So...before I get compared with Kathainbowen's most excellent post - let me first preface this with a disclaimer - I do not have great photos or witty captions. =)
Shedd aquarium was built in the 1920s after John G. Shedd donated $3million buckaroos.
It did have the largest indoor aquarium (5 million gallons), that mantle was passed along to the GA aquarium (8 million).
credit: wikipedia!
Anyways - the place was a mad-house the day we went so it was difficult to find an opportunity to take pics...plus with my daughter buggin me to "let's go"...
If I got any of the scientific or common names wrong - please let me know.
The reef-related pics:
Phycodurus eques Leafy Sea Dragon
Only I could find this interesting...in an "empty" tank about 2 ft high there was this little guy walking around:
Mespilla globulus Blue Tuxedo (Pincushion) Urchin
An interesting display - the tank was acryllic so you could stand above the rays from above.
Most tanks did not have much in the way of coral. Here's some FOWLR pics:
Pseudanthias bartlettorum Bartlett's Anthia (Foreground)
Pterapogon kauderni Bangaii Cardinal (background)
What was weird about the fowlr tank above was the other critters in there...I'll explain after the pics.
Panulirus argus, Carribean Spiny Lobster
I didn't think you could keep these in a tank with tropical fish...frankly I couldn't tell if this was a carribean species or one from the pacific since the fish were from the pacific.
Ophiarachna incrassata Green Brittle Star
I could be off-base here but these guys look like incrassata's - which have been documented to feed on fish. Surprised they kept these (several large ones).
I didn't find any tanks with SPS - most were LPS. Most LPS tanks were infested with these:
Was disappointed to see this clam's mantle pulled back...nothing in the tank appeared to be irritating it but who knows what lighting or water chemistry was.
After a while I got bored and took this pic:
It's the skimmer for the frag tank they had - which wasn't much to look at so I didn't snap photos. People walking by were saying "Look they are growing coral"...and I was rolling my eyes. If it were SPS I'd be awing too - but it was almost all LPS.
Finally saw a log book - sorry about it being fuzzy.
On the left it shows that a tank is being kept at about 78.5 degrees. The top most right comments indicate the person stirring the gravel to remove cyanobacteria. While clearly there is room to improve I think everyone in the hobby can follow one practice - and that is to keep a log book - especially in the beginning. It becomes much easier to deduce problems or fix issues that may arise later.
Shedd aquarium was built in the 1920s after John G. Shedd donated $3million buckaroos.
It did have the largest indoor aquarium (5 million gallons), that mantle was passed along to the GA aquarium (8 million).
credit: wikipedia!
Anyways - the place was a mad-house the day we went so it was difficult to find an opportunity to take pics...plus with my daughter buggin me to "let's go"...
If I got any of the scientific or common names wrong - please let me know.
The reef-related pics:
Phycodurus eques Leafy Sea Dragon
Only I could find this interesting...in an "empty" tank about 2 ft high there was this little guy walking around:
Mespilla globulus Blue Tuxedo (Pincushion) Urchin
An interesting display - the tank was acryllic so you could stand above the rays from above.
Most tanks did not have much in the way of coral. Here's some FOWLR pics:
Pseudanthias bartlettorum Bartlett's Anthia (Foreground)
Pterapogon kauderni Bangaii Cardinal (background)
What was weird about the fowlr tank above was the other critters in there...I'll explain after the pics.
Panulirus argus, Carribean Spiny Lobster
I didn't think you could keep these in a tank with tropical fish...frankly I couldn't tell if this was a carribean species or one from the pacific since the fish were from the pacific.
Ophiarachna incrassata Green Brittle Star
I could be off-base here but these guys look like incrassata's - which have been documented to feed on fish. Surprised they kept these (several large ones).
I didn't find any tanks with SPS - most were LPS. Most LPS tanks were infested with these:
Was disappointed to see this clam's mantle pulled back...nothing in the tank appeared to be irritating it but who knows what lighting or water chemistry was.
After a while I got bored and took this pic:
It's the skimmer for the frag tank they had - which wasn't much to look at so I didn't snap photos. People walking by were saying "Look they are growing coral"...and I was rolling my eyes. If it were SPS I'd be awing too - but it was almost all LPS.
Finally saw a log book - sorry about it being fuzzy.
On the left it shows that a tank is being kept at about 78.5 degrees. The top most right comments indicate the person stirring the gravel to remove cyanobacteria. While clearly there is room to improve I think everyone in the hobby can follow one practice - and that is to keep a log book - especially in the beginning. It becomes much easier to deduce problems or fix issues that may arise later.