Re: NANFA-L-- TN Aquarium addition opening

njz (njz-in-clevelandmetroparks.com)
Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:08:36 -0400

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"shallow touch tanks of sharks, manta rays and freshwater stingrays" =20

Wow, touch tank for manta rays. That would be a feat!

Nick Zarlinga

"If we ignore nature.....maybe it'll go away."

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From: Prizma-in-aol.com=20
To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org=20
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: NANFA-L-- TN Aquarium addition opening

i visited the new addition to the tn aquarium last night w/ the =
family. a members only preview before the grand opening in a few weeks. =
they are still a bit under construction but the volumn of water is deep, =
dark and endless. cool tunnels and caves w/ bowed, arced and bubbled =
acrylic protrude into the salt water. 7 or 8' sharks slide by snaggle =
toothed and sleek leathery skins. fearsome. how come they dont eat all =
the other multitude of colored fish?
the massive tank... something like twice the volumn of the current =
aquariums waters is capped w/ a butterflyeri... is that a word :) and =
shallow touch tanks of sharks, manta rays and freshwater stingrays. in =
many "windows" you cant see to the other side. just an abiss. a nice =
addition to an already stunning aquarium.
the tn aquarium is still the largest freshwater aquarium in the states =
( world? ) and is what i like most when i visit. the mountain streams, =
swamps and lake tanks. they keep a good variety of regional shiners, =
darters, topminnows, chubbs and dace as well as the game fish and gars, =
bowfin, trout and such. but the public likes salt and sharks so i guess =
one has to please them. i think they are also setting up some jellyfish =
tanks behind the curtains and barricades.

a great place to "snorkel" and not have to hold your breath. several =
impressive views were had like a massive scholl of lookdowns swimming =
into view, reflecting into the light and then fading into distant blue. =
makes me wanna don scuba gear again. been a long time.

casper
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"shallow touch tanks of sharks, manta rays and freshwater = stingrays"  
 
Wow, touch tank for manta rays.  That would be a feat!
 

Nick Zarlinga
 

"If we ignore = nature.....maybe=20 it'll go away."
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Prizma-in-aol.com
To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 = 10:25=20 AM
Subject: NANFA-L-- TN Aquarium = addition=20 opening

i visited the new addition to the tn aquarium last night w/ the = family. a=20 members only preview before the grand opening in a few weeks. they are = still a=20 bit under construction but the volumn of water is deep, dark and = endless. cool=20 tunnels and caves w/ bowed, arced and bubbled acrylic protrude = into the=20 salt water. 7 or 8' sharks slide by snaggle toothed and sleek leathery = skins.=20 fearsome. how come they dont eat all the other multitude of colored=20 fish?
the massive tank... something like twice the volumn of the = current=20 aquariums waters is capped w/ a butterflyeri... is that a word :) and=20 shallow touch tanks of sharks, manta rays and freshwater = stingrays.=20 in many "windows" you cant see to the other side. just an abiss. a = nice=20 addition to an already stunning aquarium.
the tn aquarium is still the largest freshwater aquarium in the = states (=20 world? ) and is what i like most when i visit. the mountain streams, = swamps=20 and lake tanks. they keep a good variety of regional shiners, darters, = topminnows, chubbs and dace as well as the game fish and gars, = bowfin,=20 trout and such. but the public likes salt and sharks so i guess one = has to=20 please them. i think they are also setting up some jellyfish tanks = behind the=20 curtains and barricades.
 
a great place to "snorkel" and not have to hold your breath. = several=20 impressive views were had like a massive scholl of lookdowns swimming = into=20 view, reflecting into the light and then fading into distant blue. = makes me=20 wanna don scuba gear again. been a long time.
 
casper
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