New shipwreck home for giant eels A quartet of giant conger eels are setting in to their new shipwreck home at Bristol Aquarium. The eels share their new display with a variety of other native species including sea bass, cuckoo wrasse and ballan wrasse. The eels, which currently measure around a metre in length, came … Continued
Visitors to Bristol Aquarium will be able to experience ghoul-guided Spooky Torchlit Tours after dark on Friday, October 30th. Accompanied by the Harbourside attraction’s team of resident ghouls, visitors will be able to discover what happens after the public have gone home and the lights go out. Running from 6pm-9pm, each of the pre-booked tours … Continued
Horrible half-term fun at Bristol Aquarium! Visitors to Bristol Aquarium are being invited to take part in a week-long exploration of predators big and small throughout the October Half Term holidays (October 22nd – November 1st). There will be the chance to discover deadly creatures and find out who preys upon whom. A … Continued
AQUARIUM TO SET ‘IQ TESTS’ FOR QUARTET OF OCTOPUS A quartet of curled octopus is to be set a series of challenges as part of a new enrichment programme at Bristol Aquarium. The newly-arrived cephalopods will share a specially-themed habitat and aquarists are devising a training plan to ensure each octopus is kept both … Continued
Deadly ‘seaweed’ with fishy sting it the tail A bizarre-looking venomous fish which disguises itself as seaweed has gone on display for the first time at Bristol Aquarium. The weedy scorpionfish is covered in seaweed-like appendages and venomous spines. Found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans the scorpionfish is a master of … Continued
Due to a fire that broke out in the nearby Millennium Square car park it will be temporarily closed until further notice. All above-ground businesses including Bristol Aquarium and At-Bristol Science Centre are open as usual during this time and alternative harbourside car parks can be found nearby at Prince St (NCP) or Wapping Wharf … Continued
Exotic new jellyfish spotted at Bristol Aquarium An exotic new species of jellyfish has gone on display for the first time at Bristol Aquarium. The white spotted, or floating bell, jellyfish is native to the West Pacific from Australia to Japan and can grow up to half-a-metre in diameter. The jellyfish gets its … Continued
Aquarium adds giant snails to Botanical House A quintet of the world’s largest species of snail has gone on display in one of the large bio-domes at Bristol Aquarium. The giant tiger land snail, which is native to West Africa, can reach in excess of 18cms in the wild – making them the largest land … Continued
Bristol-born stickleback babies go on display More than a dozen captive-bred stickleback babies have gone on display in a special nursery tank at Bristol Aquarium. The tiny sea sticklebacks, which measure just three centimetres in length, were born at the Harbourside attraction last month. Visitors were able to witness the complicated breeding process, which involved … Continued
Shipwrecked Sid goes down a storm at aquarium Younger visitors enjoyed sea shanties and storytelling sessions with ‘Shipwrecked Sid’ at Bristol Aquarium on Wednesday. Created by Michael Loader, ‘Shipwrecked Sid’ has been marooned on a desert island and is delighted to share his tall tales of the sea. Sat in his homemade shack, Sid told … Continued