National Marine Aquarium In Plymouth

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Hey Guys,

Went to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth this weekend, which has Europe's deepest aquarium.

Here are some pics.

Jules.

Pic 1, Altantic Ocean (deepest in Europe)



Pic 2, Altantic Ocean #2 (deepest in Europe)



Pic 3, The Med



Pic 4, The Med. In this one you can see how the glass overhangs the viewing gallery. I estimate it was 3" perspex.



Pic 5, I think this was a box fish, someone may confirm.



Pic 6, Lion Fish

 

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• Aug 31, 2006

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I didn't say you could take pictures of my aquarium



nice pics though, bet it was impressive

 

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Pic 1, Carribean Reef #1, incl Black Tip Reef Shark



Pic 2, Carribean Reef #2, incl Loggerhead Turtle



Pic 3, Carribean Reef #3, Moray Eel



Pic 4, Carribean Reef #4, Can't remember this guy's name but he was the biggest thing in there!



Pic 5, Carribean Reef #5, Can't remember this guy's name but he was v. nice!

 

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Pic 6, Carribean Reef, General smaller fish



Pic 6, Carribean Reef, Clown fish (they were nearly 2" long, bigger than I'd seen before)

 

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i love the shark jaws

 

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• Aug 31, 2006

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Whoaaaa imagine how much all that live rock would cost them

 

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• Aug 31, 2006

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Wisperian said:

Whoaaaa imagine how much all that live rock would cost them

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If it's anything like the "Blue Planet Aquarium" in Elsmere port then the live rock isn't real, although it looks very very convincing.

 

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When i did my dive course in malysia (well a small island inbetween malysia and tailand, but we were in malysia), i went snorkling in my lunch break with black tips

they are awesome in real life, and they werent too big either, about 1m maybe abit more, some smaller...
i have pics on my disposable underwater camera, but i havent got a scanner...

Nice pics ive never beeen to the plymouth aquarium, but ive seen the outside of it, cos my uncle has a boat at the marina behind it. There were alot of pollocks in that atlantic one

Mikey

 

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in the second post, the biggest fish, is that a sunfish?

 

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• Sep 1, 2006

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in the second post, the biggest fish, is that a sunfish?

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No it looks more like a parrotfish to me, but its not a sun, cos hasnt got those fins on the top and bottom of the fish...At lesast i dont think so...

 

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• Sep 1, 2006

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it looks alot like a groaper i saw diving in australia

 

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it looks alot like a groaper i saw diving in australia

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do you mean grouper

I can imagine the headlines: 'diver molested by fish'

 

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• Sep 1, 2006

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would love togo there, great pics

 

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• Sep 1, 2006

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The diver said:

it looks alot like a groaper i saw diving in australia

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Yep, it's Grouper. There are lots in the water around here actually, you need to go out deep though. They have incredibly scary teeth! As big as human teeth, and pointy.

 

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• Sep 1, 2006

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Jules H-T said:

Pic 1, Carribean Reef #1, incl Black Tip Reef Shark

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Pic 2, Carribean Reef #2, incl Loggerhead Turtle

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Pic 3, Carribean Reef #3, Moray Eel

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Pic 4, Carribean Reef #4, Can't remember this guy's name but he was the biggest thing in there!

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Pic 5, Carribean Reef #5, Can't remember this guy's name but he was v. nice!

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It looks to me that the fish in the last picture is a naso tang. But it can be a powder blue tang. Never know as when light is refelcted on fish it may look different.