Movie stardom can be a blessing and a curse, even for a fish.
the 2003 Disney/Pixar blockbuster about a young clownfish, his father, and a host of goofy aquatic animals, became the bestselling DVD of all time, according to The Times of London. While that was great news for Pixar, it turned out to be bad news for clownfish everywhere. British scientist Billy Sinclair of the University of Cumbria says that clownfish populations in the wild have been in steep decline since the movie's release five years ago, and he thinks he knows what happened: They became pets. The movie's plot centers on escape from captivity—Nemo's father travels to Sydney, Australia, to free his son from a fish tank in a dentist's office—but many Finding Nemo fans decided that they need their own clownfish in a bowl. In Australia, The Times writes, you can buy two clownfish, complete ...
