While we were in Cincinnati, we visited the aquarium. The aquarium isn’t actually in Cincinnati, it is across the river in New Port, Ky. But, while most people kind of know where Cincinnati is, very few know where New Port is so it is easier just to refer to Cincinnati.

Actually, the aquarium visit was apart of the river boat ride that we took. It was a hot day and the aquarium was air conditioned so it gave us something to do while we waited for the river boat to return.

Aquariums are OK but you can only look at fish for so long before it gets boring. We were trying to move through the place at a normal pace but there was a group of Boy Scouts ahead of us and they had to do a photo opt at every tank. Needless to say, they slowed us down quite a bit but we finally managed to get past them.

There are two things that I find annoying about aquariums. The first is not being able to locate the fish that they say are in the tank. And while I am not the kind of person that needs to see every fish listed, I would like to be able to locate that occasional fish that looks interesting on the placard.

If the placard says that there is a blue headed bobble fish in the tank, I would at least like to see one up close and in person. Instead, all I see are angel fish which are not listed as being in the tank. When I can’t find a fish I wonder if it is hiding or dead.

And the converse to not finding the fish in the tank, is having a fish in the tank that is not identified on the placard. Most of the time, I am looking at the fish in the tank and not on the placard. So, when I see an interesting looking fish, I would like to know what it is.

Unfortunately, the aquarium keepers like to throw strange fish into the tanks and not identify what they are. I wonder if they do this just to find a home for a stray fish or if they do it to see if the public is paying attention.

Oh well, such is life.