Volunteering | Fish
Friday, November 28, 2008
Just a trim | David 
Whenever you visit one of our touching exhibits with sting rays, you are sure to hear about how we trim the the stingers on our rays. Here is how it is done.
Fish | Sharks
Friday, October 17, 2008
Keith | David
Let talk about our good friend, Keith the nurse shark who lives in Shark Lagoon.
Fish
Friday, August 22, 2008
New babies have arrived! | David
Not long ago, one of our aquarists noticed that one of the Banggai cardinal fish in the coral reef exhibit on the first floor has not been eating for a while. We became increasingly concerned until we noticed that the little Banggai cardinal had a mouth full of babies!
Fish
Friday, August 08, 2008
Big Mouths, Huge Appetites | David
Snappers are some of my favorite fish at the Aquarium. They can typically become quite large, are hydrodynamically shaped and are well adapted for predatory life. They are always enthusiastic when it comes to chow time which makes them a delight to feed. Many snappers are brilliantly colored with reds, blues, and yellows.
Volunteering | Invertebrates
Friday, May 30, 2008
Would you like soup with that? | David
In this entry, I am going to share with you some of the things I learned about live foods and their upkeep.
Fish | Sharks
Friday, May 09, 2008
Everybody, lets welcome Ginger Bling! | David
Shark Lagoon welcomed a new resident late last year—a sandbar shark! Her name is Ginger Bling and, let me tell you, she is one gorgeous fishy!
Fish | Sharks
Friday, April 18, 2008
Egg identification | David
Everyday, the sharks at Shark Lagoon lay lots of eggs. This time, I am going to give y’all a break down of all the different kinds of eggs you can expect to see at Shark Lagoon.
Fish | Sharks
Friday, April 04, 2008
Tangs versus algae | David
Lots of colorful, vertically-compressed fish are swimming around Shark Lagoon, nibbling on the walls. The sharks can be touched but not these little fish. Trust me, you would not want to touch them anyway. They are called tangs and they live in Shark Lagoon because they are on a mission to control the algae.
Volunteering | Fish
Friday, March 21, 2008
Acclimation | David
Water quality is very important to an aquatic animal. A sudden shift in water quality can make a fish or any aquatic animal very uncomfortable. This is where the process of acclimation comes in. All animals entering a new environment must be acclimated to ensure a successful transition.
Volunteering | Fish
Friday, February 22, 2008
Quarantine part 2 | David
Remember the part in the movie Finding Nemo when the gramma freaked out when Nemo told them that he was from the ocean? Then the cleaner shrimp cleaned Nemo and all was well? If only disinfecting fish were that simple in real life! Though cleaner shrimps do help with cleaning their fellow aquarium inhabitants, they are not miracle workers. That is where we as aquarists come in. We must quarantine and medicate new arrivals to ensure their health and the health of the overall fish community they will be living with.
