New Updates from my Internship

I haven't posted in a while, mostly because I've been swamped with work, but new things are happening at my internship. First of all, the clownfish tank is almost back up and running. Right now, the tank is empty except for a few cleaned rocks. This is because we wanted to make sure the water qualities were correct before we added in the rest of the cleaned rocks and the fish. We should be able to add them in soon because I tested the water and found that has the correct qualities that clownfish need. We also found some beneficial algae on some of the rocks in the tank, which means that the water has the proper qualities to support life. We're almost done!!! Since, we're almost done, Christine asked me if I could design the new aquarium layout that will be in the Strake Hall of Malacology. I gladly accepted, and originally planned on having the tank house nudibranchs, a beautiful member of Phylum Mollusca that resemble sea slugs.

A Blue and Yellow Nudibranch

         However, I found that nudibranchs are incredibly hard to care for because they require extremely specific conditions. Because of this, I decided that flame scallops would probably be better for the new tank. I am still in the process of designing the tank layout and what other animals should go into it, but it will be complete soon! If you have any ideas about what you think would look good, please leave a comment.