I wasn't walking exactly slowly through it and it still took me about 3-4 hours to get through!
The aquarium itself is incredible. Coming from Cairns and having been to the reef quite a few times I like to think that I've seen quite a few sea creatures so I was almost not going to do this, but multiple raving reviews convinced me and I am so glad I did.
He waved at me!
Fugu (blowfish) is damn poisonous. The skin, the spines, the bones, the organs. All poison. Neurotoxin. They'll paralyze your heart and you'll die slowly and painfully. And, the Japanese eat them. Osaka is the original training school for Chefs to get a licence to serve Fugu fish. They are tested by having to prepare it in front of a panel of judges and then have to eat it themselves! Eating properly prepared Fugu gives a tingling sensation as it plays with your nerves. But too much, or a rogue bone and you're dead.
Happy feet! Penguins in the Arctic circle section of the aquarium
Hey little guy!
Dolphins were playing with toys, chasing eachother, and throwing balls around to eachother it was very cool to watch.
Apparently this is what the great barrier reef looks like in the Australia section of the aquarium :P
They had one of the largest whale sharks in captivity. It was pretty damn big. Massive tank of water for him to swim in with lots of other fish too. Really well set up.
They feed their fish live bait that they grow in a farm. Sardines and the like. I was lucky enough to go at feeding time. They dunk about a few hundred thousand of the little blighters into the water and then all the predators start circling them. They actually form a fish 'ball' and clump together like you see on documentaries. Then one by one the predators dive into the ball and take their lunch til there is not one fish left. Fascinating to see so close.
Nemo was heavily featured. Kawaii des ne
He looks thoughtful. As if he is confused. Maybe thats becuase he changed into a woman and back just to make babies.
Deep sea section was dark but this octopus I managed to get a photo of. The other ones came out a little too dark no point uploading.
Thickness of the glass they use.
Squishy!! They had a section solely for the different types of jellys in Japan. Some of them are actually eaten - they're little the size of a fingernail, with no tentacles!
