Aquarium AnimalsAquarium Animals

Mrs. Wiedemann’s ClassMrs. Wiedemann’s Class

SeastarSeastarMichael PolekMichael Polek

5 arms5 arms

Has 2 stomachsHas 2 stomachs

Will re-grow its armsWill re-grow its arms

Meat eaterMeat eater

Lives under a rockLives under a rock

It eats coral and fish.It eats coral and fish.

LobsterLobsterColton RaiberColton Raiber

There are a lot of lobsters in There are a lot of lobsters in the ocean but I am going to the ocean but I am going to tell you about a Maine lobster. tell you about a Maine lobster. A Maine lobster lives on the A Maine lobster lives on the ocean floor. Maine lobsters ocean floor. Maine lobsters eat a lot of crabs, clams, eat a lot of crabs, clams, worms, mussels, flounder and worms, mussels, flounder and other lobsters. The Maine other lobsters. The Maine lobster’s anatomy is that the lobster’s anatomy is that the lobster has a very tough shell lobster has a very tough shell to not get eaten. Their shell to not get eaten. Their shell is called an exoskeleton. is called an exoskeleton. They also have a tail fan and They also have a tail fan and four tiny legs to walk. four tiny legs to walk.

Now I am going to tell you some Now I am going to tell you some interesting facts about Maine lobsters. interesting facts about Maine lobsters. The first thing I am going to tell you is The first thing I am going to tell you is they are cold blooded. The next thing I they are cold blooded. The next thing I am going to tell you is they can live to be am going to tell you is they can live to be 100 years old. The last fact is some 100 years old. The last fact is some octopi eat Maine lobster. octopi eat Maine lobster.

AngelfishAngelfishBaylee PhetteplaceBaylee Phetteplace

Do you know what an Do you know what an Angelfish eat. They like to eat Angelfish eat. They like to eat worms and sponges. They worms and sponges. They also like to eat coral heads. also like to eat coral heads. They live in the warm ocean They live in the warm ocean waters. They grow to be waters. They grow to be about 12 to 15 inches. They about 12 to 15 inches. They are a type of fish that has a are a type of fish that has a thin oval body and long thin oval body and long pointed fins. Angelfish pointed fins. Angelfish produce by laying hundreds of produce by laying hundreds of eggs at a time.eggs at a time.

CatfishCatfishAndrea KyleAndrea Kyle

Catfish live in the lakes, Catfish live in the lakes, rivers, streams and other rivers, streams and other places. They live in a big places. They live in a big group of catfish. They eat at group of catfish. They eat at the bottom of the water. the bottom of the water. They look like they have 6 to They look like they have 6 to 7 layers of whiskers. They are 7 layers of whiskers. They are brown, light gray, blue-gray brown, light gray, blue-gray and have black spots. Silvery-and have black spots. Silvery-gray catfish have lots of gray catfish have lots of amazing thing about them. amazing thing about them. People like to eat them.People like to eat them.

SeastarSeastarAbbie SummersAbbie Summers

There are lots of There are lots of seastars. The seastars. The seastar can have seastar can have more than 213 legs. more than 213 legs. The seastars have 2 The seastars have 2 bellies.bellies.

PenguinPenguinAngela ElyAngela Ely

What do you know about What do you know about Penguins? Well by the end of Penguins? Well by the end of this you will know more. this you will know more. Penguins live in the Southern Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere. A Penguin’s diet Hemisphere. A Penguin’s diet (which is what they eat) is (which is what they eat) is fish, krill, squid, and fish, krill, squid, and crustaceans. The Emperor crustaceans. The Emperor Penguin has a black bill with a Penguin has a black bill with a yellow orange stripe. They yellow orange stripe. They have black webbed feet with have black webbed feet with claws ,black feathers on their claws ,black feathers on their back and yellow by their neck. back and yellow by their neck. That is what they should look That is what they should look like when you see them. An like when you see them. An interesting fact about interesting fact about Penguins is they can be 3.7 Penguins is they can be 3.7 feet tall and weigh 65 feet tall and weigh 65 pounds. Now you know about pounds. Now you know about Penguins. Penguins.

Sea TurtleSea TurtleDerek BowenDerek Bowen

There are lots of different There are lots of different kinds of turtles but the one I kinds of turtles but the one I would want to tell you about is would want to tell you about is HUGE. It is a sea turtle. These HUGE. It is a sea turtle. These huge turtles live in shallow huge turtles live in shallow coastal warm waters. They coastal warm waters. They are cold blooded animals. They are cold blooded animals. They are vertebrates. They can be are vertebrates. They can be any color. They eat any color. They eat crustaceans. Crustaceans are crustaceans. Crustaceans are hard shelled animals. Did you hard shelled animals. Did you know they can lay up to 200 know they can lay up to 200 eggs. Try not to pollute their eggs. Try not to pollute their waters, thanks.waters, thanks.

