Jamie Schenk

Fish people are very, very different because they love their fish. But it's not like you get to go cuddle it and scratch it. There's an emotional connection, but there's not a lot of touching that happens like it would for, let's say, a parrot or a mammal. Bird people take bites like crazy. They're like, oh yeah, I totally bit my finger and I love you so much.

Fish people are very, very different because they love their fish. But it's not like you get to go cuddle it and scratch it. There's an emotional connection, but there's not a lot of touching that happens like it would for, let's say, a parrot or a mammal. Bird people take bites like crazy. They're like, oh yeah, I totally bit my finger and I love you so much.

What's unique about us? We make it possible so guests can come and touch and feed our octopus, touch and feed our stingrays. And a lot of our tanks are set up that way so that we can provide an experience for the guests to have an emotional attachment with that animal.

What's unique about us? We make it possible so guests can come and touch and feed our octopus, touch and feed our stingrays. And a lot of our tanks are set up that way so that we can provide an experience for the guests to have an emotional attachment with that animal.

My days and my nights are pretty much merged together.

My days and my nights are pretty much merged together.

I mean, you're dealing with life, right? So you never know who's going to be sick, who's going to do this, babies being born, new projects being completed, everything like that.

I mean, you're dealing with life, right? So you never know who's going to be sick, who's going to do this, babies being born, new projects being completed, everything like that.

So in the back, we have sanitization buckets. We have a bleach diluted bucket so we can sanitize our scrub brushes or anything that we put into the tanks so we're not cross-contaminating. So he took it and he dumped bleach into our system. And if you're familiar with aquariums, bleach kills fish. So it was kind of like, okay, this guy took our shark. He's also trying to crash one of our systems.

So in the back, we have sanitization buckets. We have a bleach diluted bucket so we can sanitize our scrub brushes or anything that we put into the tanks so we're not cross-contaminating. So he took it and he dumped bleach into our system. And if you're familiar with aquariums, bleach kills fish. So it was kind of like, okay, this guy took our shark. He's also trying to crash one of our systems.

You're kind of in a bit of a state of shark, a state of shock. Then it's like you're trying to take care of almost two things at one time. Then the staff members were on the phone with me. What do we do? What do we do?

You're kind of in a bit of a state of shark, a state of shock. Then it's like you're trying to take care of almost two things at one time. Then the staff members were on the phone with me. What do we do? What do we do?

Basically, we did a large water change and we're able to put dechlorinators into the water really fast. So in the end, we actually had zero loss, which is amazing. And then at the same time, go hunt him down. So we were moving pretty fast.

Basically, we did a large water change and we're able to put dechlorinators into the water really fast. So in the end, we actually had zero loss, which is amazing. And then at the same time, go hunt him down. So we were moving pretty fast.

He came a couple weeks before, and that's how I recognized him on the cameras, because the whole situation was very unique and different and raised red flags.

He came a couple weeks before, and that's how I recognized him on the cameras, because the whole situation was very unique and different and raised red flags.

However... Well, Instant Oceans never come through. We just talk to them on the phone. The only vendors we have that come through on a regular basis would be vendors for our gift shop. So he shows up and he's like, we want to test your salt. And we think the salt is a bad batch and is going to hurt your fish, your livestock, whatever you have, blah, blah, blah. There was no company shirt, no card.

However... Well, Instant Oceans never come through. We just talk to them on the phone. The only vendors we have that come through on a regular basis would be vendors for our gift shop. So he shows up and he's like, we want to test your salt. And we think the salt is a bad batch and is going to hurt your fish, your livestock, whatever you have, blah, blah, blah. There was no company shirt, no card.

We hadn't received an email or anything like that. And I was like, well, we haven't had any issues, so I think we're okay. And he kept pressing the matter and wanted to do a walkthrough.

We hadn't received an email or anything like that. And I was like, well, we haven't had any issues, so I think we're okay. And he kept pressing the matter and wanted to do a walkthrough.