Took a little trip up to the Ft Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science (www.MODS.org). It's got a little of everything, but here's the living collection. One thing I was a little sad about was the coral. On their website it says they have one of the largest living Atlantic Reef displays. Being that Seaquarium has a 250,000 gallon live reef, I had high hopes. If it's there, I didn't see it. Biggest tank was only abot 2 thousand gallons. Very cool lay out, though. Could use a little TLC, but they are expanding and have a new section set to open in Oct.
One funny story I have to share:
There are THREE sharks (2 smoothound and a very small nurse pup) in that display. I commented out loud "Oh, nice smoothounds" as I walked up. The young volunteer (no way he was older than 16) in the area quickly walked over and corrected me. "These are nurse sharks." It's times like that when my high hopes for furture aquarists comes crashing down. In his defense, the only sign up does say "nurse shark".
If you have a window to your LSS areas, make sure they are clean.
Freshwater native stuff (one "invasive tank with 2 pacu and a small redtail cat)
Mangrove exhibit, leading to a touch pool.
One funny story I have to share:
There are THREE sharks (2 smoothound and a very small nurse pup) in that display. I commented out loud "Oh, nice smoothounds" as I walked up. The young volunteer (no way he was older than 16) in the area quickly walked over and corrected me. "These are nurse sharks." It's times like that when my high hopes for furture aquarists comes crashing down. In his defense, the only sign up does say "nurse shark".
If you have a window to your LSS areas, make sure they are clean.
Freshwater native stuff (one "invasive tank with 2 pacu and a small redtail cat)
Mangrove exhibit, leading to a touch pool.