Clown fishClown fishFaith FridmanFaith Fridman

Hi, I’m Faith and you might Hi, I’m Faith and you might know him as Nemo. But, know him as Nemo. But, the name of this fish is a the name of this fish is a Clown fish. Clown fish live Clown fish. Clown fish live among sea anemone, on among sea anemone, on the ocean floor and the ocean floor and Austrailia’s Great Barrier Austrailia’s Great Barrier Reef. This fish eats Reef. This fish eats anemones left overs, dead anemones left overs, dead anemone tentacles and anemone tentacles and dead plankton. Here’s dead plankton. Here’s what it looks like, it is what it looks like, it is orange with vertical white orange with vertical white stripes. They have rounded stripes. They have rounded fins too. fins too.

Here are some interesting facts. Here are some interesting facts. Clown fish can to be about 2 to 5 Clown fish can to be about 2 to 5 inches long. Clown fish kill other inches long. Clown fish kill other animals that come by. That’s animals that come by. That’s what I learned about Clown fish.what I learned about Clown fish.

FlounderFlounderGavyn MasonGavyn Mason

Hello my name is Gavyn and I Hello my name is Gavyn and I would like to tell you about would like to tell you about something that lives in the something that lives in the ocean called a flounder. ocean called a flounder. Flounders live in the ocean on Flounders live in the ocean on the ground. It feeds on blue the ground. It feeds on blue fish, weak fish and clams. fish, weak fish and clams. The flounder has two eyes on The flounder has two eyes on one side. It is ugly. It is flat. one side. It is ugly. It is flat. They can be fourteen inches They can be fourteen inches long! What is interesting long! What is interesting about the flounder is that the about the flounder is that the eggs float in the water. It is eggs float in the water. It is weird that their ugly. weird that their ugly.

Harbor SealHarbor SealJack JandzinskiJack Jandzinski

I am telling you about a I am telling you about a harbor seal. A harbor seal harbor seal. A harbor seal lives in the North Atlantic and lives in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Their diet is Pacific Oceans. Their diet is mollusks, clams and fish. mollusks, clams and fish. They can weigh up to 375 They can weigh up to 375 pounds. Their predators are pounds. Their predators are orcas, polar bears, sharks, orcas, polar bears, sharks, stellar sea lions, and stellar sea lions, and walruses.walruses.

SharkSharkJohn SadowskiJohn Sadowski

I am going to tell you about I am going to tell you about sharks. They live in warm sharks. They live in warm seas. They eat meat. They seas. They eat meat. They are 40 feet long. They are the are 40 feet long. They are the longest of all fish. They can longest of all fish. They can weigh up to 15 tones. Sharks weigh up to 15 tones. Sharks are dangerous. are dangerous.

SeastarSeastarKarlee GagnonKarlee Gagnon

It has 5 arms and it is red and It has 5 arms and it is red and orange and pink. It lives in orange and pink. It lives in the ocean on a rock and it the ocean on a rock and it goes up to the surface . goes up to the surface .

Horseshoe CrabHorseshoe CrabKyle SzparaKyle Szpara

Hi my name is Kyle. Do you Hi my name is Kyle. Do you know what it is like to be a know what it is like to be a horse shoe crab well come on horse shoe crab well come on I will tell you about it. A I will tell you about it. A horseshoe crab lives in warm horseshoe crab lives in warm shallow coastal water on the shallow coastal water on the sea floor. A horseshoe crab sea floor. A horseshoe crab eats sea worms and mollusks. eats sea worms and mollusks. A horseshoe crab has a hard A horseshoe crab has a hard outer shell. It has 5 pairs of outer shell. It has 5 pairs of jointed legs and a pair of jointed legs and a pair of pinchers. And it can weigh up pinchers. And it can weigh up to 10 pounds. One interesting to 10 pounds. One interesting fact is a horseshoe crabs likes fact is a horseshoe crabs likes clams.clams.

