As you stroll through The Gallery, be sure to take a close look into every exhibit – our masters of camouflage live here! You will not only find stunning fish in technicolour hues, you will be witnessing the incredible adaptations that help them survive.
From bloated pufferfish, the Gallery is home to all different types of aquatic animals. These delicate species are from all over the world, and there is still much waiting to be discovered.
Coral is often mistaken for a plant or rock but is actually an animal, specifically a marine invertebrate, and can be found in tropical ocean waters around the world. They make their own food as plants do through photosynthesis, but they also have small tentacle-like limbs that are used to capture food and push it into their mouths. Approximately 25% of all marine life are dependent on coral reefs at various points of their life cycles.
Cuttlefish are intelligent invertebrates with eight arms and two tentacles that each have suckers on the end. They are part of the Cephalopoda class along with squids, nautiluses, and octopuses. They have amazing defence mechanisms such as changing their colour for camouflage — even in complete darkness — and releasing a cloud of ink to confuse predators.
Named after the mythical creature for their stature and colouring, the weedy sea dragon is one of three known species of sea dragons. They have long, narrow bodies, tails, and a few extra appendages to help them blend into their environment. They do not have large mouths or even jaws, but instead a long tube for sucking up small prey. Like the seahorse, sea dragon males have a patch near their tail where they will carry the female’s eggs until ready to hatch.
• The Gallery features six salt water and three fresh water exhibits totaling more than 50,000 litres!
• The Living Coral exhibit found here houses our only live coral, grown onsite!
• Feel the shock of an electric eel with our electric eel interactive exhibit!
Swim by for a scheduled Dive Show to watch our divers with the animals or check out an Aquarist Talk to meet our husbandry team! You’ll have the chance to ask all your questions and maybe even see a live feeding!
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