I took this past Tuesday off from work to help chaperone Marlon's field trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. They are advertising a new exhibit - the "Black Tip Reef" but it didn't seem that different since I had last seen this place several years ago.
In fact, the whole aquarium seemed smaller to me - which is impossible, but maybe familiarity has gotten the best of me.
That said, the whole experience was still enjoyable.
The whale skeleton was still hanging from the ceiling. It's a neat exhibit - but it feels kind of out of place in this spot. Especially since the whole area has a dark atmosphere to it (lower lights equals less stress to the fish). This display did offer a different view than you can get of the whale skeletons at the Natural History Museum in DC.
Marlon worked hard to try and get a picture of their green sea turtle that seemed to be missing a front left arm. This guy was pretty big as far as sea turtles go.
The Striped Killifish - I'm going to tie up some flies that look like these guys to whack some Northern Snakehead and Large Mouth Bass. The Chesapeake exhibit was very interesting to me as I am trying to develop a better understanding of the species in the area. The Australia exhibit was interesting too - Archer fish that were squirting the walls for crickets, a lungfish that gulped a few times while we were looking and lots of lizards.
Another instance of "I think I have been to too many aquariums that every thing is starting to run together". There are jellyfish exhibits at nearly every aquarium - and they all look the same. They are all very interesting and calming - but they are all very similar. Makes you wonder if the aquariums are all run by the same consortiums. Or maybe they are all built and designed by the same companies...
Frogs, piranha cousin skulls and turtles with barbels.
In fact, the whole aquarium seemed smaller to me - which is impossible, but maybe familiarity has gotten the best of me.
That said, the whole experience was still enjoyable.
The whale skeleton was still hanging from the ceiling. It's a neat exhibit - but it feels kind of out of place in this spot. Especially since the whole area has a dark atmosphere to it (lower lights equals less stress to the fish). This display did offer a different view than you can get of the whale skeletons at the Natural History Museum in DC.
Marlon worked hard to try and get a picture of their green sea turtle that seemed to be missing a front left arm. This guy was pretty big as far as sea turtles go.
