Blue Reef Aquarium has donated more than 30 fishy-themed soft toys to a Portsmouth primary school. The toys were handed over to youngsters from Victory Primary School by the Southsea wildlife attraction as part of an initiative to encourage reading. The event, which coincided with Book Week, saw pupils receive a soft toy plus a … Continued
Visitors to Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium will be able to enjoy spectacular views of the racing during the forthcoming America’s Cup World Series event (July 21st – 24th). With its prime location overlooking the Solent the Southsea attraction is a great place to watch the racing from. To celebrate the global event, the aquarium is … Continued
A spectacular new freshwater display based on a flooded tropical rainforest is set to open at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium this weekend. Themed around a mysterious ruined temple complex, ‘Flooded Forest’ is home to a variety of exotic freshwater species including motoro stingrays, angel fish, turtles, piranha and 1,000 tetra fish. In addition to the … Continued
Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium has unexpectedly become home to a host of bizarre new Pokemon Go characters. Staff at the Southsea wildlife attraction noticed an increase in passers-by and visitors using their smartphones in and around the aquarium. They enlisted the expertise of a younger member of the team who confirmed the aquarium was now … Continued
A type of African frog which hums to attract a mate has gone on a breeding spree at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The pair of Congo frogs, which only arrived at the Southsea aquarium earlier this year, has already successfully spawned three times in the last four months alone. To date aquarists are looking after … Continued
Visitors to Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium will have the chance to immerse themselves in the world of sharks and rays over the May Half Term Holidays (Saturday, May 28th – Sunday, June 5th). ‘Shark Week’ is a celebration of the ocean’s ultimate predators and will feature everything from prehistoric super sharks like megalodon to shark … Continued
A trio of otters celebrated their tenth birthday together at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium over the weekend. Asian short clawed otter siblings Ralph, Patty and Selma were all born at the aquarium back in 2006. For all three to now be celebrating their tenth birthdays is a major achievement and keepers decided they wanted to … Continued
Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium is going otterly crazy as it celebrates the tenth birthday of one of its most popular residents. The Southsea aquarium is planning a month of special events and activities to mark the milestone birthday of their trio of otters. Asian short clawed otters Ralph, Patty and Selma were all born at … Continued
A Hampshire fisherman has hauled up a bizarre white lobster in his pots. The white crustacean, which has been nicknamed Lizzie in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday, was landed by fisherman Dan Langford of Langford Lobsters at a secret location off Selsey Bill. Realising its rarity, he contacted aquarists at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium … Continued