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 [...]
The only restaurant-aquarium in Latin America, where diners share a table with species like the moray eel and the zebra shark, has fast become a craze in the Guatemalan capital, with around 4,600 customers showing up for its opening. The aquarium houses more than 600 fish of at least 38 exotic species on view, including [...]
The New England Aquarium, claiming to be the first cultural institution in New England to implement mobile technology including both an audio and visual component, reports it plans to debut an interactive tour produced by Untravel Media Inc. The tour, called NEAq Insider is designed to be played on mobile phones and other handheld devices, [...]
Dolphin and small sharks. A three-dimensional underground tunnel, fitted with the latest gizmos, which will give a 360 degree view of marine life. A revolving restaurant on the top floor. Great plans for the Taraporewala Aquarium in Mumbai, but … will this see the light of day? A short trip down memory lane: Started in [...]
A new deepwater 8,000 gallon aquarium exhibit featuring native species found in the Pocomoke River is expected to open in the spring at Delmarva Discovery Center thanks to a $250,000 contribution from the Fulton Owen Foundation. The featured fish will be the Atlantic sturgeon, a unique species that would have come up the Pocomoke River [...]
Having gone through the same experience myself just some time back when I got my first tank, here are some things, you as a budding aquarist would find useful: Tip # 1: Look for the largest tank you can afford – both in terms of space and money. Before you know it, your fish population [...]
Located in Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand, the Chiang Mai Zoo’s aquarium, set on a 1.6 hectares plot of land, is made up of freshwater and ocean sections. Spanning a length of 133 meters across a width of 66.5 meters, the aquarium, being built by the Zoological Park Organization (ZPO), features the world’s [...]
With the recently installed 360-degree rotating Spyball camera, visitors to the Waikiki Aquarium can now come face-to-fin with blacktip reef sharks, jacks and the other inhabitants of the 35,000-gallon Hunters on the Reef exhibit without ever having to get wet. The Spyball’s videogame-like console and joystick controls direct the camera to rotate and zoom giving [...]
