aquaria

I am looking for examples where individual hobbyists, scientists, small non-zoo organizations and maybe commercial venues helped in protection, discovery or research of animals ex-situ, especially in Europe. I found mentions of several freshwater fish which only survived in private tanks. There...

What (if any) species of sharks and rays are self-sustaining in aquaria?

I'm not certain precisely when this occurred as it's not clear in the article, but this is very interesting! Wild collected Slender Sunfish eggs successfully hatched and raised to post-larval settlement in captivity, a first for any mola. Unfortunately none got far past initial settlement due to...

I don't know if there is already a thread for this, but I didn't find one immediately. Post news or information about captive whale sharks and lists of all captive whale sharks here:).

I just found out that this facility will be permanently shutting down after March 31st. Reasons for closure include financial difficulties and a deteriorating building (which would add up to the financial difficulty if there was an attempt at fixing it). This aquarium has been up for 51 years...

Most aquariums I know of do not keep real corals in their very large tanks, instead opting for artificial corals. I presume this is because it is probably much cheaper and easier to manage than real corals in tanks of this scale, but I am wondering if there are any aquariums that do house real...

In case you don't know, an oceanarium is being built in the new expansion area for Bintaro XChange, replacing the old park and jogging track. Their aim is to finish building by the end of 2021, but it won't open until 2022. Aside from the oceanarium, there will also be a new park, another mall...

Jakarta Aquarium: Giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) Blue bat star (Patiria pectinifera) Flower hat jelly (Olindias formosus) Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax) Old wife (Enoplosus armatus) Ornate cowfish (Aracana ornata) SeaWorld Ancol...

Jakarta Aquarium: Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) Blue-and-yellow grouper (Epinephelus flavocaeruleus) Threadfin anthias (Pseudanthias huchtii) Cherry anthias (Sacura margaritacea) SeaWorld Ancol: Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) Potato...

Jakarta Aquarium: Coconut crab (Birgus latro) Purple land hermit crab (Coenobita purpureus) Indo-Pacific hermit crab (Coenobita brevimanus) White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) Bullseye reef lobster (Enoplometopus holthuisi) Unknown shore crab (Hemigrapsus sp) Skunk cleaner shrimp...

Kinda related to the Sharks in Indonesian Aquaria thread. Please note that Rhinopristiformes (wedgefish/rhino rays, guitarfish and sawfish) are included as well. Jakarta Aquarium: Mangrove Whipray (Urogymnus granulatus) Pink Whipray (Himantura fai) Jenkins Whipray (Himantura jenkinsii) Dwarf...

Jakarta Aquarium: Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) SeaWorld Ancol: No cephalopods housed at the moment Formerly housed: Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini, both SeaWorld Ancol and Jakarta Aquarium) Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris, Jakarta Aquarium) Big Blue Octopus...

Jakarta Aquarium: Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus) Zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) Brown-banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) White-spotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) Grey...

If anyone hasn't heard of it yet, Piamari (Pangandaran Integrated Aquarium and Marine Institute) was supposed to be the largest aquarium in Indonesia, rivaling SeaWorld Ancol and Jakarta Aquarium. It was supposed to open in March 2020, but the pandemic held back the aquarium from opening since...

There is lots of beautiful and interesting fish which are rarely seen in public aquaria. I wonder which fish Zoochatters would like to see more?

Despite being a major food source and with a few species extensively bred in aquaculture, many salmonids have restricted ranges and are often threatened. However, I have seen few displays of salmonids, and most of those were rainbow trout. What other salmonids have people seen, and why are so...

Hi, I thought this could be of interest. It's about the new Oman Aquarium being built close to Muscat. We have an article about this on our website. Here are a couple of pics, showing the concept art and the actual build. It is due to open in Spring next year.

Entrance hall of the aquarium at the Antwerp Zoo, Belgium.