Aquaplanet 63, oldest aquarium in Korea closes/ notablespecies

Kim Minwoo

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Aquaplanet 63, is the oldest aquarium in South Korea which opened in 27th July, 1985 and it will be closed next month, 1st of July. It is located in underground floor of 63 tower, which is one of Korea’s skyscrapers.

Here is a list of notable species:
Aqua Valley:
Siberian sturgeon, kois, African cichlids, rainbow trout

Otter planet:
Asian small clawed otter

Aqua Garden:
Red-bellied piranha, Hybrid red parrot cichlid
Arapaima, Redtail catfish, Tiger shovelnose catfish, Tambaqui, Ripsaw catfish, Clown featherback, Giant gourami, Alligator gar, Ocellated river stingray, Tetras and rainbowfish, Electric eel, Electric catfish, Australian lungfish

Golden Miracle Zone:
Jellyfish, Glass catfish

Turtle planet:
Green sea turtle, Banded houndshark, Blacktip reef shark

Play Aqua & Financial City Zone:
Bearded dragon, Leopard gecko, Common kingsnake, Indonesian blue-tongued skink, Tiger salamander, Asian toad, Crested gecko, Oriental red-bellied toad, Korean green tree frog, Cranwell’s horned frog, Iberian ribbed newt, Red-bellied newt, Axolotl

Penguin Planet: (Mixed species exhibit)
Humboldt penguin, Hawksbill sea turtle, Green sea turtle, Longtooth grouper

Fantastic mermaid:
Ocellated eagle ray, Zebra shark, Golden trevally, Blacktip reef shark, Honeycomb ray, Cownose ray, Pitted stingray, other small marine fish


Lagoon planet:
Garden eels, Lionfish, pufferfish, Green moray, Banded archerfish, other well known small coral reef fish

Cave planet:
Banggai/Threadfin cardinalfish

Seal planet:
Harbor seal

Coral planet & Crab planet:
Longlegged spiny lobster, Clownfish, tangs, angelfish, butterflyfish, Eastern snake-necked turtle (?)

Notable former species:
Pacific white-sided dolphin
Baikal seal
California sea lion
Walrus
King penguin
Macaroni penguin
Southern rockhopper penguin
Magellanic penguin
African penguin
Sea otter
 
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