Segment One.  Fish in the News. Each week the Bailey Brothers start the Pet Fish Talk Show with some fun and interesting stories about fish in the news.       In Detroit, Michigan, tattooed fish, like this Parrot Fish, showing "I ♥ U", went on sale for Valentine's Day.         In Newport, Kentucky, this rare male Shark Ray was recently acquired by the Newport Aquarium.     In Detroit, Michigan, Tattooed Fish for Valentine's Day? Pet shops are cashing in on the latest Valentine's Day craze -- exotic fish tattooed with pink lips and "I ♥ U." The fish are imported from Asia, where they are tattooed with an injection or a laser, leaving a permanent marking. At least seven pet shops in metro Detroit began selling the fish about two weeks ago for $39 to $50. Three have sold out. Animal activists decry the tattoos as cruel, and some pet shops are refusing to stock the fish for ethical reasons. "It's neat, but I'm opposed to it because it stresses the fish," said Junjun Cabral of Best Pets in Madison Heights, which won't stock the fish. Click here to read the entire story. Debbie G. set us an email with a link. Click here to see the video with tattooed pet fish. Thanks, Debbie.   In Bonn, Germany, at the University of Bonn Inbreeding helps some African Cichlids Inbreeding often conjures visions of mutant offspring, but scientists now find it can have its upside in the wild. Animals in the wild often avoid close kin as mates, as inbreeding causes harmful genes that might otherwise recede into the background to manifest in progeny more often. While animal breeders often practice inbreeding to cultivate desirable traits, they must then cull unfit offspring. However, recent theoretical predictions suggest that, at times, the benefits of inbreeding might outweigh the costs. Now evolutionary biologist Timo Thünken at the University of Bonn in Germany and his colleagues have discovered real-life evidence in support of these predictions. Click here to read more.   In Newport, Kentucky, Shark Ray gets a Valentine. Chalk up another first for the Newport Aquarium. It has acquired a rare male shark ray (see picture above) as a companion for the female Sweet Pea, the first shark ray exhibited in the Americas. Newport is the only aquarium in the Western Hemisphere with a breeding pair, and one of only two in this country to exhibit shark rays (the Long Beach, Calif., Aquarium is the other). The happy couple will meet for the first time on Valentine's Day, when the aquarium launches the world's first shark ray breeding program. Click here to read more.   In Baltimore, Maryland, at John Hopkins University Electric Fish Shed Light on how the Brain Works. Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee. Using tools from robotics and neuroscience, two Johns Hopkins University researchers have found some tantalizing clues in an unlikely mode of motion: the undulations of tropical fish. Click here to read more.   Segment Two.    Segment Three.    Segment Four.    A Big Sincere Thank-you for calling during the show to Dave from Kansas, Mike from Austin, Texas, The Bailey Brothers encourage YOU to call Pet Fish Talk during the show and talk about your pet fish.     Download of this Entire Show. Here's how: Right-Click here, then click on "Save Target (or Link) As ...".  Navigate to the folder you prefer, and click on the button labeled "Save". Later you can copy the MP3-file to your iPod or other MP3-player. You can also burn files to CDs, then play them in a CD-player.  Click here to download the PodCast for this show. Click here to buy an MP3-enabled CD-Player, or click here to buy an MP3-Player, or click here to buy an Apple iPod, which can all play Pet Fish Talk Shows.     There are lots of Pet Fish Talk Shows. Click here now to go to the Archive, where you'll find links to more than 360 Pet Fish Talk Shows.   Click here to go to our Search Page, where you can search for any topic that we have discussed in any show.