If you like fish, you need to visit the Georgia Aquarium -- no excuses!
On July 2, 2008, we visited the Georgia Aquarium. Their Ocean Voyager tank has 6.3 million gallons of saltwater. There were 6 galleries in all, and the Ocean Voyager is just ONE of the galleries. As a fishhead, I knew I had to sign us up for the behind-the-scenes tour, and it was worth every penny.
The Georgia Aquarium is located in downtown Atlanta and sits next door to the World of Coca-Cola Museum and the CNN Center. We visited both of those two other places plus the Atlanta Zoo and the Atlanta Botanic Garden. Each attraction was excellent and there were several other places that just didn't fit into our schedule. So, when you visit the Georgia Aquarium, there will be many more places to go.
During the behind-the-scenes tour, we were lucky enough to see the whale sharks being fed. They are filter-feeders, so they are fed plankton from colored buckets. The sharks know which bucket belongs to them and are attracted to the proper color at feeding time.
HINT: In the photo gallery below, click on any of the thumbnails to view the picture. If you have java enabled, the pictures will act like a slideshow. Hold the mouse in the upper left or upper right of the large picture to find a PREV or NEXT button to click, like on this example below:
Whale shark feeding at the Georgia Aquarium:
Ocean Voyager 6.3 million gallons:
Great place, but you can't go there!
The Piranha Realm was a public aquarium in Hazelwood, MO, but it is currently shut down. They had 12 - 4000 gallon tanks with some great fish. Click here to see the photo gallery.
Newport Aquarium Photo Gallery
We've got nearly 150 pictures from the Newport Aquarium located just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, OH. Newport Aquarium Photo Gallery.
Where to eat with the fishies!
Imagine eating in a restaurant that has a 200,000 gallon aquarium right in the center! Be sure to visit the Nashville Aquarium Restaurant Photo Gallery to see what that would be like.
Go gravel-less in style
So you've decided to have a bare bottom tank, but can't stand all the glare? We've got an easy solution that looks just like natural sand! Click here to see the project.
How to count large numbers
When your fish spawn, knowing the number of fry is important. But how do you count all those hundreds of tiny fishies? We'll show you how.
