A sextet of endangered thornback rays, which were born at the start of the year, are thriving at Bristol Aquarium. The nine-month-old rays, which are being cared for in a special juvenile display, are part of an ongoing captive breeding programme for the native UK species. Despite being the UK’s commonest type of ray, the … Continued

Aquarists at Bristol Aquarium are urging people to take care when purchasing exotic fish species. The warning comes after the Harbourside attraction agreed to re-home a brown spot Morano Stingray which had outgrown its owner’s tank. Although the fish is still a juvenile, it had already become too large for its home aquarium. It is … Continued

Aquarium samples added to travelling museum  Samples of water from Bristol Aquarium have become the latest additions to an extraordinary Museum of Water which visited the city at the weekend. Small amounts of water from the Amazon and Coral Reef displays and the quarantine area at the Harbourside attraction have become part of the travelling … Continued