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Rizz Carlton
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I did saw it just today, I dislike this setup and mix a lot, no effort given to even just increase the water level. If there's problems with that, these fishes should've been moved elsewhere, there's no need for them to be there.
Especially the parrot cichlids. SWA doesn't need mutant monstrosities like them, just pure natural monstrosities like sharks and freshwater predatory fishes.
As for the waterfall exhibit, looks like it could work for a sailfin dragon or a water monitor
Rizz Carlton
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Updates from my visit (15 July, 2025).
- Several archerfish has been added in the Riverview tank.
- The aquarium's lungfish is no more after around six years on-display. The tank now hold the electric eel, as it's original tank is converted into a eggs and baby bamboo shark tank and educational display.
- An unusual scorpionfish is present alongside some other species like the pterois volitans and synanceia verrucosa.
- The aquarium's gorgasia maculata is back on-display after a while, SeaWorld Ancol is currently Indonesia's only public holder.
- The tank for the Japanese spider crab is drained and empty, as well as mentioned to be under routine care.
- Several oxyeleotris marmorata has been added to the weird "world cup" tank
- The "phone booth tank" is now empty, now tuned into a decorational display as an "life guard" booth.
- Within the Antasena main tank, an huge cobia appears for a while, a very huge highlight for me as they had been in my photography wishlist for a while now
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Updates from my visit (15 July, 2025).
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- Several archerfish has been added in the Riverview tank.
- The aquarium's lungfish is no more after around six years on-display. The tank now hold the electric eel, as it's original tank is converted into a eggs and baby bamboo shark tank and educational display.
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- An unusual scorpionfish is present alongside some other species like the pterois volitans and synanceia verrucosa.
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- The aquarium's gorgasia maculata is back on-display after a while, SeaWorld Ancol is currently Indonesia's only public holder.
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- The tank for the Japanese spider crab is drained and empty, as well as mentioned to be under routine care.
- Several oxyeleotris marmorata has been added to the weird "world cup" tank
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- The "phone booth tank" is now empty, now tuned into a decorational display as an "life guard" booth.
- Within the Antasena main tank, an huge cobia appears for a while, a very huge highlight for me as they had been in my photography wishlist for a while now
What about the wetland tanks? What do they hold there?
The scorpionfish is most likely a member of the genus Scorpaenopsis, but species unclear as they look pretty similar (likely Scorpaenopsis diabolus)
Rizz Carlton
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Nothing much changes since February. The one with red-eared sliders and Amboina box turtles have a pair of oscar cichlids, leporinus, and some silver dollars. The huge alligator snapping turtle is still there, as well as an smaller pool for pacus.
I got the same suggestion on what that scorpionfish is, safe to assume that it could be that genus atleast.
Oh, because the wetland section is like, one of the most skippable sections in SWA and I rarely get updates on that exhibit from Google Maps
The Sea Explorers' tank has been reverted into the Ray Kingdom tank, now only housing honeycomb whiprays and Javanese cownose rays
Not sure what happened to their zebra sharks and green sea turtle
Ancol Taman Impian on Instagram: "Halo Sahabat Laut! Tau gak sih di Sea World Ancol ada akuarium baru lho namanya akuarium “Ray Kingdom” yaitu akuarium khusus yang berisi ikan pari Ada Javanese Cownose Ray atau Pari burung hidung pesek dan ada juga Leopard Whipray atau Pari macan Sahabat Laut mau liat lebih dekat dengan ikan pari atau akuarium Ray Kingdom? Yuk datang ke Sea World Ancol dan beli tiketnya sekarang di ️ Ancol.com ! Beli Online, Lebih Hemat! #SeaWorldAncol #RayKingdom #Stingray #IkanPari #AncolTamanImpian #KeajaibanBerpetualang #HavenOfWonder"
Not sure what happened to their zebra sharks and green sea turtle
Ancol Taman Impian on Instagram: "Halo Sahabat Laut! Tau gak sih di Sea World Ancol ada akuarium baru lho namanya akuarium “Ray Kingdom” yaitu akuarium khusus yang berisi ikan pari Ada Javanese Cownose Ray atau Pari burung hidung pesek dan ada juga Leopard Whipray atau Pari macan Sahabat Laut mau liat lebih dekat dengan ikan pari atau akuarium Ray Kingdom? Yuk datang ke Sea World Ancol dan beli tiketnya sekarang di ️ Ancol.com ! Beli Online, Lebih Hemat! #SeaWorldAncol #RayKingdom #Stingray #IkanPari #AncolTamanImpian #KeajaibanBerpetualang #HavenOfWonder"
Mossman Joe
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I believe @Rizz Carlton has already photographed these rays, with one of them possibly being Himantura undulata, a rare species in Indonesian aquaria, as per this thread:
Oh yeah, you think SWA is the only keeper of the true Undulata in Indonesia, with the ones in BXSea, JAQS, Marine Safari and PAI being either Tutul or Uarnak?
