I came back from Adventure aquarium and am tired. I was up late getting prepared, putting away 5 gallons of saltwater for transport, making sure I had a airstone, pump, heater, net, bucket, printing out stuff to place on the table.
And then it was just waves of kids with a few bored/uninterested chaperones walking around. Aquatic Obsessions was nice enough to donate a tank for raffle. Not sure who won but we had quite a few people sign up.
The clownfish were fun to have. I think they may have been "too" small since people didn't always see them right away. Of course when one kid saw them - they'd go running to grab the adults or friends and say LOOK AT THE NEMOS!
I had one kid ask me if they were freshwater... :
More than one kid asked me why they were so small....(honey i shrunk the fish!) : Of course several asked if they were for sale.
We just kept repeating the "mantra" captive breeding is a good thing!
However I did enjoy speaking with some of the staff there. They were excited.
I was going to wrap up and take them home - but mbodell came up with the idea of possibly getting someone at the aquarium to take them for display. As I left (to go back home for my work meeting) he told me the clowns were getting a new home at Adventure Aquarium! Yay!!
I hope to go back in the future and see them. I just wish the drive there were shorter...a ton of highway troopers out there.
Mbodell had these cool (dry bleached) coral frags which was great as kids like to touch things. Also had these stickers that were also a really big hit with the kids. Though I don't understand why some adults came and basically "stole" our stuff (e.g. ask for a sticker and take the entire 100 sticker sheet). Also people who came to use our pens (which were free) and just walk away with them sly-like without asking for permission or saying thanks.
But whatever - it was still fun and great to see the people wide-eyed.
Oh and of course as i rushed out this morning I forgot the DSLR so I didn't take any pics. :'(
And then it was just waves of kids with a few bored/uninterested chaperones walking around. Aquatic Obsessions was nice enough to donate a tank for raffle. Not sure who won but we had quite a few people sign up.
The clownfish were fun to have. I think they may have been "too" small since people didn't always see them right away. Of course when one kid saw them - they'd go running to grab the adults or friends and say LOOK AT THE NEMOS!
I had one kid ask me if they were freshwater... :
More than one kid asked me why they were so small....(honey i shrunk the fish!) :
Of course several asked if they were for sale. We just kept repeating the "mantra" captive breeding is a good thing!
However I did enjoy speaking with some of the staff there. They were excited.
I was going to wrap up and take them home - but mbodell came up with the idea of possibly getting someone at the aquarium to take them for display. As I left (to go back home for my work meeting) he told me the clowns were getting a new home at Adventure Aquarium! Yay!!
I hope to go back in the future and see them. I just wish the drive there were shorter...a ton of highway troopers out there.
Mbodell had these cool (dry bleached) coral frags which was great as kids like to touch things. Also had these stickers that were also a really big hit with the kids. Though I don't understand why some adults came and basically "stole" our stuff (e.g. ask for a sticker and take the entire 100 sticker sheet). Also people who came to use our pens (which were free) and just walk away with them sly-like without asking for permission or saying thanks.
But whatever - it was still fun and great to see the people wide-eyed.
Oh and of course as i rushed out this morning I forgot the DSLR so I didn't take any pics. :'(
