lduncan Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Went to the California Academy of Science today in San Francisco. They house the Steinhart Aquarium, and various other displays of snakes, lizards, frogs, and spiders. Not a bad display all around for $7, the marine side was a disappointment (they usually are though), but the freshwater and reptile displays were very good. Here are some freshwater related photos from there. They are in a temporary building while they rebuild the facility in San Francisco park. Here are some marine pics: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?p=118683 ...and some unrelated pics from San Francisco here: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?p=118684 Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Great photos, Layton! There are some nicely laid out freshwater tanks but I can see why you were disappointed with the salt water ones. MCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Yeah, I've seen a couple of public saltwater aquariums, they have all been below average. But there were a lot more freshwater tanks there which were very clean and well maintained. They had these fish called Flashlight Fish (Anomalops katoptron) which were in total darkness, and they would flash a light (looked exactly like those blue/white EL backlights on LCD's, or those chemical glowsticks). Apparently the light is caused by symbiotic bacteria below the eyes, which the fish can block and show the light by rotating them into a pocket like popup headlights on cars. They were pretty cool. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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