Trip To The Seattle Aquarium

[Deep Freeze]

Well, recently after I heard that they revamped it, I decided that I wanted to pay the seattle aquarium another visit. I came back with some pics! Just keep in mind that these pics were taken on my sidekick because I forgot my camera. Now for the pics.

I have no clue as to what puffer this could be, but it was roughly 2.5' long(yes, thats feet)

picasso trigger(I think)

No idea what this is

lionfish

Small salmon in the hatchery

Sturgeon (pardon the glare)

Cuttlefish

Longhorn Cowfish

Again, thanks for looking and sorry about the bad quality pictures. And if anyone knows what kind of puffer that is, please help me ID it.

 

[paul_219]

Very nice pics. Nice photos of the fish.

Very nice pics. Nice photos of the fish.

 

[clinton ><>]

very nice looking fish

 

[Maximus]

Nice pics

The only puffer that will reach 2.5ft (that I know of) Is the MBU puffer Tetraodon mbu


Cheers,

Maximus

 

[demonmagus]

doesn't look like mbu, I'm sure there are marine puffers which grow huge, I know of one actually


lovely pics though

 

[ox5477]

The fourth pic is adef a tang of some sort, not sure of the species though. Great fish though, large aquariums are so interesting

 

[backtotropical]

V. nice. The trigger definitely is a picasso.

 

[GuppyDude]

I bet that puffer takes fingers.

Beautiful shots. The cuttlefish must be cool to watch.

 

[KhaosInc]

I haven't gotten down there in ages (I'm about 100 miles north)... used to have a membership, and it was a bi weekly trip to go there and Beths (A greasy spoon diner for those not in the area) just to wander around and drool at some of their tanks.

PS I'm a hopeless gearhead, and always curious to meet people offline so if you ever have a car project going on and need a spare hand on weekends.. it's so much nicer NOT working on one of my cars..

 

[severum boy]

The puffer is a Giant Puffer and it should get a bit bigger.
Nice Stergeon too.

 

[vancouver]

I've been to that aquarium a few times.. I've posted pics of those cowfish before too..

Funny looking little buggers..

Don't recall seeing any cuttlefish last time I was there though.. nice pics!

 

[kewskills]

nice photos that puffer is big, would not want to stick my hand in there to clean the tank

 

[Deep Freeze]

Thanks for all the compliments people! The sturgeon was extremely large and amazing, he was in the giant dome tank along with schools of large salmon, groupers, and some type of shark. I was most amazed by the puffer though, it is the largest I've ever seen. I'm sure he would have loved my hand for lunch I finally found an ID for him. Diodon Hystrix, AKA the Spot-Fin Porcupine fish according to http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot-fin_porcupinefish .On a second note, I would love to try my hand at keeping a Cowfish sometime

 

[severum boy]

The sturgeon was extremely large and amazing, he was in the giant dome tank along with schools of large salmon, groupers, and some type of shark.

Arnt groupers and sharks primereily saltwater fish? The shark may have been a Myxocyprinis asiaticus.

 

[RadaR]

All Groupers are indeed salt water.