Nutrition
What days do we feed out squid, anchovy, and shrimp?
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
What tank is the only one that isn't saltwater?
Rainforest
When cleaning the Jellies, why do we squeeze out air bubbles in the sponges?
Bubbles get into their bells and can cause harm. (make them float!)
If Jayden is skydiving at 12,000ft off the coast of California, and is falling at 120mph for 75 seconds, then opens his parachute at 15mph, what ocean will he land near?
The pacific ocean
When is our upcoming open houses?
Oct. 22nd and Dec. 10th!!!!
Whats the difference between drop feed and target feed?
Target feed- We using feeding sticks put food directly in front of animals for them to eat.
Name the salinity in both tropical and cold water systems
35 ppt and 32ppt respectively
In total how many eels do we have?
Bonus: What species are they?
7 in total
Bonus: Zerbra Morray, Morray, and Snowflake eels
What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?
Mutualism, Commensalism, and parasitism
Who founded the Aquarium?
Dave Long
What days do we feed out flakes?
Everyday
What are the 3 types of filtration?
Biological, Mechanical, Chemical
What do the profits from the gift shop go towards?
All the profit from the gift shop goes back to the students in the form of field trips and scholarships.
What are the ranges on the ph scale?
0-6.9 is acidic, 7 is neutral, and 7.1-14 is basic
What is the area called where saltwater meets freshwater?
Estuary
What tanks get blend (Name 5/7)
Tropical reef, pier piling, splash tank, wetlands, rocky reef, aggressive reef, Warm wet labs,
Leftovers go to sharks
What tanks are on LSS-1
Touch Tank, Wetlands, Small and Big Jellies
How can you tell the difference between a skate and a ray?
Ray's have barbs, skates however do not
What are the 3 types of tectonic plate bountries?
Convergent (one goes underneath the other), Divergent (move away from another), Transversal (slide against one another)
How old do swell sharks live on average in the wild?
20-35 years old
Name the 6 types of cubes we feed out
Brine, Krill, Copepod, Rotifer, Bloodworms, Mysis shrimp
What are the stages in the nitrogen cycle? (As it pertains to aquarist)
Uneaten food and decomposing plants -> Ammonia -> Nitrite -> Nitrate -> used by plants -> repeat
What color is octopus blood?
Bonus: What is the main element that gives it that color?
Blue
Copper-baised proteins give it that color
What are the 3 classes of fish (scientific or common descriptor)
Agnatha- Jawless fish
Condrichthyes- Cartilaginous fishes
Osteichthyes - boney fish
What does SCUBA stand for?
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus