Tank Specifics
What salinity are we keeping t3-5 at?
3.5 ppt
What is a stingray barb made of?
Keratin
In the kitchen, what logs should be filled out every single day AND where is it located?
The fridge and freezer temp logs, located on the left side of the freezer
Rhinoptera bonasus?
Cownose ray
Where is Lauren going for her honeymoon?
Moorea
Will also accept Tahiti if nobody gets the specific island
Which tank should be getting a 100% water change every day?
Q2 turtles
What is the origin to the surgeonfishes name?
They have a sharp, scalpel-like spine on their caudal peduncle
You find a non-autolyzed dead fish in t1. After netting it out and recording it on the mort sheet, what do you do?
Get a skin scrape
Hippocampus erectus?
Lined seahorse
What state is Sarah originally from?
Virginia
T21 - octo
How many hearts do octopus have?
3 - two of them pump blood through the gills while the third pumps blood through the body
Aside from ORP, how do we monitor ozone levels in the ocean tank?
By checking Bromines
Diodon hystrix?
Porcupine puffer
Which tank is at risk for the most water quality instability and why?
T8 touchpool is due to its low water volume in both tank and sump, as well as the constant introduction of chemicals and biologics on guests hands. Make sure we give them some extra TLC whenever primary or covering!
Name a key difference between filefish and triggerfish.
1. Physical: triggerfish are able to lock that dorsal spine (trigger) in place, whereas filefish cannot
2. Behavior: triggers tend to be more bold or aggressive, vs filefish are more shy
3. Diet: triggers can eat harder animals such as urchins or crabs, filefish are omnivorous grazers and eat algae or small inverts
Carcharhinus melanopterus?
Blacktip Reef Shark
Which tank has the second most species diversity (including inverts), with the first being ocean with 38 different species.
T14 (with 18 different species!)
Where do elasmobranchs store a majority of their fat?
Liver
Why is it important to feed our sharks and rays their 3x / week Mazuri vitamins?
Generic answer: to supplement in vitamins they may be missing from their normal diet
More Specific: they contain Vitamin E, thiamine and iodine, which is crucial to thyroid function and goiter prevention
Lepisosteus platostomus?
Shortnose gar