Re: NANFA-- Hooray!

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Thu, 22 Nov 2001 16:28:25 -0600

Quite a pity that the public doesn't respond to the same things we do.
There's a cool Anableps display at the Aquarium of the Americas in New
Orleans. The Anableps were cool enough, but in the same tanks were the first
goodeids I had ever seen alive. I knew just enough to know that they were
goodeids, but that's all, and they didn't have the other fish labeled.
Needless to say, the exhibit of sharks 50 feet away was crowded, and no one
except myself was looking at the livebearers.

Bill Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Hooray!

> >This is bad news for the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, as a big
> >portion
> >of their attendance comes from Atlanta and surrounding areas.
> >
> >Chris Scharpf
> >Baltimore
> Yeah, it begins to raise the question of how many large, public aquariums
> can be supported by the (fickle) paying public? The same question is true
> for casinos. Chattanooga is unusual in that it _really does_ highlight
> native fishes of North America, something that most touristers with small
> kids don't necessarily seek out as a priority. For instance, Chatt has a
> tank full of the Barrens Topminnow, Fundulus julisia, and also a tank full
> of a bewildering array of darters. I doubt Atlanta will do that, although
> hope springs eternal. Personally, I hope that Atlanta doesn't go the path
of
> setting up large shark and dolphin/whale tanks although that is of course
> exactly the kind of bread & circus that attracts crowds. Maybe I'm just a
> grim sucker (white? blue?).
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A
>
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