Virtual Tank Tour: Oceanus Inland Reef
6 June 2008This week I had the opportunity to visit a fellow reefer Michele Wronski to pick up a pair of tank-raised clownfish.
Michelle runs a non-profit organization called Oceanis the Inland Reef which focuses on community education on marine life and coral reefs. Michelle teaches and inspires the people of all ages in her community to care for, understand, and respect, the coral reefs. A noble cause.
She’s got over 20 tanks and more than 1500 gallons of reefy-goodness. She raises clownfish, bangaii cardinals, and seahorses. Hopefully soon she’ll be breeding dragonface pipefish.
Having read the high praise that many people have for Michele on the Boston Reefers Society forums, I was prepared to be impressed. But my expectations were exceeded by the vast variety of fish and corals that Michele cares for in her facility.
Knowing that I was in for a treat, I asked Michele if I could video-tape my visit and she graciously agreed. Michele was a fantastic guide as she took me through her many fish tanks.
In case you don’t get the opportunity to get all the way out to Barre, MA (it is worth the trip), here’s a sample of the hour-plus that I spent with Michele.
