guangzhou ocean world

guangzhou ocean world is now the biggest inland ocean world, which is a hi-tech building combining functions like entertainment, sightseeing, scientific research and education. it covers an area of 15,000 m2, with a total investment of 50 million us dollars. in order to ensure that the sea creatures can live in an artificial environment, the most advanced techniques and materials in 90s are adopted in exhibit material, seawater prefabrication, life-maintenance system and machinery equipment.

deep ocean view tank is the largest exhibit tank in china, with a depth of 10 m and a volume of 1100 m3. it exhibits the splendid deep ocean view, which is also a miniature of the seabed. these colorful corals are creatures under national secondary protection. there are several protection zones for corals, where they cannot be plucked at will. the ecological balanced would be destroyed if corals are destroyed. these fake corals will not fade or contaminate the seawater even when they were put into the tank for a long time. the glass of the exhibit tank is 35 cm thick, which is super elastic and strong, with great transparency.

the ocean world is famous for its great variety of fishes, including huge fishes and tiny fishes. longcu is the deep-sea rockfish. the largest one reaches 134 jin. there are also fishes resting one the floor or hiding in the stone caves, like tiger rockfish, rat rockfish, sumei fish and abalone. there are also those doctor fishes around the big fish, which are tiny, pointed in mouth with black and green strips. they accompany the big fishes everywhere to clean skin for them. they eat the parasites on the big fishes and some times even enter into the mouth and cheek to clean. the big fishes treat them like real doctors and never harm them.