Tag Archives: freshwater aquarium

Surprise!Surprise!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

The animal care technician had a wonderful surprise recently! While caring for our friends in the freshwater aquarium, she found eggs on the predatory side of the tank (see previous posts about how the freshwater tank is divided). Further great … Continue reading →

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Captured Fugitive Returned

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

You may remember this juvenile Largemouth Bass from an earlier post…he had been found on the “small game” side of the freshwater aquarium, eating the bait fish (in this case an Emerald Shiner). You see, in order to demonstrate a … Continue reading →

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But where do the fish come from?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Since the upcoming water gallery has 3 aquaria featuring live creatures, you might be wondering where they all come from!  For the freshwater aquarium, staff members go out on fishing expeditions right here in Ottawa.  Most recently they went to … Continue reading →

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Hungry much?

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

Up until now all the action in the water gallery has been in the freshwater tank. I know the exhibit designers, builders and animal care specialists might not agree with me – they’ve been furiously planning behind the scenes! But, … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time in the freshwater aquarium!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

Now that a variety of fish are calling the fresh water tank home, the next step is working out the feeding procedures to suit all the different breeds.  With the aquarium being divided into two sides, one side containing larger … Continue reading →

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