The Life Aquarist

23/08/2025

My review would be mixed. 😅

21/08/2025

What’s your go-to pick me up when things get tough. Mine is watching my favorite zebra shark take her morning laps. 😍

20/08/2025

I love when fish recognize the aquarists. Makes me feel special. These cutie dwarf lionfish were excited to see me this morning.

19/08/2025

What the lettuce sees right before Archie’s CRONCH.

16/08/2025

The pictures don’t do it justice. The picture don’t show the blood sweat and tears. The pictures barely scratch the surface of showing what it’s like to have a relationship with a 150lb eagle ray.

15/08/2025

This striped burrfish is the perfect example of “if I fits I sits.”

13/08/2025

Check out this novel exhibit. There aren’t a lot like it. It has a “J” shaped acrylic that lets you view the stingrays and fish from the underside when they swim over.

12/08/2025

Listen to the CRONCH of Archie eating some lettuce. 🥬 We feed her twice daily by hand so we can monitor her intake and build a relationship with her.

07/08/2025

The best part is building relationships with the animals 🥰. The work is tough, grueling at times, but these moments are what you have to focus on to keep going.

04/08/2025

Check out this interview I did with Button & Sq**rt! They have a wonderful blog series that is all about people who work with wildlife.

Welcome to my series of interviews with some wonderful people who work within the natural world, from zoo keepers, to museum curators and everything in between and those that are on the path to working in these positions too. Be inspired for a future where you can combine your love of nature with yo...

03/08/2025

I’ve been working for the Aquarium at the Boardwalk for 5 years today! It’s been the adventure of a lifetime. 🎉

02/08/2025

Frogfish might be some of the weirdest fish. Caught this one stretching against the wall with their very mobile pectoral fins. They can use these fins to walk around as well.