Visitors to Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium will be able to enjoy close encounters with weird and wonderful crabs and lobsters from around the world as part of their ‘Claws Trail’ which runs until Friday, December 16th. From comical cleaner shrimps and bizarre-looking sponge crabs to giant lobsters and horseshoe crabs this exciting event offers a … Continued
A rarely seen type of crab which spends most of its time hidden in the sand has gone on display at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The mysterious masked crab was hauled up in the pots of a local Newquay fisherman who said he had never seen anything like it in more than 40 years of … Continued
A dog face pufferfish which was donated after its old tank sprung a leak is enjoying a spacious new home at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The fish, which gets its common name from its apparently canine features, is settling in to a new life in the aquarium’s giant ocean display. Found in the Indian and … Continued
A colony of toxic fire bellied toads has delighted keepers at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium by laying eggs. It’s the first time the amphibians have spawned at the Towan Promenade attraction and aquarists are hoping 2016 will prove to be a lucky leap year. The toads arrived at the aquarium back in March last year … Continued
A quartet of captive-bred rays are set to hatch out at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium over the coming weeks. The small-eyed, or painted, rays’ egg-cases are part of a captive bred population and have been donated to the aquarium in the hope of establishing their own satellite breeding group. The ray, which can grow up … Continued
Spring is not just in the air but also in the water at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The aquarium’s resident male cuckoo wrasse – widely regarded as the most colourful fish in UK waters – is putting on a stunning spring courtship display for the six females which share his tank. The male has a … Continued
ASSASSINS ON THE PROWL AT BLUE REEF AQUARIUM Aquarists at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium are enlisting the help of assassin snails to hunt down unwanted visitors. The ‘assassins’ in question are actually a colony of killer assassin snails from South East Asia which have been brought in to control the numbers of pest snails in … Continued
BLUE REEF WELCOMES DEADLY DUO A pair of stonefish – the world’s most venomous fish species on the planet – has arrived at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium this week. Stonefish, which are also known as the goblinfish and the warty-ghoul. The poison is held in glands under 13 jagged spines running along the stonefish’s back. … Continued
A rescued giant iguana is thriving after being given a new home at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. Nicknamed ‘Red’, the six-year-old green iguana faced an uncertain future after his previous owner could no longer look after him. However keepers at the Towan Promenade wildlife attraction were able to step in and offer the metre-long … Continued
A shark egg-case which was donated to Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium has hatched. The egg-case was among a number discovered by members of the public walking on the beach and given to the Towan Promenade wildlife attraction. They were given to the aquarium around six months ago and had been kept in a special nursery … Continued