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The Aquarium is an octagonal building with three floors. The ground floor contains office and laboratory space. The first floor has 14 large tanks, and the second floor has two rows of 69 tanks. The Aquarium is open to visitors from 10 am to 5.30 pm on all days except second Tuesdays.<ref name="BangaloreAquarium"/> |
The Aquarium is an octagonal building with three floors. The ground floor contains office and laboratory space. The first floor has 14 large tanks, and the second floor has two rows of 69 tanks. The Aquarium is open to visitors from 10 am to 5.30 pm on all days except second Tuesdays.<ref name="BangaloreAquarium"/> The first floor of the building holds fourteen large fish tanks with different types of cultivable fishes. The aquarium houses only fresh water fish including some exotic species. The fish tank is simple and clean which allows the observer to focus on the fish. The tank walls are blue in colour and there a few pebbles and stoned lined at the bottom of the tank.The second floor of the building has sixty nine aquariums in two tiers. The upper tier has twenty three tanks and the lower tier has the remaining forty six tanks. Both these tiers house only ornamental fish. The only lighting is in the fish tank the surroundings are dark. |
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Revision as of 08:43, 12 September 2019
| Bangalore Aquarium | |
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 Bangalore Aquarium in June 2016 | |
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| 12°58′35″N 77°35′55″E / 12.9765°N 77.5986°E | |
| Date opened | 1983[1] |
| Location | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Bangalore Aquarium, also known as Government Aquarium, is the second largest aquarium in India. It is located at the entrance of Cubbon Park in Bangalore, India, and was established in 1983. It has a variety of exotic cultivable as well as ornamental fish on display. It is very near to vishweshwarayya museum. The aquarium is administered by the Karnataka State Government Department of Fisheries.
Building
The Aquarium is an octagonal building with three floors. The ground floor contains office and laboratory space. The first floor has 14 large tanks, and the second floor has two rows of 69 tanks. The Aquarium is open to visitors from 10 am to 5.30 pm on all days except second Tuesdays.[1] The first floor of the building holds fourteen large fish tanks with different types of cultivable fishes. The aquarium houses only fresh water fish including some exotic species. The fish tank is simple and clean which allows the observer to focus on the fish. The tank walls are blue in colour and there a few pebbles and stoned lined at the bottom of the tank.The second floor of the building has sixty nine aquariums in two tiers. The upper tier has twenty three tanks and the lower tier has the remaining forty six tanks. Both these tiers house only ornamental fish. The only lighting is in the fish tank the surroundings are dark.
Species on display
Fish that can be seen at the aquarium include eels, angelfish, glowlight tetra, hockey stick tetra, red-tail shark, catla, Indian tiger barb, mahseer, freshwater prawns, blue gourami, pearl gourami, gold fish, moon tail, and more.[1][2]
Governance
Bangalore Aquarium is administered by the State Government.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bangalore Aquarium". bangaloreindia.org.uk. City of Bangalore. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Cubbon Park:Aquarium". karnataka.com. karnataka.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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