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About the Aquarium |
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The largest aquarium in Russia — Sochi Discovery World Aquarium®– was
opened in Sochi.
On the territory of 6000
square meters there are 30 aquariums, a total of 5 million liters of
water. Feel like Neptune next to the aquarium, where colourful fish
swim. Enjoy a sea star, passing through the tunnel, where the corals are
sparkling and the huge shark floats.
The entire exposition of
the Sochi Discovery World Aquarium fascinates by the gently splashing
freshwater "lakes", bridges, "wild" forests, rocks and waterfalls: in
this filigree frame the Jewellery of Russia's largest collection of the
best, most beautiful works of nature look particularly fascinating.
So, the first aquarium
exhibition is dedicated to freshwater fish. One of the peculiarities of
the freshwater zone is a waterfall in a tropical forest, which visitors
will enjoy much and feel the atmosphere of, passing by the bridge across
the pond. The open ponds are inhabited by the spectacular carp "Koi". In
the aquariums you will see over 100 species of freshwater fishes of the
Amazon and Ecuador to Australia. Some of them are piranhas, discus,
cichlids, gourami and many more.
Further, there is a room
for the inhabitants of the seas and oceans, which includes 13 small
Aquariums and a flowery tunnel. The largest tank contains almost 3
million l, its length is 44 meters!
It is an incomparable
feeling - to be surrounded with water on three sides. And behind the
glass which seems to be fragile (actually, its thickness is almost 17
centimetres) there are the beautiful plants, shipwrecks, reefs and
rocks, and what is the most important is that sea inhabitants look at
people indifferently. They are deep in their daily routine. The touching
idyll is abruptly broken by the "Shark Tale", a slowly approaching
shark. The Nurse shark is not the only shark in the aquarium: there are
cat and reef sharks. She is never alone, being constantly accompanied by
the fussing flocks of yellow pilots - they clean her white skin, and she
in turn protects them from enemies. No wonder that aquarium inhabitants
respectfully step aside during her shows.
All the visitors do enjoy
the play of the seahorses, Unicorn Tang, Arothron, the cow-fish, the
Longspined porcupinefish, the surgeon-fish, all kinds of stingrays and
catfish from microscopic size to the giant. The aquarists and qualified
divers maintain a clean, healthy climate and just a good mood among
inhabitants of the Oceanarium.
Impressions obtained
while visiting the Sochi Discovery World Aquarium will stay with you for
life. You will want to share emotions with your dearest and again and
again return to the underwater kingdom..
Source: official site of
Sochi Discovery
World Aquarium (2013)
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