pics from New England Aquarium visit 56k watch out!!!
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Where is New England Aquarium located? Is it the same as the one in Boston? I will be in Boston this summer and want to check out the aquarium there. Since I keep only fresh water fish, does any one know if the Boston Aquarium displays many fresh water fish worth visting?
sorta, but i feel sorry for them, they have a few giant south american fish like pacus and red tail cats but they are in a tank that is way too small for them! :shake: 
they have about 300 rummy nose in a 20 long kinda lookin tank that when you press a button it reverses the water flow, and they switch direction as well,
what else did they have...
some brackish displays... look at the pics, page
they have about 300 rummy nose in a 20 long kinda lookin tank that when you press a button it reverses the water flow, and they switch direction as well,
what else did they have...
some brackish displays... look at the pics, page
As I had just PMd Hans about, the exhibits at the NEAq (where I am a volunteer at the Freshwater Gallery) are a lot bigger than they appear. The Red-tailed cat is 18 yrs old, he dosen't move much even when provided lots of clear swimming space. You can only see 1/3 of the rheotaxis (rummynosed) tank from the front. Not only that, but daily water changes are performed and the fish are treated as soon as they are noticably ill. Most of the fish there are over 5-6 years old due to such attentive care. Thanks,
Ryan
P.S. The "20 long" tank you talked about is about 300 gallons, you can only see 120 of it.
Ryan
P.S. The "20 long" tank you talked about is about 300 gallons, you can only see 120 of it.
I was just going to say that some of the tanks are larger than they appear - plus, I do believe some of them have "holding tanks" that the fish get released back into during off hours - to larger areas behind the main display tanks.
I've been there a lot and it never gets boring. It's really cool when the electric eel is feeling feisty
Though, I was surprised to see the cories in there when I went (I think thats what the pic of the cories here was) in with the eel. I'd have thought they'd be eaten right up as a tasty hors d'oeuvres. Guess not.
I've been there a lot and it never gets boring. It's really cool when the electric eel is feeling feisty
Though, I was surprised to see the cories in there when I went (I think thats what the pic of the cories here was) in with the eel. I'd have thought they'd be eaten right up as a tasty hors d'oeuvres. Guess not.