The Aviary is awesome. There were exhibits in which you could walk through
a bio-type with birds flying around you.
The Aquarium was even better (but I am biased towards fish anyway). IMHO,
it's better maintained than the Shedd here. Each tank was beautifully
aquascaped (but, I guess it is understandable that the piranha tank and
the Arapaima tanks were not too aquascaped :). Lots of native fishes on
display - brackish Fundulus sp in a correct biotype, sturgeon, huge black
crappie, walleye (even a mention of the blue walleye in the blurb), a huge
alligator snapping turtle, a four pound bluegill. They also have a
walk-through display of the Amazon rainforest complete with pools with
arrowana, cichlids, red-tail catfish, terrestrial birds that were fighting
with each other, and a sloth but I didn't see it.
There were some pretty rare fish in there - a seadragon, some fish which
live at 1800' below, etc.
Odd things: Angelfishes with neon tetras (and no neons to be seen, I
wonder those angels seemed so full and happy :). Glass catfish and
glassfish (Chanda ranga) in the same part of the display as the saltwater
fish - probably for special care.
If you are near Toledo, I highly recommend a visit.
Sajjad Lateef
NANFA - Chicago
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Nicholas J. Zarlinga wrote:
> This email if from Jay Hemdal, curator of fishes at the Toledo Zoo. Can
> anyone comment on his questions so that I can get back with him? Thanks.
>
> Nick Zarlinga
> Aquarium Biologist
> Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
> 216-661-6500 ex 4485
>
> "Fish worship... is it wrong??" (Ray Troll)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Hemdal [SMTP:jay.hemdal_at_toledozoo.org]
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:14 AM
> To: Aquatic Information Listserve
> Subject: Aquaticinfo: Pirate Perch?
>
>
> All:
>
> Does anyone know the origin of the common name for Aphredoderus sayanus,
> the pirate perch? I presume that it has something to do with the fish
> perhaps feeding on the eggs of other species, but that is just a guess.
>
> Also, has anyone heard of this species being propagated in captivity?
> (Aside
> from the two cases where Ray Katula bred them).
>
> We have been working with this species for about three years, and *finally*
> have around 25 free-swimming young to show for it.
>
>
> Jay Hemdal
> The Toledo Zoo
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