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Crazy8svt
04-14-2007, 3:11 PM
A most see for any Monster Fish Keeper:headbang2
freeskierrocket
04-14-2007, 3:50 PM
cool pics!!!
benzjamin13
04-14-2007, 4:14 PM
Great pics! I can't wait to visit that place myself one of these days.
sprayin70
04-14-2007, 6:07 PM
I live like 30min from the aquarium. It is really cool. I have been several times. My local reef club had a gala in the cold water exhibit. It was awesome.
dprasan
04-14-2007, 7:14 PM
I want a tank like that
Derpeder
04-14-2007, 7:50 PM
Thats awesome!!!! How cool to see that whale shark.
Did you pet it?.....:D JK
Crazy8svt
04-14-2007, 7:50 PM
I want a tank like that I do to the acrylic was at least 2 1/2' if I remember correctly.
BIGgourami
04-14-2007, 8:14 PM
DAMN!
i thought the Shedd was awesome!
Hawkfish3.0
04-15-2007, 1:59 PM
Yeah, that's one serious tank if it houses a WHALE SHARK!!!! That's awesome!
Crazy8svt
04-15-2007, 2:40 PM
Yeah, that's one serious tank if it houses a WHALE SHARK!!!! That's awesome!
there's 2 in that tank
Are those small pilot jacks swimming with the whale shark?
Zoodiver
04-15-2007, 2:54 PM
there's 2 in that tank
Funny when the second one died....they kept it very quiet.
How are the pectorals looking? They were rubbed pretty raw when I was there last time. Still look a little thin over all.
Crazy8svt
04-15-2007, 3:52 PM
Are those small pilot jacks swimming with the whale shark?
yes there's a lot of them in there
Crazy8svt
04-15-2007, 3:55 PM
Funny when the second one died....they kept it very quiet.
How are the pectorals looking? They were rubbed pretty raw when I was there last time. Still look a little thin over all.
Thats a shame it must of been real quiet I never heard anything about . I was wondering what they're going to do when they get full grown. I thought someone would try and get a great white to stay alive in captivity before they put a WHALE SHARK in one.
BDawg364
04-15-2007, 4:17 PM
Where are the pics from the amazon exibit? Aros, pimas, motoro, plecos, SA cichlids....
Crazy8svt
04-15-2007, 4:52 PM
Where are the pics from the amazon exibit? Aros, pimas, motoro, plecos, SA cichlids....
Good question I'll tell my wife you said that because she "accidentally" erased half of the pics. SORRY
UnderwaterGirl
04-15-2007, 7:52 PM
I went about a year and a half ago (shortly after opening) and judging from your pics, the place has gone somewhat downhill. The whale sharks look insanely thin. There used to be hundreds of golden trevally by the whale sharks and now there are only a few.
Don4921
04-16-2007, 11:04 AM
awesome whale just shows how far we have come in technology
KenyanSandBoa
04-16-2007, 8:48 PM
What size system do they keep the whale shark in? That must be one monster sized tank.
Zygaena
04-16-2007, 11:30 PM
there's 2 in that tank
One of two tanks in the world that should be a must-see for tankheads like me! The other one's in Okinawa, Japan. And yup, they've also got whalesharks!
What dreams are made of, eh? :D
ArowanaCichlid
04-17-2007, 12:13 AM
The main Ocean Voyager Exhibit is 6.2 MILLIONgallons, and also wheres the pictures of their awesome reef, lol,:headbang2
AND the Shedd and Aquarium of the Americas do not even hold a candle to the Georgia Aquarium, been twice, loved every friggin second i was inside that place.:cheers:
Zoodiver
04-17-2007, 3:14 PM
Shedd shows more diversity in their collection. Georgia is a little over their head at the moment. They've already killed off half of their whale shark population (two left are on the edge of dying), water quality is out of control across the board, 90% of their huge cownose school in OV has died and most of the exhibits are struggling.
merc123
04-17-2007, 3:22 PM
I went to there in January of last year and it was amazing, but I actually preferred the Tennesee aquarium. It has a more distinct "flow" through it then the Georgia aquarium. Georgia basically has hallways off of a main corridor and if you don't quite understand how it works it's possible to miss some things.
I plan to go back but I think it's overpriced and they don't quite understand what they were getting into with it.
Zoodiver
04-17-2007, 8:12 PM
Here are a few of shots showing the pecs on the two new ones. The one they just added was to replace the first lost male. Their vet was over looking at the fish in holding when I was there a few months ago. They only had two out at that point. They had just used the main hoist to pull the second male out while I was there. It was still dripping wet.
You can see how thin they are and the damage from rubbing the edges of the tank on the pectoral fins.
merc123
04-17-2007, 8:44 PM
How'd you get that top-down picture? Was that the behind-the-scenes tour they have?
Zoodiver
04-17-2007, 9:16 PM
Perks of the job. But they do offer a behind the scenes tour.
sprayin70
04-17-2007, 10:08 PM
That was a very good above pic of the whale Shark.
peettee
09-12-2007, 3:21 AM
That is so SAD.....they come to Coral Bay west australia and steal the whale sharks ( indaged species )from one of the one places they breed on the planet...We have noticed a massive decrease in juvinile shark numbers over the past 3 years....this is why. Soon there will be none, and its all in the name of entertainment. If you really want to see a Whale shark ( a healthy one ) then come to West Australia and go diving with one before there all killed in aquariums. Please do not support this aquarium or any others that display such crultey to fish.:irked:
muckieman
09-19-2007, 9:19 PM
i agree they kill animals in the name ertament(sp). plus there enderger. it crule to house somthing they know that will die. thier excuse is probly "it for the name of sicence"
VLDesign
09-20-2007, 12:15 PM
Not to be mean but damn you need some spelling help...
"i agree they kill animals in the name ertament(sp). plus there enderger. it crule to house somthing they know that will die. thier excuse is probly "it for the name of sicence""