submitted by capman@augsburg.edu
The Biology Department is hosting a large Aquarium Expo in collaboration with the Minnesota Aquarium Society
March 22, 2025 (last Saturday of spring break), 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public, including free parking
Hagfors Center first floor and biology labs, including:
– Large aquarium show – 100 – 200 tanks with a wide diversity of freshwater tropical fish and aquatic plants
– Speakers (including emeritus biology professor Bill Capman speaking on marine fish and invertebrate breeding methodology)
– Biology lab and greenhouse tours led by students
– Tours of Augsburg’s coral reef aquaria and marine fish and invertebrate breeding lab
– Live corals and other live critters under microscopes
– Vendors (aquarium related vendors as well as some wonderful artwork/paintings and bioactive vivariums/terrariums)
– Food truck
– and more