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
A quartet of splendid garden eels is set to go on display at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The eels can grow up to 40 cm maximum long and are covered in bright yellow and white stripes, which give them their common name. Found throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, they were only … Continued
A spiny boxfish, which was donated to Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium, is living up to its name and proving to be a prickly customer for aquarists. The fish was given to the Towan Promenade aquarium by a home hobbyist who had to undertake some major repair work on his aquarium. The species, which … Continued
Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium has put a shoal of more than 20 tropical squirrelfish on display after spending a month in quarantine. Mainly nocturnal, smallmouth squirrelfish are found living close to tropical reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific. They often live in or near caves or rocky outcrops and have unusually large eyes which help them to … Continued
A bizarre type of salamander which never grows up and is thought to be the inspiration for the character ‘Toothless’ in ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ has gone on display at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The tiny axolotl salamander was recently classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ in their native Mexico where they are only found in … Continued