Aquariums w/ good amazon exhibits was RE: Amazon Exhibit at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium

["Clayton, Erica" <EClayton@sheddaquarium.org>]

Tennessee has a pretty good exhibit.  I think it was 2 tanks, one decent
size and the other enormous.  The smaller one had dwarfs, some kind of
checkerboard I think.  Dallas World Aquarium has one of the newest
amazon exhibits, but I haven't seen it yet.  There is also one up north
(somewhere in Canada?) that is supposed to be good.  Sound familiar to
anyone?

Erica

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> 
> the description sounds fantastic!!!!!!!!
> 
> as an amazonia aficionado, i have always been interested in the
> region.
> unfortunately, the ny aquarium has a tiny exhibit on that region.
> montreal
> has a nicer and bigger exhibit.  
> 
> does anyone know of any other public aquaria or zoos that have a
> decent
> amazonia exhibit?  usually when people think of amazonia, they
> concentrate on
> the terrestrials and totally neglect the aquatic environment.
> 
> not only the amazon fish diversity is the largest in the world, the
> environment is so rich that marine species have invaded it.  you can
> find not
> only freshwater puffers, herrings and anchovies, but also toadfish,
> needlefish, flounders, drums, croakers, sharks, rays, even sawfish!!!!
> among
> all the marine families that live in pure freshwater in the region.
> among the
> more fascinating (and least understood) groups are for me catfish and
> the
> gymnotiform (south american knifefish), many of which are blind and
> live in
> very dark waters.
> 
> enough rambling....
> 
> tsuh yang chen, nyc
> 
> 
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