The elephant fish in the room | Caring for deep-sea fish with Senior Aquarist Dalton

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Dive a little deeper into a day in the life of Senior Aquarist Dalton Richardson as he takes care of our elephant fish (Callorhinchus milii) in the Whalefall Community exhibit. Ensuring the well-being of these unique deep-sea dwellers is Dalton’s top priority.
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@wyattw9727 2 ай бұрын

The Aquarium is a large part of why Monterey is probably my favorite haunt in all of California from a Sac local's pov. Shame the cost of living there is enormous because the entire coastline and foliage is gorgeous.

@Crafty_Chari 2 ай бұрын

first time seeing an Elephant Fish and it's so unique!

@catfishyay 2 ай бұрын

i absolutely love chimaeras, including elephantfish. very interesting to see how they're cared for in the aquarium!

@HDMRich 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing how elephant fish are cared for every day. It is a beautiful fish that I can watch all day long when I visit the aquarium. I also like how the aquarium use the bias free language and follow academic format. I appreciate the aquarium's conservation efforts!

@rogertemple7193 2 ай бұрын

This is the first time seeing an Elephant Fish and it looks really awesome thanks for sharing this.🫧🐋🐟🐳🐠🫧

$@fricketyfracktraintrack$

@fricketyfracktraintrack Ай бұрын

Oh so you're the guy that maintains the crab exhibit!! I salute you

@jhmumma 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating. Glad to have found your channel.

@alanatolstad4824 2 ай бұрын

I was with friends and family when visiting the aquarium at the Mall of America, & we were lucky to be invited behind the scenes! Very kool!

@aroguespartan7627 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this guys! As a student looking to become an Aquarist one day, this was SO incredibly cool to see!!!

@nich347 2 ай бұрын

So you're the person cleaning the tank during the Live streams! It's so nice to see that the animals are being taken care of, weirdly enough the whale tank and the jellyfish are my favorite live streams to have on while I'm reading at home.

@MontereyBayAquarium 2 ай бұрын

Dalton is part of a team that takes care of the Whalefall exhibit (and others in Into the Deep), but you've probably seen him reaching in there a few times!

@pattijacobs8961 2 ай бұрын

That was wonderful! Loved meeting Dalton!

@Elizabeth-s6l5y Ай бұрын

My favorite MBA live stream because of these cute elephant fish, cool spider crabs and ominous music.

@sunflowerz54 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very interesting :)

@sharonkaczorowski8690 2 ай бұрын

The first time I came across the wonderful Elephant Fish I laughed aloud…evolution truly has a sense of humor.

@henriquedearruda8902 2 ай бұрын

I was hopping to learn more about Elephant fish

@MontereyBayAquarium 2 ай бұрын

Check out the link in the description!

@syos1979 2 ай бұрын

Important question: Are the whale bones real or fake? If they are real where did the aquarium obtain them? If the bones are artificial what material were they caste from? Finally to finish my questions I aspire to know if the elephant fish require a different water pressure in captivity and if so how is that maintained?

@tavitafish 2 ай бұрын

This aquarium is one of the only reasons I want to come down to cali

@jenpink4298 2 ай бұрын

So cool!

@DEPORTER_SUPPORTER Ай бұрын

They're also called an elephant shark, they're mainly found in South east Australian waters, they're good eating as well.

@after_twelve_ 2 ай бұрын

I love this BTS videos! I’ve always wondered about the 💩 lol. It’s also rly cool to know what you guys do, thank u for sharing!

@marnenotmarnie259 2 ай бұрын

montery bay aquarium more like montery slay aquarium

@bithplease1779 2 ай бұрын

1:02 How venomous? 🤔

@Elkeys01 Ай бұрын

What kind of education would you recommend for an aquarist for the kelp forest? That’s my dream job, and I wanna go for it!

@gheefreak 2 ай бұрын

How do you care for animals that have adapted to live at much greater water pressure than you can achieve at an aquarium? They're designed for a depth that as far as I know, can't be replicated. Does that cause problems?

@MontereyBayAquarium 2 ай бұрын

Great question! The animals we have on exhibit can thrive under the pressure of both the deep sea and at sea level. Most deep sea animals lack a gas bladder and are largely made of water. Unlike gas, water is neither compressible or expandible. Because of this, we’ve found that changes in water pressure haven’t been an issue for the species we display, as crustaceans, jellies, and fish without swim bladders can thrive at surface-level pressure. The Aquarium made the decision to focus on replicating the other deep-sea conditions - light, temperature, oxygen level, and pH - rather than pressure.

@gheefreak 2 ай бұрын

@@MontereyBayAquarium huh. That makes a lot of sense. Depth really shouldn't matter to jellies. Thanks for your answer!

@chronicsheepdeprivation8441 2 ай бұрын

I came here for the Elephant Fish but seeing/hearing the presenter give his pronouns in the introduction was really nice...

@purestench9263 2 ай бұрын

have fun voting for kamala

@bonniea8189 2 ай бұрын

@@purestench9263Not everyone on the internet lives in the US

@AdamForeman Ай бұрын

You clean up the uneaten food? Surely that's why you have the crabs in the aquarium enclosure exhibit? Add another crab or two to help the ecosystem

@TheMOMMABadger Ай бұрын

Pronouns?! Stop the madness people.

@isoldam 2 ай бұрын

Interesting fish! Weird pronoun-announcing rituals add nothing to the video, so why don't you skip that next time.

@rockevan 2 ай бұрын

Ritual lol 😊😅

@after_twelve_ 2 ай бұрын

I love that they included pronouns and I’m sure they will continue to do so moving forward 💕

@rockevan 2 ай бұрын

@@after_twelve_ not if they wanna get a she/her 🤞♡

@Cara-39 2 ай бұрын

Weird that it bothers you enough to complain abt it so why don't you ignore it next time

@bonniea8189 2 ай бұрын

@@rockevan Maybe he doesn't. Maybe he wants to get a he/him or a they/them. Or maybe Dalton is asexual or aromatic. "There are more things in heaven and earth, [rockevan], than are dreamt of in your philosophy." -- Shakespeare

@DEPORTER_SUPPORTER Ай бұрын

What's with the pronouns lmao?

@MadMatt13 Ай бұрын

It makes no difference to me what gender people class themselves as, that is their personal business and nothing to do with me. I hope people are happy with whatever they are. Please just stick with information about the fish and the fish care. Love your videos. Thank you.