Fishes Surrounded me in Manila Ocean Park

In Manila Ocean Park, you will be surrounded by aquariums. You will be surrounded by fishes. You will also be surrounded by “pasaway” Filipinos (and some foreign visitors too).

The first rule inside the Manila Ocean Park’s Oceanarium is that “no flash photography is allowed” to reduce the stress inflicted on the fishes. Plenty of “flash” lights that may destroy the fishes’ eyesight. However, many people ignore that rule so they could they take clear photos inside the Oceanarium.

The Manila Ocean Park Oceanarium

The Oceanarium is the most popular attraction inside the Manila Ocean Park because of the aquarium tunnel that let you feel like you are walking under the sea.
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Inside the tunnel, you will see fishes to your left, to your right, and above. My favorite is the manta ray that “glides” in the water and move above you to show his “smiling mouth.” I had a hard time taking the manta ray’s photo but here is my “best shot.”
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Good experience right? Nah! The tunnel is hot and noisy. Oceanarium visitors tend to loiter inside the tunnel taking photos and talking, as if the place is a sort of indoor picnic area. The tunnel is too crowded that visitors will have a hard time walking to the tunnel’s exit.
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I also a little bit disappointed because the tunnel is too short. Bitin! I guess I have to go to Singapore to experience a better underwater tunnel.

Crocodiles and some Fishes

The Manila Ocean Park Oceanarium has ample number of marine animal species. They have some crocodiles, starfishes, and lots of fishes. Here are some of my favorite inside the Oceanarium.
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My Beloved just laughed at the Oceanarium’s crocodiles. She called them “baby crocodiles” because she saw larger crocodiles in Davao.
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Shown in the picture above are not worms. They are Spotted Garden Eel. They tend to poke their head out to catch prey. I don’t know why they are called garden eel, unless they are the preferred eels inside Poseidon’s garden.

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Lined horizontally in the photo above are the egg sacs showing the growth of fish from a simple egg into a grown fish.

Other fishes that could be found inside the Oceanarium are:
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Shrimpfish or razorfish

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Ribbon eel

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A fish that found a perfect place.

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A Fishman. :-P

Nah! That is not a fish. That is one of the attractions in Manila Ocean Park. You will be given an underwater suit so that you can walk inside their big aquarium. It looks pretty cool but I can’t see what’s exciting about it.

So that’s some of the things that you could see inside Manila Ocean Park’s Oceanarium. The Oceanarium is cool and especially a good place to bring your kids so that they could learn more about the marine life.

My only suggestion is that you try to avoid going in the oceanarium when their is a school tour because the underwater tunnel will surely be too crowded for you to appreciate it.

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