Recent content by SantaMonicaHelp

Hello, everyone. I am both happy and a little sad to present my final weekly update. Unfortunately, I’ve been busy with real life matters that are demanding more and more of my attention, and since my workload won’t be decreasing anytime soon, I’ve decided to discontinue this project to focus on...

Is this still happening? -Kamran

Well folks, I’m back with another update. This time it’s about our newest exhibit, featuring a certain species of planktonic jellyfish. Let’s start with a little background info: Periodically, my boss goes out to collect wild shrimp (Mysidae) to feed our Pacific seahorses. We keep them stored...

Nice catch! I hope they don't give you any more problems. -Kamran

For this week’s update, I’ve decided to focus on our decorator crab since it’s been going through some “revisions” lately. In case the name wasn’t a giveaway, decorator crabs like to cover themselves with materials like plants and algae for camouflage. Our decorator crab is no exception, and...

Welcome to the forum, and there's no need to be sorry. This is a good place to ask questions. -Kamran

Hello again, everyone. One of our swell sharks recently emerged from its embryo, so for this week’s update, I thought I’d give a rundown of how the aquarium handles its shark pups. Currently, we have two kinds of sharks on display: swell sharks (first photo) and horn sharks (second photo)...

The time has come for my first official update. The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is nestled beneath the very front of the pier, with a nice big aquarium banner for good measure. Every creature on display is native to Santa Monica Bay, with a few exceptions (ex: El Nino caused some Pacific...

Hello, everyone. My name is Kamran, and I am a helper here at Santa Monica Filtration. I am also an aquarist intern at the Santa Monica Pier Public Aquarium: https://healthebay.org/aquarium/ I’ll be giving periodic updates regarding various going-ons at the aquarium, and if you have any...

Sorry to hear about that, Angela. I don't know what might've gone wrong, but is she still doing that? -Kamran

How has your tank been doing? It looks pretty in that photo. -Kamran

Welcome to the forum, Sadie, and congrats on your fish tank! What species do you have? -Kamran

Hi and welcome to My Fish Tank! :) -Paola

Hey Mateo's dad :) Congratulations on your new hobby! I hope you enjoy it a lot;) How is your tank now? Did you find the answer to your question? Zhenya

Very nice tank with adorable fish;) How big is your tank? Zhenya