> On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:03:10 -0600, Mike Wallace <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> >Now that Steve mentions it, there are a couple or more really good
> specimens at
> >the Tennessee Aquarium. Weird fish.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Here are two links to paddlefish info. I wonder if anybody on the list
> has
> >> ever heard of these fish. Mike Wallace?
> >>
> >>
> >> Address:http://www.quarrycommando.com/pfish.htm
>
> This fella has been in the Choo Choo Aquarium for quite a while.  But,
> present compamy excepted, it's far from being the "weird fish" in that
> aquarium.  :-)

There are definitely some weird ones there. That one big ass channel cat is pretty impressive and butt
ugly!


>
> Was the Tennessee Aquarium to which you referred in Nashville?

Negative. The Choo Choo version. Don't think Nashville has one, do they?


>
> The Chattanooga Aquarium stakes claim as the one that has the largest
> collection of FRESH water fish among all the Aquariums in the US.  It has
> quite an impressive collection of the fishes from various rivers in
> several continents.

I would agree with their statement. It's actually a nice aquarium.


>
> Spending a couple of hours in that Aquarium could be one of the events in
> the CHA02NEDfest in June.

Would be time well spent. Not to mention the brew pub across the street for after the walk down the
line.. :-)


>
> -- Bob.


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Mike Wallace
Huntsville,Ala