The London Aquarium
I appologise for the quality of the images, but the low lighting levels and thick glass tanks make photography difficult.
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The Aquarium houses some 35,000 specimens of aquatic life in over two million litres of water. The display tanks are divided into zones or habitats, the largest of which are the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
In addition there are displays of freshwater streams, rivers and ponds, coral reef, tropical seas, mangrove and rainforest. The aquarium is arranged over three floor levels and sub divided into a total of 14 Zones.
The Touch Pool is particularly popular with children, as the staff help them to safely handle starfish, rays and hermit crabs etc., there are also regular displays of feeding the fish. For adults the huge Pacific Tank with its display of four types of shark, huge stingray and grouper fish is popular. Also the Spectacular Atlantic Feed, where a team of divers hand feed giant rays and native British sharks.
My own favorite was the coral reef complete with sea horses, clownfish and "living rocks" because of the brilliant vivid colours.
I have visited several similar aquariums before and despite the size of the London Aquarium it lacks the usual underwater tunnel which provides an experience of being surrounded by water and sharks. This may of course be due to security precautions in London.
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