“During our first visit to the Desert Museum in 1994 we agreed it was the best full spectrum natural history experience we'd ever had - and right here in our own backyard! We've supported the Museum annually since then and encourage friends and business associates to do the same.”
-- Jerry Weinert
& Marni Dittmar
Wish List
February - June 2013
Moving In!
You know the feeling, you've finished unpacking, you're settling in, and you've just realized you don't have a toaster! Well, that's where we are with the new aquarium. Getting used to a new place is both exciting and challenging for the new fishes and, due to this, we've discovered a few things we need to acquire. Though all the essential elements are in place, these items will make the new tanks really feel like home.
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Anyone for a good game of hide and seek? Fishes Fishes enjoy their privacy. By using different artificial plants in their aquariums, keepers can play peekaboo with the fishes by manipulating the density of plants in the tank. |
$ 9.00 Number needed: 23/24 |
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Gotcha! Fishes With the right nets moving fishes can be safe and even fun for the fishes. |
$ 15.00 Number needed: 6/12 |
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Open wide and say aah! Fishes Being able to tell if our fishes are healthy and comfortable is crucial. These digital thermometers will show us if anyone is running a fever, which tells if a fish needs any special care. |
$ 20.00 Number needed: 6/12 |
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Hold my food please Fishes It is important for us all to have plenty of veggies in our diet, and this is true even for fish. Some might think they are icky, but our Ichthyologist loves fish and insists that they have balanced meals. Help serve up some healthy greens to our swimming friends.(10 per bag) |
$ 20.00 Number needed: 1/3 |
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Filter bags Fishes Remember those hair-nets grandma used to wear? That is basically what we need to hold the filter material together for the tanks in this new gallery. |
$ 25.00 Number needed: 2/4 |
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I see you! Fishes Our fish have traveled far and wide from the Gulf of California to be ambassadors of this desert sea. It would be a shame not to see them. Help us get some special window cleaning tools that reach every nook and cranny. Kent brand proscrapers are specially designed to reach these hard spots without scratching the acrylic! |
$ 30.00 Number needed: 3/6 |
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Tickle, Tickle! Fishes Fishes seem to love bubbles, because they constantly swim through them and even try to catch them. Help us make lots of bubbles for the fishes. Adding a timer makes it unpredictable and even more fun! |
$ 55.00 Number needed: 6/6 |
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Are you hungry yet? Fishes When is the food coming, will the food come, where will it come from? Automatic feeders allow the aquarist to randomly feed fishes small amounts several times a day, keeping the fish on their toes….oops fins. |
$ 63.00 Number needed: 10/10 |
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There is a spot on the window Fishes To make sure you can see the fishes and they can see you, we need to clean their side of the window, too. Easier then diving in the water, these magnetic cleaners keep us dry. |
$ 130.00 Number needed: 13/14 |
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A refract o what? Fishes A refractometer is a device to read salinity. It is critically important to keep our marine animals at the right salt level. This device allows us to make sure that happens. Wouldn’t you like to help? |
$ 140.00 Number needed: 2/2 |
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Lets make some waves Fishes We are working with several threatened and Endangered fish species at the museum Several of them are found in fast flowing streams and rivers. Using a Hydor Koralia® controller can make them feel right at home by changing the direction of the current. |
$ 250.00 Number needed: 1/2 |
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Wave maker controller Fishes Hang 10 – these fishes love to surf! And, a wave maker will keep them in their groove.(controller) |
$ 500.00 Number needed: 4/4 |
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Can I play with the other fishes? Fishes New fishes need to spend some time alone in quarantine before they can swim with the others. These 235- gallon tanks and dedicated filters are the easiest way to make sure we don’t end up with a tank full sniffling little fish. |
$ 1305.00 Number needed: 2/2 |
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Brrrrr! Fishes Help our trout become the coolest kid on the fish block! Trout like it chilly, so this guy needs his water temperature nice and cold to be a proper trout. |
$ 2000.00 Number needed: 1/1 |
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For additional information contact Camille Pons, Development Officer, 520/883-3055, [email protected]
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