Reef aquarium

Visiting the Florida Aquarium is a gorgeous journey that brings the ocean to downtown Tampa, Florida. The ocean is a wonder of the world enshrouded in mystery. The aquarium is built with this in mind. It is filled with beautiful construction, amazing wildlife, and nature exhibits. The senses are assaulted throughout the journey. Each visitor is greeted with oceanic smells, colorful reefs, wild sea creatures, and theme music for each exhibit seemingly ripped from an adventure film. Of course,…

Dorely Zoo Aquarium. This aquarium, located in Omaha, Nebraska, may be just about as far away from the ocean as it gets, but thanks to taxes and donations, everyone in this land-locked region can get a look at coasts around the world. And because this particular aquarium is the largest aquarium found in a zoo, there is a lot to see. Featured here are eleven exhibits, including the Open Oceans exhibit, and a Cold Pacific Oceans exhibit, as well as the Shark Reef, Ocean Drifters, and Coral Reef…

The tank attempts recreate the conditions that are found in the deep areas of coral reefs in the Pacific and Australian areas. The tank contains three species of shark, the black-tip reef shark, the white-tip reef shark and the sand tiger shark. The black-tip reef shark can grow almost up to three meters and can weigh up to 130 kg. The black-tip reef shark is a social animal and are found in large groups with a strong hierarchy.(Rogers, n.d.) The white-tip shark has…

one of the most beautiful and exotic types of fish on the market. Thanks to their mesmerizing stripes and dizzying colors, Mandarins are a super-hot commodity among reef hobbyists. The Mandarin, with vibrant blue-green rivers of pigment running across its body, is an unmistakable fish that’s sure to be the highlight of your aquarium or refugium. They originate from the warm pacific waters in and around the Indonesia, the Phillipines, and Australia. Despite the fact that Mandarin Gobies are…

The passages, “An Amazing Day at the Aquarium” and “My Trip to the City Aquarium” describe two different students taking a trip to the City Aquarium. Even though the students visited the same aquarium, they both had different experiences. Both passages have similarities and differences. The student in the passage, “An Amazing Day at the Aquarium,” was both excited and interested in visiting the aquarium. In paragraph 2, the student states that he dreamed of being a marine biologist when…

like a pet clownfish? Well, almost a million other people do as well! Demand for the clownfish grew as everyone wanted a pet clownfish of their own. The clownfish were already the top-selling fish! More and more animals were taken from the great coral reef. Fortunately, there was good news! The National Marine Fisheries Service stepped in and tried to gather more information about the clownfish and to determine if it did need protection. The clownfish…

treated correctly. Otters need your help because people are killing them for multiple purposes. More than 680 otters have been rescued. The Florida Aquarium has helped many otters. The aquarium helps otters by taking them in and giving them the help they need. I am here before you today to ask if you will donate your time and money to the Florida Aquarium to help the otters in need, who are being hurt. Otters are not the first animal you would think of to be in need of our help. In Otter…

the Lionfish has two species, Pterois volians and Pterois miles, going by many other common names such as Turkeyfish, Zebrafish, and Firefish, they are both also apart of the Scorpaeniade family (Robin, 2007). They are considered to be a beautiful reef fish that many aquarists admire and are recognized by…

Aquariums are million-dollar businesses that run on the suffering of marine animals. Wild orcas and dolphins are supposed to swim large distances everyday. In tanks these animals can only swim in circles or short lines. They are told to do tricks that have no meaning and are being taken away from family members when they’re taken to different tanks or parks. Most animals in aquariums die way before they’re supposed to. The vast majority of sea animals are ripped away from their families and put…

The life along the Great Barrier Reef is full of danger and Marlin, a single parent clown fish, has to protect his son, Nemo. As the time starts for school his dad nervously accompanies him and agonized over his every move. Nemo defies his father and swims to the reef's awesome “drop off” to investigate a boat. Suddenly he gets scooped up by a diver and Marlin helplessly watches the happening. Marlin frantically swims off in search of his son. As he passes a school of fish, he suddenly bumps…