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Posted	LONDON AQUARIUM PICTURES
21-10-2007 22:24 by Fry Lover	went there today with my son, have been a few times, i wouldn't say its fantastic, and if i wasn't into fish i doubt i would have ever have gone more than once, but here we go....
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21-10-2007 22:48 by Tina c	hey lex im taking my son there tomorrow for his birthday, so is it worth the money or not? because he also wants to go to london zoo and we cant do both on the same day
21-10-2007 22:49 by Tina c	hey lex im taking my son there tomorrow for his birthday, so is it worth the money or not? because he also wants to go to london zoo and we cant do both on the same day
21-10-2007 22:50 by Fry Lover	well, i got lucky and my son got in free as i was using an Oyster Card for travel, some kind of special offer. Normally its £13 for adults and £9 for children How old is your kid?
21-10-2007 22:59 by Tina c	he is 10 and i would also be using an oyster card
21-10-2007 23:01 by Fry Lover	my boy is 11, hopefully the offer will still be on Well if he likes fish, and he hasn't been there before i think he'll really like it There are some quite big sharks there, piranha and loads of nice marine fish Both me and boy touched a stingray today, they let you pet them (if you are lucky enough that the Rays come to surface)
21-10-2007 23:03 by Tina c	how long were you there is it an all day knackering experience like the zoo i don't know why we have never been there b4!!
21-10-2007 23:05 by Fry Lover	its not an all dayer Tina, its not THAT big to be honest, even if you really take it all in and pay attention, you will be in and out in 2-hrs or so.... I think if it was just ME, i would be in longer, but my Daniel does like fish, but eventually gets bored I would really like to take J-Girl there....
21-10-2007 23:07 by Tina c	and yes he loves fish (i think that's my doing it's certainly not his dads lol) his tiny bedroom is doninated by his 3ft goldfish tank. just like mum!!!
21-10-2007 23:09 by Tina c	have you met J-Girl? i think your becoming obsessed (an I'm gonna get jealous!!!)
21-10-2007 23:14 by Fry Lover	I have in-deed met the Mighty J-Girl But she lives many miles away up in Geordie Land, she loves being called a Geordie, you should call her a Geordie
21-10-2007 23:15 by Tina c	will do no such thing
21-10-2007 23:15 by Fry Lover	this is my boy
21-10-2007 23:16 by Fry Lover	these were taken today, just outside the London Aquariums
21-10-2007 23:16 by Fry Lover	this was taken when he met Paul Stevens, this was his reaction
21-10-2007 23:18 by Fry Lover	he's squinting coz of the sun! it was a lovely day
21-10-2007 23:30 by -Rob C-	Lucky for him he didn't get your looks. Good pics Lex, London Aquarium is pretty disappointing, I remember going a few years back.
21-10-2007 23:32 by robert.pope	Hey fry wher did he get his good looks ....... must follow his mother !
21-10-2007 23:34 by robert.pope	i havent been but looking at the pics i have seen the same at Birminghams sea-life and the plymouth aquarium ! very good photos all the same !!
21-10-2007 23:42 by Fry Lover	its not an amazing place for sure, but its got some nice set-ups and if you into fish, it does have a certain appeal for sure, well it did for me, personally i would go back for £13 in all in with my boy as i thinks its worth it for that price, but normally it would have cost £22 which is a bit steep for what you get, but its Central London!!! Come to expect it. They must have the drabest Malawi section, they must have about 200-300 Malawi fish in the 3-6" region and i tell you, you'd be hard pressed to do it worse than they have, not many decent coloured's at all, looks like 70% hybrids.
22-10-2007 07:19 by Bogwoodbruce	Looks like you had fun Mr Lover, ahh mini Lex!
22-10-2007 10:28 by Kell	Nice pics mr fry, 3rd 1 looks like a sock puppet, lol. Glad you and daniel had a good time.
22-10-2007 10:29 by Kell	p.s, your boy is starting to look like you so much now.
22-10-2007 16:26 by Ed	Lex just think what it would look likeif experienced aquarists had this at there disposal you could keep people messmerised for hours,like 5000 cardinals shoaling,all the different types of ray,seahorse breeding programmes,say 10 ton of live rock with good lighting would look great ,it seems to me they opened it and just sat on there laurels and are saying thats it.I thought it was quite drab and my daughter wanted to go after 40 mins not worth the money in any way.Remmember you have to pay to get there ,food,the cost of getting in ,all adds up to about £70 TO £80.I hope someone from the place looks at this post and takes it in as it could be world class with a with some input,great photos all the best ed.
22-10-2007 17:36 by Fry Lover	thanks Ed, well like i said about the Malawi section, you'd be hard pushed to make it look worse. The problem with most (but not all) of their set-up's is that it is a just a bunch of fish thrown together rather than an actual aquatic display. Also, a lot of the written information beside the species is not interesting enough, and very basic. Saying that, i'd be happy to go again, alone or with someone else that really likes fish if it was CHEAPER. I got in for £13 all in with my son, so not too bad. It's usually more. Your point about the cardinal's is true. They have one set-up with a few discus and some of the biggest cardinal's i have seen, but its a poor effort really, especially from a planted perspective. And if you going to keep discus there, how comes the most plain ones. That pic i took was the best discus out of about 4. They also have a fascination with Roach fish, so many, in quite a few different tanks, i mean once you seen a small / medium and large Roach you seen them all really
22-10-2007 19:35 by Woz	i never get it whe places have huge tanks and *** fish in them...they should really go to town and put some nice colourful fish in there.... as for roach how boring are they
23-10-2007 19:52 by dave the wath	Can't comment on the London aquarium, but Blue World in Cheshire is well worth a visit (about £12), the aquarium at Hull to me leaves a bit to be desired as it appears to be aimed more at youngsters.
24-10-2007 00:43 by Jessica	Agree with Kell, he really looks like you in the second pic FL I like them things poking out the gravel haha. Blue Planet in Ellsmere Port is good. You can dive with the sharks and manta rays there, they are huge, I do have pics so could possibly post... they're huge! The rays you can always touch as they seem to lap all the attention up, and its just a nice day out, it even includes a few anphibs+reptiles

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