July 2014 ROTM---Zoodiver!! - Page 2

Kona26 · 07/06/2014, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoodiver

Thanks to all!

I was told I needed to post more shark and big exhibit pics. So here you go.... Haha

Male White tip reef shark on display.

Bull shark pup that was getting an antibiotic injection in transport.

Female Epaulette shark feeding on display.

In a display with two black tip reef, three white tip reef, smooth hound, nurse and brown banded bamboo - and filler fish.

My daughter trying to hug a black tip reef shark.

Zebra shark pup that I hatched.

Smooth hound with me.

Sandtiger and I in a 500,000 gallon display.

You guys use a gravel vac sometimes, right?

haha...awsome pic...!!

fishhuman · 07/06/2014, 10:25 PM

Zoo diver, i was wondering if you ever worked woth sawfish they are my favorite shark/ray

Zoodiver · 07/07/2014, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fishhuman

Zoo diver, i was wondering if you ever worked woth sawfish they are my favorite shark/ray

Yes. I love them! They are such a crazy animal to work with. We had the (unofficial) first male/female pair of Green Sawfish (Pristis zijsron) in the US at the aquarium in Minnesota. I've also done some limited work with the local Smalltooth Sawfish ( Pristis pectinata) down here in FL. I would love to get more involved with the conservation effort down here, but I just don't have the time to dedicate to it right now.

Pife · 07/07/2014, 02:47 PM

Wow thanks for sharing. Your work looks amazing.

lendz · 07/07/2014, 07:47 PM

Great stuff! We have the same job! But Im from the Philippines and we have smaller tanks

s2nhle · 07/07/2014, 08:07 PM

congratulation. thanks for information sharing.

undeadmoto · 07/08/2014, 09:59 AM

Congrats you more then deserve this award. I can defiantly say I am jealous of your work with the sharks and rays

moondoggy4 · 07/09/2014, 10:41 AM

Congrats, love reading your bio, very interesting. Thanks for all of the pictures.

hampmp · 07/09/2014, 09:23 PM

The work you have done looks absolutely amazing.

Zoodiver · 07/10/2014, 07:46 AM

Thanks!

glaukos · 07/11/2014, 09:03 AM

Congrats and thanks for all these great pics!

caribfan · 07/12/2014, 09:31 AM

Very deserved, such an asset to RC.

Reefpilot11 · 07/13/2014, 04:12 AM

That's awesome!

Newsmyrna80 · 07/13/2014, 05:58 AM

WOW! I am so jealous! You have a great job...can you even call it a job? Congrats and thank you (and your wife) for your contribution to the well being of marine life!

alprazo · 07/17/2014, 06:56 PM

Well deserved. Congrats.
Carmen

Zoodiver · 07/18/2014, 06:08 AM

Thanks!

nirvanaandtool · 07/19/2014, 09:09 AM

Very well deserved. I don't even keep sharks and just from reading the shark threads, I can just how much info you bring to the table from your experiences on the job.

OrionN · 07/21/2014, 05:39 AM

Very impressive. Congratulation.

DgenR8 · 07/24/2014, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by fhsdfgzheng

First of all, I want to thank you guys for considering me for this honor

Do you know something I don't?

billsreef · 07/24/2014, 09:00 AM

It was spammer

I wonder, Matt, would spammers be a good food source for your sharks?

Zoodiver · 07/28/2014, 11:56 AM

They aren't bad, the downside is the mess they leave in the pt skimmer afterwards. Nobody like to clean that up.

billsreef · 07/28/2014, 02:16 PM

07/07/2014, 02:47 PM	#29
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Wow thanks for sharing. Your work looks amazing. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

07/08/2014, 09:59 AM	#32
undeadmoto Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: idaho Posts: 109	Congrats you more then deserve this award. I can defiantly say I am jealous of your work with the sharks and rays __________________ 90G mixed reef 50B sump eshopps PSK 150 in sump skimmer and chinese black box leds Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef

07/09/2014, 09:23 PM	#34
hampmp Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 980	The work you have done looks absolutely amazing. __________________ 150G 36x36x27, Pacific Sun Pandora Hyperion S, and LifeReef SVS3-30 venturi skimmer Current Tank Info: 150G 36x36x27, Pacific Sun Pandora Hyperion S, and LifeReef SVS3-30 venturi skimmer

07/10/2014, 07:46 AM	#35
Zoodiver As seen on TV Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South FL Posts: 571	Thanks! __________________ Real tanks require a wetsuit to clean.

07/11/2014, 09:03 AM	#36
glaukos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,106	Congrats and thanks for all these great pics! __________________ Mike Just doing my hobby and having great fun with it....no room/need for drama:) the only way to win with a toxic person, is not to play

07/06/2014, 10:25 PM	#27
fishhuman Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: LA california Posts: 647	Zoo diver, i was wondering if you ever worked woth sawfish they are my favorite shark/ray

07/07/2014, 07:47 PM	#30
lendz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New manila QC Posts: 182	Great stuff! We have the same job! But Im from the Philippines and we have smaller tanks

07/07/2014, 08:07 PM	#31
s2nhle Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 298	congratulation. thanks for information sharing.

07/09/2014, 10:41 AM	#33
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Congrats, love reading your bio, very interesting. Thanks for all of the pictures.

07/12/2014, 09:31 AM	#37
caribfan Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,922	Very deserved, such an asset to RC. __________________ Matt Current Tank Info: 50 Breeder Quarantine Tank, 240 Miracles Finally up and running, 29 Biocube - AI Nano

07/13/2014, 04:12 AM	#38
Reefpilot11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Indian rocks beach Posts: 926	That's awesome!

07/13/2014, 05:58 AM	#39
Newsmyrna80 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 2,312	WOW! I am so jealous! You have a great job...can you even call it a job? Congrats and thank you (and your wife) for your contribution to the well being of marine life! __________________ 80 gal frag with 30 gal refugium, Orphek Atlantik LED, Red Sea RSK300 skimmer, predominately SPS and LPS Current Tank Info: 80 gallon reef tank with 30 gal refugium

07/17/2014, 06:56 PM	#40
alprazo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,695 Blog Entries: 4	Well deserved. Congrats. Carmen __________________ NOT Moved on.

07/18/2014, 06:08 AM	#41
Zoodiver As seen on TV Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South FL Posts: 571	Thanks! __________________ Real tanks require a wetsuit to clean.

07/19/2014, 09:09 AM	#42
nirvanaandtool Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charm City Posts: 718	Very well deserved. I don't even keep sharks and just from reading the shark threads, I can just how much info you bring to the table from your experiences on the job. __________________ -Ralph Anglers, Scorps, & Mantis Shrimp, Oh My! Current Tank Info: 90RR Wrasse FOWLR

07/21/2014, 05:39 AM	#43
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Very impressive. Congratulation. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

07/24/2014, 09:00 AM	#45
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY/North Miami Posts: 36,538	It was spammer I wonder, Matt, would spammers be a good food source for your sharks? __________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.

07/28/2014, 11:56 AM	#46
Zoodiver As seen on TV Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South FL Posts: 571	They aren't bad, the downside is the mess they leave in the pt skimmer afterwards. Nobody like to clean that up. __________________ Real tanks require a wetsuit to clean.

07/28/2014, 02:16 PM	#47
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY/North Miami Posts: 36,538	__________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.