Zoo Field Trip Pictures.

[krisw]

I wanted to share a few pictures from the zoo tour.

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The coral on the right is believed to be the largest captive-kept coral of it's type.

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GWAPA members looking at the salt-mixing station for all of the Invertebrate tanks.

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Checking out a big tank.

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Watching as they try to feed a large starfish on the glass.

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Hermit crab.

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Spiny lobster. They later fed this lobster while we were there.

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Baby Cuttlefish being reared behind the scenes prior displaying to the public.

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Fairly young arowana cruising around the service of the pool-style tank in Amazonia.

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Java moss carpet, with lots of LARGE fish!

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Emergent growth from the pool.

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Two very large Arapaima. Amazingly, they showed us two young Arapaima behind-the-scenes that would easily fit in our conventional aquariums, albeit, not for long.

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Those are big filters!

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View of one of the pools, looking down on it from the rain-forest style display above.

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And what would a trip to the zoo be without seeing the seals?

[DelawareJim]

Cool pics. Sorry I missed it.
Spent the day pulling weeds, mowing and raking and raking and more mowing.
Would have much rather gone to the aquarium.

Cheers.
Jim

[fredyk]

I got more pics.
Mark

[fredyk]

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[SCMurphy]

Nice pictures guys, thanks for posting them.

[krisw]

Mark, those pictures of the non-stinging jellyfish from the Chesapeake Bay are amazing! Unfortunately, non of mine turned out. I'm glad you got some good shots of those!

[fredyk]

the jellyfish shots didn't look too good when I took them, but turned out ok.
nice suprise!

the people shots were taken in the shade and the picutres seemed to be under-exposed until they were downloaded to the computer, when they turned out looking very nice. It was on the automatic setting.

Isnt' that neat-o how the picture of the Arapaima was so different? One was taken with the flash, and the same picture was taken without the flash.

Mark

[Ltrepeter2000]

Guys

Great shots....I will try to get Lori to take pictures when she comes to visit me down here at the Georgia Aquarium.

Already arranged to buy a tank down here....its addictive what can I say

Rob