Tunku Abdul Rahman Aquarium @ Zoo Negara
Most of the public aquariums in my country are mostly
displaying non native fishes except the aquarium in Zoo Negara. 95% of the
fishes on display are native fish. Besides, you even can see the famous & exotic
native aquatic plant, Cryptocoryne in this aquarium !!!
Many thanks to Herman for inviting me to visit the aquarium set up by him.
The building:
The entrance:
One of the display tanks:
Got the posters & banners on every corners to explain
to visitor about our river system, what species of fish & aquatic plants can be
found in that habitat in Malaysia (note: some pictures on the posters are
contributed by me):
I really like this public aquarium because that place
is really clean & I was really surprised that they have very huge collection of
local fish!!! A lot of fishes there are never seen / caught by me before!
Herman is looking at his fish:
The famous ornamental fish, Asian arowana is actually
from the big rivers of South East Asia, including the rivers from our country:
A big & bizzare looking catfish, Bagarius sp. This big fellow was caught by a fisherman in a river in Perak.
Close-up of the catfish:
Hemibagrus wickii. This one is very aggressive.
DO NOT TOUCH it if u caught one in the river:
The common T barb, Puntius lateristriga:
The small fighting fish, Betta livida from the
peat swamp:
The giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy:
Barbonymus sp.???
The giant snakehead, Channa micropeltes from
the big lakes/rivers of Malaysia:
The Cryptocoryne, the exotic aquatic plant from
Malaysia:
