Reptarium I visited Legasea Aquarium and Reptarium early (4/19/25)... but my species list needs YOUR ID help!

Sulcata tortoise has been replaced with proper mammals: a trio of Maine coon kittens. Do not read the comments here or on community posts about the cats or else you will lose braincells. People are genuinely pissed over the "downgrade" from African crested porcupine to this even though it is in the animals' best interests, and suggestions for "exotics" (as people are weirdly exclusively wording them; I'm admittedly out of the loop regarding what got this channel so many subs in the first place but it was always like about reptiles so I guess that attracts people with more questionable pets to the long-term audience?) wouldn't have enough room (eg primates, procyonids, foxes, wild cats despite a montage near the end of an employee in past videos being afraid of them). I think it works for the sloth, armadillo, and binturong (he has plenty of vertical space and is a snoozy fellow), but honestly it was tight for even the tortoise. They've made a good cat room though. Most of all though, I can't believe people are angry at the possibility of petting these fuzzy kitten faces. How can you be angry at kittens?!

Like, I understand the disappointment of a potential "exotic" at a zoo getting replaced by domestics, but you gotta know what's best for the animals. The porcupine wasn't very happy there and had to be rehomed (or is in the process of it off exhibit I think). The kittens will be very loved.
 
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New baby retic (I hate modern YouTube thumbnails he is not a giant anaconda, please fire whoever makes your thumbnails Lori, your videos are distinctly un-Mr. Beast like and chill).

To make space for him, monitors have been moved around to different exhibits in the building.
 
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Per here:

* Another Dart Frog exhibit in the works, in between the Giant Predator Tank and the Glass Catfish. Species pending.
* New stick insects, my unknowledgable self thinks Jungle Nymphs.
* Two tarantulas already there (as I said, bugs like to hide from me) are a Goliath Birdeater and a Darth Maul Tarantula.
* Black fish in the Parrot Cichlid tank, ID needed.
* Yoyo Loaches mentioned as somewhere in the facility.
 
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We now have an extensive tour video.

I actually did a good job cataloging almost everything, but:
* There is now a Leopard Tortoise with the Aldabra and Capybara.
* The new Dart Frogs in the now complete second exhibit are Dyeing Poison Dart Frogs, "Peacock" specifically as opposed to any of the more usual phenotypes you see.
* Tomato Frog on the tropical wall.
* "Sturgeons" in the indoor Koi tank.
* Albino Corys in the zigzag Amazon tank. This is where the prior mentioned Yoyo Loaches live, as well as Bristlenose Plecos. "Gouramis" are mentioned.
* River Ray/Fly River tank now has a Tapajós River Stingray.
* The four Axolotls are here and their exhibit is done.
* Pacific Blue Tangs in the tunnel arch.
* There is apparently a Puffer in the Cownose Ray tank named LeBron. He tends to hide.
* Biggie will get new Puffer friends with him in the Cowfish tank in the future.
* Bonnethead is a future possibility for the Shark tank, but they are being extra cautious regarding future additions because the current sharks will grow very big. What looks a lil empty right now with the juveniles (apparently something they've been really egged on about by people who probably don't know otherwise) will be much less so when the blacktips and zebra are full size.
* Tang/Anthias/Firefish reef now has a Black Tang and a striped fish that needs ID.

I also surprise encountered a live show by them at the local park on Sunday. The ambassadors were:
* Leopard Gecko
* California Kingsnake
* Central Bearded Dragon
* Ball Python
* Baby American Alligator
* Relatively small Burmese Python (probably juvenile)
 
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AlmightyKingPrawn said:
* River Ray/Fly River tank now has a Tapajós River Stingray.
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This is a species I've never actually seen in a public aquarium (or even heard of until today) so that's definitely very cool! Also a relatively new one, only described in 2016. Have you got any photos by chance?
AlmightyKingPrawn said:
* Bonnethead is a future possibility for the Shark tank, but they are being extra cautious regarding future additions because the current sharks will grow very big. What looks a lil empty right now with the juveniles (apparently something they've been really egged on about by people who probably don't know otherwise) will be much less so when the blacktips and zebra are full size.
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I don't know if anyone here has any pull/direct contact with the folks running this establishment, but if so, I'd like to put in a recommendation against bonnetheads. They can be difficult to maintain as it is if you don't have experience working with them (as just about all hammerhead species are, though they're definitely the easiest), and may not get along all that well with blacktip reefs and zebras - and yeah, as you mentioned, those do get pretty large as adults.
 
This video I think was filmed first shows a lot of ray stocking for those interested. The one Google told me was Tapajós River was the "galaxy" ray. There's other color morph names here that may need species interpreting.
 
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