of our newest arivals to the aquarium and our first octopodes, they were saved from a drift net (possibly planted by the fishermen hostile towards mers) and taken in by our newest employee who just so happens to be an expert on octopodes, seeing as we were unfortunately not equipt to handle these rare Mer creatures it was perfect timing.

Arian

Name: Arian Mimic Species: Caribbean Reef Octopus Mer type: Celestial Lunar Lenght: 20" Age: Juvenile Health: Decent Habitat: Quarantine Tank 8 Origin: Wild Rescue Daycare: Aur

More on Arian

Aur

Name: Aur Mimic Species: Coconut Octopus Mer type: Celestial Solar Lenght: 18" Age: Juvenile Health: Critical Habitat: Quarantine Tank 8 Origin: Wild Rescue Daycare: Arian

More on Aur

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I will try to keep this updated, most of these mers make an appearance in my fanfic 'Another Great Day Of Saving The Sharks.' The octopodes however are from a rp with my freind @pureangleda and might eventually make an apperence?

Feel free to ask questions about them UwU

Most (but hopefully all) of my mer posts are under the tag #mer research if you want to check it out ^-^

Happy Mer-May!

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Mer-creatures explained- (from my fic)

Mer-creatures also commonly known as sea monsters are mermaid like creatures yet a lot less human than the traditional mermaid the legends speak of. These creatures resemble or mimic other fish in their habitats but have a humanoid shaped upper half. They also exhibit higher intelligence than regular fish; some studies have shown they can even learn to speak a human language, (but this is usually only seen in bigger species and is illegal for anyone without certified permision from the board of the mer-creature foundation). And almost human levels of sentience have been observed. They also exhibit vastly different social habits than fish, caring for young until adulthood and forming familiar bonds even to the extent of forming what we call villages; large groups of Mer-creatures living together in cave systems and reefs, looking after each other, warding off predators and sharing food. 

So far we have discovered there are a few distinct species of Mer-creatures, these species do not seem to co-habitat well as they compete for food. Their diets consist of any fish smaller than themselves and sea flora like seaweed, kelp and phytoplankton. We have also discovered a mini variation of both species of Mer-creatures. Mating habits of either species is unknown as we have as of yet discovered a female Mer-creature. And no known cases of successfully bred mer creatures has occurred in captivity. Our main species of mer-creature is our Celestials.

Celestials: 

Celestials are a lot more fish-like, the most known name for them is ‘the classic sea monster’. The pattern from their mimicked species continues across their whole body. It is easy enough to mistake them for a normal fish if you aren't paying attention. They tend to mimic their species temperament a little more than the other mer creatures possibly since they tend to blend in with the locals more. Celestials must always have a light schedule mimicking the day and night cycle of their home habitat. This species is the most high maintenance of the two. There are three classifications of Celestials, Solar, Luna and Eclipsed. 

Solar tend to have brighter colour schemes, usually mimicking fish with Yellow or orange in their patterns. The sclera of their Eyes appears white while their pupils glow light blue.

 Solars are diurnal and have been seen favouring the daylight and hiding away to sleep at night, do not house them in a tank without a safe space to hide at night, they are susceptible to stress and may die overnight if they don't feel safe enough. Be sure to install emergency lights in case of blackouts just to be safe.

 Lunas tend to match a darker colour scheme, preferring black and blues. Their scleras sport a dark hue usually contrasting with the bright red glow of their pupils, some researchers believe this aids in their night vision. They are nocturnal and have only been seen active at night, usually finding a dark space like a cave or among flora to hide during the day. It is never advised to house them in a tank without a place to hide from the lights; similar to their Solar counterparts the stress is sometimes enough to kill them. Prolonged exposure to lights is not advised.

It is however always advised to keep at least one Solar and one Luna together, they tend to form a sibling like bond, their diurnal and nocturnal habits match well aiding in their survival in the wild, even in captivity this helps them feel safer and reduces their stress significantly. 

An addition of an Eclipsed class Celestial in the familiar group is a welcome one. The Eclipses tend to sport a mix of light and Dark hues usually sporting both a bright colour like orange mixed with dark markings, for example stripes. Their sclera tend to be dark like a Luna while instead of the red hue their pupils usually take a yellow or orange glow sometimes a dual colour is present. Eclipses tend to be slightly smaller than the other two Celestials. Eclipses prefer a Cathemeral routine, taking small naps during the day and night but being mostly active during both. This gives the other Celestials some company and assistance in hunting. 

Celestials seem quite territorial, tolerating a group size similar to those accepted by their mimicked fish, it has not been observed however for them to have groups smaller then two. 

We have two species of miniature Celestial Mer-creatures in our aquariums, our Clownfish Sunny a Solar, Moonmoon a Luna and Clips A eclipsed and our Betta fish Sun who is a Solar and Moon who’s a Luna. We're working on acquiring a larger variety of Celestials to further our research. 

Our disclaimer: Large variaties (any over 15 inches/40cm) of Mer-creatures are not to be kept as pets. If you would like to keep smaller veriaties please purchase them from a reputable source aproved by the mer-creature foundation. If you find any trapped in rock pools or stranded on the beach please carefully release them back into the sea. Do not touch them with bare hands; some varieties may be poisonous, use heavy deputy gloves and/or a bucket. Please also report any sightings of them to your local research aquarium or marine biology centre so we may certify the location and dub said area as a protected Mer-creature ocean. Our mer-creatures are housed in certified specialist Aquariums monitored around the clock by mer-creature specialists and are kept in cruelty free locations for research and educational purposes only. If you have any questions or would like to visit our open to the public Aquariums feel free to ask. 

To speak with our Celestial specialist please ask @ofsunnydays-and-moonlitnights

Any general mer-creature questions may be submitted to @kezibun

If you have any information on any of the Mer creatures please submit your finding, if you know of any larger varieties of Celestial sea-monsters available please get in contact via ask or submission. Any information, photography or sighting would be highly appreciated. We would love to share your research.  

All our research will be tagged #mer-research. 

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The shark skeletal mer-creatures.

These are the three sharks we have at our research aquariums. They are kept in one of the biggest tanks ever built with sevral aquatic bioms including a kelp forest, Reef, sea grass fields open area and more. The three spend some time together but prefer to keep a distance only really gathering during mealtimes.

The whale shark mimic is Sans our classic siren and the first mer-creature to be welcomed into our Aquariums. He is lazy and prefers his food to come to him. he's also the biggest Mer-creature in our research program. It's hard to tell in this photo but he's pretty far in back in the tank here.

Red is our oceanic whitetip shark. He's still pretty lazy being a serif Sans class of skeletal but he tends to get quite excited by hunting it's the only time you'll see him actively swiming at a speed of anykind. other that hunting his hobbies persay include showing off and taking naps.

The Blue reef shark mimic is our Swap siren, Blue. He is much less lazy exhibiting a papyrus class like energeticness while the others nap he'll do a few laps at top speed around the tank. He has a cheeky streak and will steal things left too close to the edge of the tank walkway. The bandana he's tied around his tail was one such item. we advise all staff to not bring anything valuable with them to feeding time.

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Moon-Moon The Longfin Phantom Clownfish!!!! Jus look at him btvhfgunfgjjkuff I love him.

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Moon the Betta fish! He be too cute!!!

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Here have a compilation of squinty eyed fibish that I am (or jus have) been working on. Ain't they cute? UwU