Wednesday, April 14, 2010

 

Friendly Fish

What do you mean, "don't fall in the water"? I know the consequences if I do, even if this place is really tempting. It is part of the reef exhibit at Sydney Aquarium and the lagoon bit is open at the top. A small bear who wanted to could easily climb up and over into the water and swim with the fishes. Maybe if the eagled-eyed Oldies were somewhere else... Anyhow, this is a great exhibit. You can look down on the coral and fish from above the water and you can also see them below the water through the glass front. The walls are painted to make it look like you are way out in the lagoon. While you are looking, the fish come right up to you. I think they are looking for food. Even though you are not supposed to feed them, some kids were giving them bikkies when I was there. The deeper tanks are really great. They have masses of coral of all sorts and a big mix of fish. The Oldies say that it is better, in some ways, than what they see when they go snorkelling because the temperature in the aquarium water is controlled. The problem with corals in the ocean is that the water sometimes gets too warm and the coral bleaches and dies off. Cyclones wreck it too, so sometimes the Oldies come back from their snorkelling complaining that the coral was not good. You don't get that problem in great aquariums like this.

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