Barry White love songs and other romantic tunes will be pumped in to tanks containing dogfish, starry smooth hounds and tope at The National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham.
It follows research by American scientists at the Rowland Institute for Science in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that fish can appreciate and identify different types of music.
Curator Josie Sutherland decided to put the theory to the test in time for the traditional date for romance, Valentine’s Day. She said:
“Research by scientists at the Rowland Institute showed that fish process music in a similar way to humans and can even appreciate different tunes and melodies.
“We’ve already experienced fantastic success with breeding many species at the centre but I’m always open to new ideas.
“We’ll be playing lots of different types of music from soppy Barry White love songs to modern pop classics and note the reaction of the sharks to each song.”
Centre bosses say they have had no mating problems so far with dogfish but are hoping to encourage the tope, which appear reluctant to reproduce.
