Poseidon's Treasure Room

Poseidon’s Treasure Room houses several periodically changing freshwater and saltwater displays. It provides a fascinating view of unusual marine creatures and marine life, including:

• Banded Cat Sharks and Egg Cases – Developing shark embryos in their egg cases let you witness the miracle of life as it unfolds.

• Golden Piranha (Serrasalmus spilopleura) – A rare species of piranha.

• African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens) – An air-breathing fish that could actually drown if no air were left at the top of its display tank.

• Mexican Blind Cave Fish (Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus) – Fish whose eyes become covered as young fish mature.

• Filter Feeding – A display that illustrates how sponges and other creatures sieve plankton by creating water currents.

• Cerianthus anemone, tube anemone – Creatures that look like living lava lamps.

• Lionfish (Pterois volitans) – Fish that have been carried to Long Island from the Carolinas by the Gulf Stream, and caught as part of a scientific capture program.
  
  
• Scorpionfish– Fish that use camouflage to catch prey and avoid predators.
  
  
• Tropical Lagoon – A display that illustrates how tropical lagoons provide protected nursing grounds for reef fishes.

Our Treasure Room gives us a way to focus on some of the smaller, more delicate fish that might get lost in our bigger exhibits.