National Marine Aquarium New fish

orcamad

orcamad

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Just heard they are bringing in over 100 new fish for their Atlantic Ocean tank. I have to say the numbers are small, I think the Sand tigers got hungry.

Does anyone have any details about the cargo plane they used? or when they are being brought in? I'm curious
 
When i was at the national marine aquarium in the summer, there was something about the atlantic tank gradually having its tempreture increased so that new species could be introduced.
 
Hi,

The tank was a Mediterranean Sea exhibit, kept at around 18-21 degrees. It contained sand tiger sharks, Mediterranean moray eels, grey triggerfish and 5 species of bream. Now, it has been heated to almost 26 degrees, it has a plane wreck in the middle and the stock is in the middle of a complete rehaul. It has been renamed the "Atlantic Ocean" exhibit (Western Atlantic).The only current species remaining in the tank will be the sand tiger sharks and grey triggerfish. New fish are being sourced from an aquarium in Barbados and will include species such as barracuda, nurse sharks, southern stingrays and eagle rays. The tank will also contain Caribbean reef fish such as angelfish, surgeonfish, porkfish etc. The stock will come across on a Boeing 767 to Exeter airport and will then be transported in lorries to the aquarium.
Constant updates of the massive project will be available on the NMA facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Plymouth-United-Kingdom/National-Marine-Aquarium/61213427569?ref=ts
 
Cool. I talked to a worker there today and he said their flying into London. They had hired this plane especially for this journey and coming down by train. They will be on display from the 20th of September.

Also some good news, Snorkel the turtle is feeling better. They have to remove some fish before she can go back out but she will be out next week.

The staff are on their way now and will arrive later tomorrow. They have cornered off part of the Atlantic tank and I have got a photo (as I went today)
http://i30.tinypic.com/6r20eg.jpg
 
I went here for the first time on Saturday. What a fantastic place, i did have to rush around it a bit, but will be going back again and taking my time. I am still amazed by how great this place was. I urge all zoo chatters, if you are down that way to pay it a visit.
 
Thank you Kiang. They are in the Coral Seas tank (the last one visitors see before they reach the Shop). I took some photos of them on Tuesday, not as good as the BBC ones unfortunately, and I wondered why they were not named on the display screens. They are very cool fish with ultra long tails and the habit of cruising around with their wingtips held upwards.

Alan
 
The two black tip reef sharks are off display
We have temporarily removed our two Black-tipped reef sharks from our Coral Seas exhibit. They are currently in a huge quarantine tank behind the scenes and will be back soon. These sharks get pole fed three times a week, and their training is ongoing to ensure they feed exclusively from the pole. By removing them from other distractions, we can reinforce their trained behaviour.
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Source: National Marine Aquarium Facebook
 
That is a real shame , pity they did not have some sort of alarm system set up to warn of a problem like this happening .
 
Dreadful news! The Atlantic reef tank has always been my favourite and I was very sorry to read that Caesar, the stone bass (or wreckfish), was one of the casualties.

Alan
 
Good news about the old Atlantic Tank! Its now called Eddystone reef and it has mullet, gurnards, wrasse, 3 conger eels and a new stone bass named Cornella ;). Also loads more animals.

West Photography << Some photos of the "new" tank
 
Had a rather hurried visit here on Friday but really enjoyed it, better than I was expecting knowin nothing about it before I saw it!
 
Captive bred sand tiger sharks arrival

A young male and female sand tiger shark have recently arrived from Ushaka Seaworld , Durban , South Africa . They join 2 males already in the collection . It is claimed that these are amongst the first of their species to be bred in captivity .
 
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