New Animals in the Seaquarium

We are division 5, and we will be looking after the seaquarium at Vic West Elementary this year.  Yesterday Gillian and Heather from World Fisheries Trust brought new animals for our tank.  We now have these animals in the tank:

California sea cucumber

white sea cucumber

hermit crabs

big and little barnacles

tube worms

a decorator crab

purple volcano sponge

an orange sea star

two pandala shrimp

a tiny green isopod

a shy tidepool sculpin

plumose sea anemones

a red sea urchin and a green/purple sea urchin

three kinds of chitons: black katy, lined and mossy

and a species of nudibranch called a sea lemon.

We might have missed something.  Stay tuned for more information on these animals.  In the meantime, here is a picture of our now crowded tank.  

Hide And Seek

hide and seek

the crab is camouflaging itself. can you find it?

good luck !

Did You Know? Uncovering the secrets of barnacles!

Did You Know: the secret lives of barnacles!😲

Here are some fun facts about barnacles:

1. The little things that come out of them are limbs, so they're not tasting, they're feeling!
2. They can live on any surface that is in the sea!
3.  They can live to be older than ten years old!

Here is a picture:

poor crab!!!!😢

the decorator crab has lost a claw !

poor guy!

baby chiton

Baby chiton!

is on the glass 😝

or at least I think it is.

Yup, it is!

Window Cleaner!

The Crab is Cleaning the Glass!

We have seen the decorator crab up close to the glass and it looks like it's cleaning the windows. 

Most of the animals are happy about this and have come out of their hiding spots.

So thanks to the decorator crab, the seaquarium is once again a happy place. 😏

  

This is Hudson, signing out.

Squat Lobster Found Guilty!

The Squat lobster has been found guilty!

He is hiding and hoping he will not be found. 😓

Since he is laying low, we should keep our eyes peeled to find him even more.

BUM BUM BUM! 😲

Who knows, maybe the crab police are after him!

Until next time, Hudson out!