Reserve Your Classroom Program Now Spring has always been the most in-demand season for our school programs, and Spring 2026 is already shaping up to be another full calendar. That strong demand exists for one simple reason: generous supporters like you make it possible for students across the Central Valley to experience aquatic science in …
The sped-up video above shows our anemone feeding on a small frozen green cube of food. It’s a simple routine, but it’s an important reason why this animal has lived so long in our care…
Learning That Lasts a Lifetime Christmas Day is usually about what’s under the tree. But at Aquarius Aquarium Institute, we spend a lot of time thinking about a different kind of gift – the kind that stays with a child long after the wrapping paper is gone. Curiosity. Wonder. A first real connection to water, …
California hermit crabs like these Pagurus samuelis at Aquarius Aquarium Institute are resourceful recyclers of the tidepool. Instead of making their own shells, they rely on empty snail shells or formerly lived-in shells for protection. As they grow, they must search for a better fit—often inspecting, testing, and sizing up the shells of their neighbors …
Sea stars may look slow and simple, but beneath their arms is a hidden world of remarkable engineering. Each sea star has hundreds of tiny tube feet lining the grooves on the underside of its arms. These flexible, suction-tipped structures help the sea star walk, cling to rocks in pounding surf, and even open tightly …
Fresno and Clovis high school Salmon and Trout Team students Colton, Cedar, Deven and Kelsie we mentored at CART (Center for Advanced Research and Technology), spent a day on the San Joaquin River releasing the baby Chinook salmon they hatched out and grew in their classroom aquarium. On another day, they visited the new Salmon …
We’re busier than ever in 2025 as we visit Pre-K and elementary grade classrooms throughout the Fresno/Clovis metropolitan area as well as surrounding communities in the San Joaquin Valley with our ever-popular Teaching Tidepools® program. Seeing the student’s faces as they interact with our two educators and the tidepool animals themselves …
Dakotah, Ashlee, Christian, Alex, Abril, Harley and Haylee, the Fresno and Clovis junior and senior high school students we mentored this year at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), are keeping a saltwater coral reef aquarium in their classroom and learning positive, cutting-edge techniques for land-based coral propagation and care. Also, by participating …
Spring 2024 – Fresno and Clovis high school students at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology’s environmental lab (CART) who are mentored by Aquarius Aquarium Institute released baby rainbow trout they raised from eggs in their classroom aquariums into the Kings River, just below Pine Flat Dam. By regularly testing the water in the …
We often post about our Teaching Tidepools® program that brings living California sea creatures to local school classrooms, but we’re also excited when we can reach children in their own homes at birthday parties! Contact us today to find out how you can have cool tide pool animals along with our fun, interactive program come to …
