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Title: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Brandon Khoo on May 04, 2008, 10:55:54 PM

I visited the Singapore aquarium today. It's not big but boy, there are some nice fish in there. They have a school of GTs in the main tank which range in size from nice to scary. I was observing them for about twenty minutes. One of the fish must be pushing the six feet mark - I wanted to catch it!

The other amazing fish were their Arapaima which is a freshwater fish from South America. It looks like an elongated barramundi. Some of the fish were just gigantic and I think were over seven feet in length. I wouldn't even hazard a guess at the weight of these things. There is a stocked lake in Thailand where you can catch these and I understand some people have caught them on poppers!

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Wong Kai Zhee on May 05, 2008, 05:20:05 AM

spore aquarium?

u mean the underwater world at sentosa?

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Brandon Khoo on May 05, 2008, 08:51:16 AM

I think that is what they call it, Wong.

It is about 1/3 the size of Underwater World at Caloundra and maybe 1/20 the size of Atlantis at Nassau BUT it has a 6 foot long GT and a few others almost as big!

Probably be at AH after 4pm today. Heading home tomorrow.

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Peter Lowe on May 12, 2008, 11:51:41 AM

WOW - that would be so cool to see, 6 ft GT in a fish tank - awesome. I must go.

See Brandon, not all the travel sucks.......

 8)

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Brandon Khoo on May 12, 2008, 12:55:58 PM

I came back with one of the worst bugs I've had for years.   :'(

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Greg Burt on May 12, 2008, 03:30:29 PM

We might have to put you in quarantine on HI :(, but we'll take your arsenal of rods along to Marion for you,  ;)

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Chris Tan on May 12, 2008, 05:41:32 PM

 
Brandon's rods are already on board the Odyssey! ;D

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: David Noble on June 05, 2008, 04:53:18 PM

Brandon...A mate's girlfriend does the marketing for one of Australia's big aquariums.
Apparently 2 of the night time security guards go sacked for taking fishing gear in and using it on the attractions!
I don't know how they got busted, but I think some fish ended up swimming around with hooks in places they didn't previously have them.

Can't blame them for trying  ;)

Dave.

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Brandon Khoo on June 05, 2008, 05:43:31 PM

Are you kidding, David? That's is just so funny if it is true.Those guys must be really stupid though. That was always going to be a reasonable possibility.

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: David Noble on June 05, 2008, 09:02:59 PM

Yes it's absolutely true... :)

Here are some photo's I took in Langkawi in January this year.  The floating fish farm had a few interesting things, including this trio of 12-15kg GT's looking very displeased about swimming in a 6ft circle for their lives.   :( :(

Cheers Dave

Title: Re: Singapore aquarium
Post by: Mick Cunningham on June 06, 2008, 06:13:08 PM

i want one in my room ... the fish  tank  ;D ;D ::)