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Taraporewala Aquarium

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Taraporewala Aquarium

Taraporewala Aquarium or Taraporevala Aquarium is India's oldest aquarium and one of Mumbai's main attractions. It hosts marine and freshwater fish. The aquarium is located on Marine Drive. The aquarium has a 12-foot-long and 180-degree acrylic glass tunnel. The fish are kept in large glass tanks, w

hich will be lit with LED lights. The aquarium hosts 2,000 fish across over 400 species. Fish from overseas were introduced at the new aquarium. The number of new varieties of 70 marine fish included Helicopter, Arowana, Grouper, yellow-striped tang, bluespotted stingray, sea stars, clownfish, shark, triggerfish, Moorish idol, azure damsel, blueline demoiselle, purple firefish, cloudy damsel, copperband butterflyfish, schooling bannerfish, raccoon butterflyfish, whitetail trigger, clown triggerfish and blue ribbon eel. The 40 new varieties of freshwater fish include red devil, jaguar, electric blue, Jack Dempsey, frontosa and catfish. These fishes will be housed in larger tanks than before with imported flexi glass for better visibility. The aquarium continues to support sharks, turtles, rays, moray eels, sea turtles, small starfish and stingrays. The aquarium is maintained by the Department...

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