Conesus_Kid
Premium Member
I thought this was pretty neat:
I just got back from a three day trip to Boston with the 7th grade class. One of our stops was the New England Aquarium.
If you've never been, I'd recommend it if you're in the Boston area. They have a neat cylindrical tank that spans four stories tall. They have a "fake" reef with lots of artificial corals loaded with hippo tangs, sohals, vlamingi's, assorted butterflies and other "non-reef safe" fishes. There's also a softie/LPS tank with some C. argi, Banggais, and a fair amount of Valonia algae!
What caught my eye is the beautiful mixed reef aquarium that you pass on your way downstairs to the jellyfish exhibit. It's a really nice looking tank that has a jellyfish tank right behind it that gives the appearance that the jellies are in the same aquarium. I had spent some time checking this aquarium out last year, and did the same this year.
What really caught my eye was down in the lower right-hand corner of the tank. There was a small group of Stichodactyla tapetum (mini carpet anemones), along with a single "maxi" mini carpet.
It was my understanding that these things aren't so common. I didn't have the time to seek out any of the caretakers to ask about the tank or the 'nems as I had a bunch of 7th graders in my charge.
Would there be a possible connection through the Boston area reefkeeping club? I know that Gary M. distributed quite a few of these.
I just thought this was pretty kewl and wanted to share and get any insight anyone might be able to share (Gary??:wavehand: ). I'm not into the "designer" coral lineage thing, but I think it's neat to find out how things have been passed along from person to person.
I just got back from a three day trip to Boston with the 7th grade class. One of our stops was the New England Aquarium.
If you've never been, I'd recommend it if you're in the Boston area. They have a neat cylindrical tank that spans four stories tall. They have a "fake" reef with lots of artificial corals loaded with hippo tangs, sohals, vlamingi's, assorted butterflies and other "non-reef safe" fishes. There's also a softie/LPS tank with some C. argi, Banggais, and a fair amount of Valonia algae!
What caught my eye is the beautiful mixed reef aquarium that you pass on your way downstairs to the jellyfish exhibit. It's a really nice looking tank that has a jellyfish tank right behind it that gives the appearance that the jellies are in the same aquarium. I had spent some time checking this aquarium out last year, and did the same this year.
What really caught my eye was down in the lower right-hand corner of the tank. There was a small group of Stichodactyla tapetum (mini carpet anemones), along with a single "maxi" mini carpet.
It was my understanding that these things aren't so common. I didn't have the time to seek out any of the caretakers to ask about the tank or the 'nems as I had a bunch of 7th graders in my charge.
Would there be a possible connection through the Boston area reefkeeping club? I know that Gary M. distributed quite a few of these.
I just thought this was pretty kewl and wanted to share and get any insight anyone might be able to share (Gary??:wavehand: ). I'm not into the "designer" coral lineage thing, but I think it's neat to find out how things have been passed along from person to person.
