The Des Moines zoo...pictures

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  1. skurious

    skurious Sailfin Tang

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    I went to the Des Moines zoo this weekend and snapped a few photos of some of the fish tanks. Enjoy

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    This Butterflyfish was getting a little face time with the camera.
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    The yellow at the top of this picture is a rabbit fish swimming in front of the camera. It did this in several pictures i tried to take.
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  3. skurious

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    And some of the fresh water setups.

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    So while i was checking out the big sw tank i heard some thunder and what sounded like rain. So i went to the source and found this on the Pacu tank.

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    Stammer Bristle Worm

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    Very impressive display tanks for a zoo. So are they growing / propogating their own corals? Thanks for sharing!
     
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    Yes, and i forgot to post one picture of a biocube filled with anenomes but they are breeding clowns too.
     
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    *Butterflyfish ;)



    LOL cool pics.
     
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    Yeah, i wasnt confident in that being an angel, i was in a hurry since i had to leave for work. O well.
     
  10. Seano Hermano

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    Thanks for sharing the pictures! :) ..pretty cool tanks. That rain system is awesome. I'll take two.
     
  11. billielewis3

    billielewis3 Gigas Clam

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    those are almost as big as my tanks at home , and almost as nice as mine too :)


    ...i wish