went to Georgia Aquarium for my birthday!!!

I love that! When we went last week, the manta wouldn't get anywhere near the front glass - it stayed mostly in the back. I tried getting a picture, but no luck.

If it's like the TN Aquarium, the scraper gets paid NOTHING. The divers are all volunteers - that's one of the things Jwin wants to do.

 

I would volunteer if I lived close enough. That would be awesome!

Great vids, thanks for posting.

 

I'd volunteer now, but I don't have enough open water dives

Even working for the TN Aquarium over the summer wasn't enough to make them stick me in a tank

The whale shark tank and reef tank were the things that made that aquarium awesome. I did have the thought of "that's it??" when we finished the tour. The TN Aqua has much more "stuff" than that

 

here's one of the beluga whales in 55 degree water. amazing graceful creature ;D;D;D
YouTube - Beluga Whales in Cold water Quest Exhibit

 

here's a video of sand eels, so cool how they hang out in the sand. check out the two in same hole, they wrap around each other. must be a breeding pair?
YouTube - sand eels in Tropical Diver Exhibit

 

here's a video of anenomes and clowns. these things were huge, about 2' across. i was surprised the lighting wasn't brighter, pretty dim for anenomes. maybe they don't need as much lighting as we think.
YouTube - Anenomes & Clowns

 

here's one of the playful otters. they gave them toys with treats in them and my wife thought one of them got it's paw stuck. it was so funny. i told her it was going to drown and that it was doing the death roll. hahaha;D;D;D
YouTube - Playful Otters in the River Scout Exhibit