New Opalfish

Jono brought in a new fish today; an Opalfish. Opalfish belong to a group called "duck bills" because of their flattened mouth. They usually hide themselves just under the sand with only their eyes sticking out waiting for a passing tasty crab or shrimp to get close. Thanks Jono!!

Our new Opalfish lives in the sand tank just under the Turtle enclosure. Come on in and see if you can find the Opal!!

Nice little place they have down there by the water. Good place to go for a quick and fun outing. Interesting seeing all the various types of marine life they have in one building.

Archie

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre's Bait House Aquarium is an interactive marine experience based in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast.There are lots of different sea creatures on display including a couple of octupuses, sea horses, lobsters to name a few. You can also gently touch and handle starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, crabs and other sea life found in the local rock pools outside.There's far more inside than you would expect. The volunteers and expert staff are very friendly and helpful. It is really reasonably priced and we were all entertained for ages. Really good fun and educational too. Definitely worth checking out with the family.

Haydn