Puffer FishPuffer FishLacey JohnsonLacey Johnson

Where does a puffer fish Where does a puffer fish live? They live in the live? They live in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. What does a oceans. What does a puffer fish eat? They eat, puffer fish eat? They eat, meat, corals, sponges and meat, corals, sponges and sea urchins. What does a sea urchins. What does a puffer fish look like? They puffer fish look like? They have a small mouth. They have a small mouth. They have a tube shaped body. have a tube shaped body. When they puff up they are When they puff up they are 2 feet long. Want to know 2 feet long. Want to know the most interesting facts? the most interesting facts? The puffer fish is a blowfish The puffer fish is a blowfish and swellfish.and swellfish.

Sea AnemoneSea AnemonePatrick Fontaine Patrick Fontaine

What do you know about sea What do you know about sea anemone. It lives in shallow anemone. It lives in shallow waters worldwide. They eat waters worldwide. They eat fish, mussels, zooplankton fish, mussels, zooplankton and small crustaceans. and small crustaceans. Crustaceans are small Crustaceans are small animals with a hard shell on animals with a hard shell on them. Sea anemone come in them. Sea anemone come in many colors. They look like a many colors. They look like a flower. It has a collar on it. flower. It has a collar on it. Water comes in the body Water comes in the body through the ostium. They can through the ostium. They can float through the water. They float through the water. They live a long time. Clown fish live a long time. Clown fish live near sea anemones. It is live near sea anemones. It is a predator to other animals. a predator to other animals. What did you learn from this What did you learn from this story? story?

California sea lionsCalifornia sea lionsSarah NewlandSarah Newland

Do you want to know what it Do you want to know what it feels like to be a California sea feels like to be a California sea loin. California sea lions live in loin. California sea lions live in Western North America. Western North America. California sea lions eat meat, California sea lions eat meat, fish, squid, octopus, crabs, fish, squid, octopus, crabs, clams and lobster. California clams and lobster. California sea loins look like they have sea loins look like they have thick fur and they are dark thick fur and they are dark brown. California sea loins brown. California sea loins interesting facts are it barks interesting facts are it barks and honks, they are fast and honks, they are fast swimmers. They swim up to 25 swimmers. They swim up to 25 mph. It has four flippers. It mph. It has four flippers. It weighs 250 pounds. They are weighs 250 pounds. They are 6.5 feet long. California sea 6.5 feet long. California sea loins are awesome.loins are awesome.

Moray EelMoray EelShane R. NelliganShane R. Nelligan

Moray eels live in a coral reef Moray eels live in a coral reef or areas with shallow water. or areas with shallow water. Moray eels eat other fish, Moray eels eat other fish, including other eels. They are including other eels. They are muscular and snakelike. muscular and snakelike. Their body is circular and they Their body is circular and they have gills. It has small eyes, have gills. It has small eyes, an elongated fin and a an elongated fin and a powerful jaw with long sharp powerful jaw with long sharp teeth. Moray eels are a bony teeth. Moray eels are a bony fish. They are camouflaged. fish. They are camouflaged. Moray eels are nocturnal. Moray eels are nocturnal. They are out at night.They are out at night.

MusselMusselTaylor BishoffTaylor Bishoff

Mussels live in salt water. Mussels live in salt water. They live in oceans. Mussels They live in oceans. Mussels eat plankton for food. eat plankton for food. Mussels have hard shells on Mussels have hard shells on top and bottom. They close top and bottom. They close tight in case of danger. tight in case of danger. Mussels are only 4 inches Mussels are only 4 inches long. They can live in fresh long. They can live in fresh water. People eat mussels. water. People eat mussels. Mussels live at the bottom of Mussels live at the bottom of sandy water. Some people sandy water. Some people like to catch mussels is rivers like to catch mussels is rivers and lakes.and lakes.

Sea HorseSea HorseTomi CordzTomi Cordz

Can you imagine being a tiny Can you imagine being a tiny sea horse? Well let me tell sea horse? Well let me tell you how they live. Sea horses you how they live. Sea horses (like me) sleep on leafy (like me) sleep on leafy seaweed beds. We like our seaweed beds. We like our home in warm water. We home in warm water. We LOVE tiny shell fish to eat. LOVE tiny shell fish to eat. We have long sea horse We have long sea horse heads, curled tails, long heads, curled tails, long snouts, large eyes, and bony snouts, large eyes, and bony plates. Our females ( like me) plates. Our females ( like me) lay eggs and then the male lay eggs and then the male keeps the eggs inside their keeps the eggs inside their bodies 50 to 60 days.bodies 50 to 60 days.

The male has the eggs. Do you want to know how they hold the eggs? They have a special pouch. Now you know a lot about my species. So I will see you later. I have to swim!