New fish added to the exhibit hall display

Logperch (Percina caprodes) 

If you have ever visited the Ijams exhibit hall, you know that there is one aquarium displaying several small active local fishes.

Gilt darter

The mix varies but all that occupy the tank are donated by Pat Rakes of Conservation Fisheries, Inc. a local non-profit fish hatchery dedicated to propagating and returning native imperiled fishes to area streams. The fishes remain small and include such groups as darters, shiners, madtoms, etc.


This week Pat brought by 52 sawfin shiners, 7 gilt darters and 2 logperch.

- Thanks, Pat