Man species complexes are very confusing
Rizz Carlton
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Not only in Indonesia, but perhaps one of the only holder in the world. I think an Cambodian aquaria have them from another thread. Again, the ID of the specific ray is still unspecified.
Most himantura in Indonesia are uarnak, only BXSea have tutul.
Ohh thanks for clearing out, I guess we never kept Leoparda (IDK about Malaysian or Singaporean aquaria, but better ask those who are more active in those countries' threads like Zooish)
Rizz Carlton
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JAQ claims to have leoparda, but I'm honestly not sure.
Ancol Taman Impian on Instagram: "Sahabat Laut! siapa nih yang tau kapan Ulang Tahun Sea World Ancol yang ke-33 Tahun? nah.. buat yang ulang tahunnya berbarengan dengan Sea World Ancol, akan ada hadiah menarik lohh Dan nantinya akan ada Biota baru di Sea World Ancol, kira-kira apa ya biota barunya?? Yuk datang langsung ke Sea World Ancol, jangan lupa beli tiketnya di Ancol.com ! Beli Online, Lebih Hemat! ️ #UlangTahun #Anniversary #SeaWorldAncol #AncolTamanImpian #KeajaibanBerpetualang #HavenOfWonder"
SeaWorld Ancol has teased that a new animal will come in celebration of the aquarium's 33rd anniversary. The post below teased that it's a an orectolobid shark.
Hmmm... I'm guessing it's any of the East Indonesian carpetsharks/epaulette sharks
I think SEA Aquarium (now Singapore Oceanarium) once kept Hemiscyllium halmahera back in the 2010s, maybe someone like @Zooish or @Nadchew_ can confirm
I don't know if any aquarias outside Indonesia (especially Japan since they have lots of aquaria that keeps rarities) keep any of the other East Indonesian carpetsharks (including the elusive Hemiscyllium freycineti)
SeaWorld Ancol has teased that a new animal will come in celebration of the aquarium's 33rd anniversary. The post below teased that it's a an orectolobid shark.
Hmmm... I'm guessing it's any of the East Indonesian carpetsharks/epaulette sharks
I think SEA Aquarium (now Singapore Oceanarium) once kept Hemiscyllium halmahera back in the 2010s, maybe someone like @Zooish or @Nadchew_ can confirm
I don't know if any aquarias outside Indonesia (especially Japan since they have lots of aquaria that keeps rarities) keep any of the other East Indonesian carpetsharks (including the elusive Hemiscyllium freycineti)
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Rizz Carlton
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Hemiscyllium seems very interesting to look forward since that would be massive leap for the Ancol-owned era of SeaWorld.
Though, again, this being Ancol, I wouldn't personally put expectations to high hahaha.
I remember suggesting Hemiscyllium with my grandpa to SWA back in 2010s. If this happens, then I guess 10 years later our suggestion will be heard. It this turned out to be coral catsharks, I'm gonna be very disappointed.
It appears some Japanese aquaria has kept East Indonesian carpetsharks before
Yes SEA Aquarium had displayed H.halmehera. >'m not sure if they are still in the collection.
Thanks for confirming, because SWA is teasing a new shark as part of their collection, and the slender and whiskered figure made me think it's an epaulette shark
The Aquarium had it back then but as of now, some of the aquariums that I have asked don't even know of the species' existence so it probable that it has been phased out/died?
The October event schedule at Ancol's Instagram account confirmed that the new addition to SWA is a "walking shark", though it's not specified which species but these are the possible candidates:
- Hemiscyllium halmahera (Aqua World Ibaraki and SEA Aquarium/Singapore Oceanarium once kept this)
- Hemiscyllium freycineti (The commonly known species from Raja Ampat, though no aquaria has kept this species before)
