Hal the alligator gar
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belle isle thats right near grosse point where some of my familys at, i was there a lil while ago fishing...is the aquarium still there? my cousin told me belle isle has gone to shi* lately
jloos1988;1109819; said:
Belle Isle aquarium was closed for some reason. I used to go there almost every weekend with my Dad and Mom as a kid. Figured, as soon as I get into the aquarium hobby, the best Aquarium in the state closes. Now I have to go to Toledo Zoo for a good aquarium, or Chicago for the Shedd.
The tank was actually much longer than shown in the picture. The aquarium was closed because the Mayor of Detroit decided to cut costs (silly man). The aquarium was the oldest in the country. I visited when I was a kid and my Mom, Sister and Nephews visited just before the aquarium closed. Here are some photos we took in .pdf slideshow format.
http://www.pandk.org/Trip to Belle Isle Aquarium Michigan.pdf
http://www.pandk.org/Trip to Belle Isle Aquarium Michigan.pdf
It was a bit more complicated than that but thats good enough.....
If I watch that slideshow of yours again I'm going to
Why thank you... I like to hear from people that understood the value of that little aquarium and knew that it was World class and 'Like nowhere else'..Well what would one expect when you give Roger Penske free reign to screw up things Illegally.
But I would not say it has all gone to Shi*. A number of very important projects are underway to fix up and preserve various parts of the Island.
Beautiful fish. Looks like you and whoever else was involved in his care did a great job
Sad that he went like that though
Sad that he went like that though
Polypterus;1109985; said:It was a bit more complicated than that but thats good enough.....
If I watch that slideshow of yours again I'm going to
Poly, I would love to hear the real story, if you have time.
...yeah, I watched it myself again just before I posted and felt teary eyed..and now again as I am writing this. Hal was my oldest nephew's fav from that visit.
My brother gave me a piece of Pewabic tile from the namesake Pottery for my birthday. That is one thing I loved about that aquarium, was the tile, along with the other impressive architectural features. My last visit to the aquarium had quite an effect on my idea of decor. I now incorporate more concrete and tree branches in my tanks. I loved those setups!
Only time in my adult life I have actually cried was on hearing the News that fish Died in transit...He was old though and an honest mistake by part of the transit staff was too much for him. He already was weak and not really fit for transport but not much could had been done about this. Really it was move him or put him down..It was better to try and fail then to not try at all.
FishyFry;1110070; said:
Lets just say politics sucks....
I do still have this profile chart from that tank as well as a few of the famous tiles from around that tank. (I quite literally keep that on my computer desk so the pic was just made)
