Merlin Entertainments Group, the UK-based owner of Legoland amusement parks and Madame Tussauds, has already begun construction at Arizona Mills Mall where it will build the nation’s second Sea Life Aquarium. There are 30 Sea Life aquariums worldwide.
The $15 million aquarium will occupy a nearly 26,000-square-foot space formerly leased by Hi-Health and host more than [...]
Named the Kuroshio Sea, this enormous tank at the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan is over 30 feet deep, 110 feet wide, and nearly 90 feet long. It holds more than 8000 tons of water, equal to about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. Eighty local species of fish are on display here including manta rays, and [...]
The Monterey Bay Aquarium celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend. Besides having a look at the seahorse exhibit, the great white shark and the rest of the 550 species on display, those attending this weekend can participate in scavenger hunts, make crafts, hear live music and partake of a sustainable-seafood demonstration and tasting on Saturday. [...]
In an ongoing captive breeding programme at Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire Oaks, more than 100 baby seahorses have been born at the aquarium that is working to protect the threatened species.
The youngsters, which measure less than a centimetre in length, are known as spotted seahorses and will eventually grow to a length of nearly [...]
An appropriate filtration system is a must in any aquarium if you want healthy fish and plants.
Broadly, there are three types of filtration that are available today – biological, mechanical and chemical.
While, if you have a marine aquarium you would pretty much need to have all three types of filtration for your tank, you can [...]
This one was popular during the 1970’s on the heels of trends disco dancers, not to mention on the feet of the pimp in “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka”
A disco goldfish shoe? Imagine a real live goldfish, within the heel, or within the heel and the sole of a high-heeled platform shoe. The heel and [...]
Ever heard of a fish pile up? I guess that’s what promoted the engineers over at Nissan to study the movements of schools of fish, to try and come up with a solution to keep the roads safe from accidents.
Hoping to create safer cars, engineers at Nissan are studying the movements of schools of fish [...]
Planted aquariums are some of the most beautiful aquariums you can get, and some aquarium enthusiasts able to create stunning lush, natural-looking landscapes within the confines of a tank. Don’t expect neon gravel, miniature plastic castles or sunken treasure boxes sprinkled with glitter – oh no, these are painstakingly created works of art, replicas of [...]
