The New England Aquarium

[animalmaster6]

Hi Everyone!

I went to the NE Aquarium a few weeks ago and took many pics and videos! This time I took them with the T1i

 

Enjoy!!!

 

 

 

On the way there you go threw the Boston Harbor Islands.

On the USS Salem

Boston Skyline

 

As you walk in there is an outdoor tank with a bunch of harbor seals. I love how they swim upside down

 

Tons more pics coming up!

[Oceanus]

Awesome!!!

[animalmaster6]

Thanks! I love going here. Going again in a few weeks.

 

 

Here is the fisrt reef setup. I took so many pics it needs its own post lol.

 

 

 

 

There are two reef exhibits that have live corals. This is the first reef tank.

It has- Mix of LPS, SPS, zoas, lots of mushrooms, 1 or 2 clams, and tons of anemones.

- Few dartfish species

- Few Six Line Wrasses

- School of GHost Cardinals

- Trio of Engineer Gobies

- Green Mandarin

- Magnificent Rabbitfish

- Flame Hawk

- Lawnmower Blenny

- Pair of Pink Skunk Clowns

- Few schools of different species of anthias

- Trio of Green Chromis

- Kole Tang

- Gold Rim Tang

- Few Jellyfish

- Some other fishes

 

Pics!

And a FTS

[Kazooie]

Those seals aren't swimming upside down, their d-.

 

Looks good, wish I can go one day.

[animalmaster6]

There are a bunch of jellyfish exhibits at the NE Aquarium. Very cool animals!

 

They have four little frog tanks here.

 

You may have heard of the Giant Ocean Tank, a 200,000 gallon tank that is 20 feet tall. You can walk around the tank in a spiral of ramps and you can look down at the tank from the top.

Here are pics from the top of the tank:

 

There is an Ancient Fishes exhibit with gars, lungfishes, and arowanas.

 

There are a bunch of seahorse exhibits at the NE Aquarium

 

Here is a really cool tank with a bunch of different fishes. It also has flounders and some cool inverts!

 

There is a brackish tank with all sorts of monos, archerfish, four-eye fish, and mudskippers/

 

More Pics soon!!

[Lone Wolf]

I think everyone who sees the FTS of the reef imagines themself in a scuba mask with a pair of bone cutters and a razor blade.

[egos4life]

the only thing i think about in boston is the celtics. big shaq in the house gunna bring home another banner btw some cool pics...

[Kazooie]

Technically those aren't frog tanks, there vivariums. Ughh, one of my pet peeves. The last frog is a neat one, I'm getting some soon.

 

That giant one is awesome! Makes me want one.

[animalmaster6]

There are SO many cool coldwater exhibits so I can't list each one so I'll just combine all the pics of them together

 

Hers is the cuttlefishin the cuttlefish tank

 

The NE Aquarium has a scorpionfish exhibit that is awesome. It has a Barchin, some stonefish, a bunch of Volitans Lionfish, a Porcupine Puffer, and their new Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa)

They just added this Rhinopias frondosa. Amazing!!!

 

And here is the other reef tank. This tank is huge!!! It has a huge mixture of corals and fishes. It has many wrasses, clowns, gobies, blennies, and others. Some gobies in this tank are extremely rare and cryptic.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed the pics!

 

The NE Aquarium is incredible and it has tons more tanks than posted. TONS more!

 

If you can go, go! It's awesome!!

 

I will upload a bunch of videos tomorrow and will post them here.

 

Those seals aren't swimming upside down, their d-.

 

Looks good, wish I can go one day.

It's a really awesome place!

 

I think everyone who sees the FTS of the reef imagines themself in a scuba mask with a pair of bone cutters and a razor blade.

Iknoright?

 

I wanna get a bunch of frags!!

 

the only thing i think about in boston is the celtics. big shaq in the house gunna bring home another banner btw some cool pics...

GO Celts!

Can't wait to Shaq!

Technically those aren't frog tanks, there vivariums. Ughh, one of my pet peeves. The last frog is a neat one, I'm getting some soon.

 

That giant one is awesome! Makes me want one.

Lol I meant vivarium.

 

I am setting up a vivarium soon.

[Oceanus]

These are great Am!

[Needreefunds]

Great stuff AM!

 

Thanks for taking the time to post them up for us all to enjoy.

[animalmaster6]

These are great Am!

Thanks!!

 

Great stuff AM!

 

Thanks for taking the time to post them up for us all to enjoy.

Thanks!!

 

I uploaded these to Photobucket like 3 weeks ago. I never uploaded them I had to upload them tonight. The videos are coming tomorrow

[yoshii]

Wow! Looks like an awesome place!

Thanks for posting the pics!

[animalmaster6]

Wow! Looks like an awesome place!

Thanks for posting the pics!

It is. I want to start going there every month

[nebthet]

Very nice pictures. Were you shooting mostly on automatic or did you try any of the manual settings?

 

I suggest when you get a chance, if you live out in the country or can get out there with a tripod at night with no lights around to take some star shots. It's sooo much fun. I made a thread for my random pics to.

 

Keep them coming I would like to see more.

[animalmaster6]

Very nice pictures. Were you shooting mostly on automatic or did you try any of the manual settings?

 

I suggest when you get a chance, if you live out in the country or can get out there with a tripod at night with no lights around to take some star shots. It's sooo much fun. I made a thread for my random pics to.

 

Keep them coming I would like to see more.

Thanks!!

 

They were shot in both. I used manual for the top down pics and most of the fish shots.

 

I'm absolutely going to do that when I get my tripod

I'll check out your thread!

 

I'm done with bthe NE Aquarium pics but videos will be tomorrow.

Chheck out my Photography Thread. In should get some new pic soon (well from a month ago) and then I will take new pics of mostly bugs.

[Blueangel44]

Looks great! Here by us we have the GEORGIA AQUARIUM

[animalmaster6]

Looks great! Here by us we have the GEORGIA AQUARIUM

I want to go there sometime. I have some family down there. Next time I go I want to go there

[Blueangel44]

I want to go there sometime. I have some family down there. Next time I go I want to go there

Ya it is great been there a few times!

[reef keeper]

Does the 200,000 tank have coral in it?

[wimby]

Wow very nice Thanks for posting

[animalmaster6]

Ya it is great been there a few times!

U hope I go there soon.

 

Does the 200,000 tank have coral in it?

No. Unfortunetly not. Just fish. Still an incredible tank though.

 

Wow very nice Thanks for posting

Thanks!

 

The NE Aquarium is really awesome. If you ever get a chance to go, go.

[Blueangel44]

Does the 200,000 tank have coral in it?

It has been awhile since a went but if I remember correctly I do not think it does. At the aquarium they have a whole separate section dedicated to coral!

[animalmaster6]

It has been awhile since a went but if I remember correctly I do not think it does. At the aquarium they have a whole separate section dedicated to coral!

Not a whole different section but they have two corals reef tanks. Both are incredible. The second one is stunning. It has such a huge variety. I mean tangs to urchins to starfish to stony corals to NPS to gobies to blennies to crabs to softies to everything. Same with the other reef tank.

[reef keeper]

Aww that would be awesome if it did.

 

Have you ever been to mystic ive been wanting to go but was wondering if it was nice or not?

 

 

It has been awhile since a went but if I remember correctly I do not think it does. At the aquarium they have a whole separate section dedicated to coral!

awesome!