Zoo Aquarium Pics

[Gilbert]

i went to the zoo today and i was very disapointed with there saltwater tanks. they have 3 or 4 SW setups only 1 has coral, with some blue tangs that are messed up. i spoke to an empolyee that was there and she said that the tank started off with some yellow tangs then they added the hippos not knowing how agressive yellows can be, so the hippos got trashed BADLY man you should see these fish in person they look so bad. then other tanks aren't that great either, they don't have any nice aquascape. but here are some pic and sorry for the quailty.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01376.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01381.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01385.jpg
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http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01386.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01387.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01389.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01391.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01394.jpg
this fish is missing an eye
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01396.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01397.jpg
here's a different tank
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01405.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01407.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01408.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01409.jpg
and a pic of the lion fish
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/Gilbert1606/DSC01414.jpg

[cpreefguy]

Nice pics!
And, wow, poor hippo's :Timeout:

[MRSBIGBIRD123]

Wow, those Hippos look pretty beat up.

[Pennies2Cents]

oh the poor Dori's....

[Gilbert]

yeah my girlfriend and i where both sad there was i believe 4 hippos trashed in that tank, i don't even know how one of them was swimming cause it only had pieces of its fins

[JimD]

Wow, they must have different keepers since the last time I was there.... The reef tank was full of acros and diversity and looked very nice. The people I spoke with seemed very knowledgable, I was actually semi-impressed at how much they knew.. Did you happen to see a very large clam in any of the salt tanks??? Did they give you any reason why the Hippos were still in that tank?? I was going to recommend a donation to a friend but now Im not so sure.... Thanks for this information!

[Gilbert]

Wow, they must have different keepers since the last time I was there.... The reef tank was full of acros and diversity and looked very nice. The people I spoke with seemed very knowledgable, I was actually semi-impressed at how much they knew.. Did you happen to see a very large clam in any of the salt tanks??? Did they give you any reason why the Hippos were still in that tank?? I was going to recommend a donation to a friend but now Im not so sure.... Thanks for this information!

if you go to their website they have an ad about how they remodeled their aquarium and started that africa live section of the zoo, so maybe new people are employeed. and nope i saw no clams or sps. i think the blue tangs stayed in the tank because the yellows where removed. funny thing is there was no yellow tangs in any of the other tanks, and when i asked the girl what happened to them she said she didn't know.

[Kristy]

I wonder if we (we being the MAAST organization) could volunteer there at the zoo, to help take care of the saltwater aquariums. We could take turns, and it would be fun to help and get to hang out at the zoo like once a month. We could put up a sign, tanks maintained by MAAST, maybe get to make suggestions on what goes into the tanks, etc. I wonder if there would be some legal issues. Anyone know if they have volunteers at the zoo? Thoughts? -Mike

[gjuarez]

Love the Grandis, those things get pretty big. Look like cinammons to me. How big were they in diameter?

[JKLUSAF]

Mike, and all on this post,

My wife's works at the zoo, I know you can volunteer at the zoo. I'll talk with her about the details for everyone. Though, she has her BS in Marine Biology she's moved to land animals, she loves training.

Justin


I wonder if we (we being the MAAST organization) could volunteer there at the zoo, to help take care of the saltwater aquariums. We could take turns, and it would be fun to help and get to hang out at the zoo like once a month. We could put up a sign, tanks maintained by MAAST, maybe get to make suggestions on what goes into the tanks, etc. I wonder if there would be some legal issues. Anyone know if they have volunteers at the zoo? Thoughts? -Mike

[JKLUSAF]

below is the link for the Volunteer info for the SA Zoo

http://www.sazoo-aq.org/general/volunteer.html

Adult Docent Must:

Be at least 18 years of age
Criminal background check
Read and abide by the policies listed in the Volunteer handbook
Maintain a customer friendly attitude
Keep an accurate record of volunteer hours
Report on time for volunteer service
Provide annual proof of TB testing
Wear a designated uniform and nametag while volunteering on Zoo property
Commit to either the Weekday or Weekend docent program
Complete two training sessions over a two year period to prepare them for their duties
Attend continuing education training to remain current on animal presentation procedures
Notify Volunteer Services, in writing, of any change in volunteer status
Alot just to volunteer, But if anyone waiting to volunteer there is a application on there website.

Justin

quote=JKLUSAF;662713]Mike, and all on this post,

My wife's works at the zoo, I know you can volunteer at the zoo. I'll talk with her about the details for everyone. Though, she has her BS in Marine Biology she's moved to land animals, she loves training.

Justin[/quote]

[Gilbert]

Mike, and all on this post,

My wife's works at the zoo, I know you can volunteer at the zoo. I'll talk with her about the details for everyone. Though, she has her BS in Marine Biology she's moved to land animals, she loves training.

Justin

can you also get the full details on what happened to the blue tangs and post it here because somebody sent me a PM saying i didn't get all the fact straight. all i had stated is what the employee told me.