AQWA The Aquarium of Western Australia

Believe it or not this isn’t Rottnest Island or Ningaloo reef either… 👀 It’s the Coral Reef exhibit at AQWA! While the view from above is pretty amazing (did you see our last reel?) the view from below is simply spectacular! Admire WA’s stunning marine life, all in one spot! Book your tickets to AQWA now 🐠🫧✨

Look at the Coral Banded Shrimp’s magnificent new exoskeleton 🤩 After molting its last exoskeleton in January (if you haven’t seen our reel of this, go check it out!) the shrimp is enjoying showing off its new look, complete with those extra long antennae we told you about! Did you know? 🦐 Coral Banded Shrimp must molt to allow them to grow. 🦐 The red and white banding helps them blend into reef environments. 🦐 If they lose a limb, they can regenerate it over many molting cycles!

Storytime Beneath The Sea 📖🐠✨ There's a commotion in the ocean every Wednesday at AQWA with our fun and engaging Storytime Beneath The Sea! Join our fabulous Ocean Guide at 9.30am in the beautiful Coral Reef, where our littlest visitors can choose fun play items from our treasure box to add some commotion to the story, or simply sit back, relax and get to know the sea-sational characters. This activity is free with entry for all visitors, and does not require pre-booking. See you there!

World Seagrass Day 🌱 World Seagrass Day highlights the importance of seagrass conservation in maintaining vital marine habitats. Seagrass is highly susceptible to environmental factors and needs ideal conditions to thrive - which is why it is under threat! Our unique seagrass exhibit ‘Meadow in Motion’ provides a habitat for Sea Mullet, Banded Sweeps and WA Butterfish. This has been carefully looked after by our team with the seagrass growing and expnding slowly. Be sure to check it out on your next visit to AQWA! Did You Know? 🌱 WA has the greatest diversity of seagrass in the world. 🌱 WA also has the largest known living plant on the planet - a 200 sq km, 4500 year old seagrass meadow in the waters of Shark Bay!

POV you're admiring the view from AQWA 😍

Date Night 💘 Our lucky love birds enjoyed a romantic Valentine’s date night at Dine Beneath the Sea on Friday! Missed our Valentine’s event and keen to experience Perth’s most unique dining experience? Our Dine Beneath the Sea is just as magical any time of the year! Visit our website to check availability for our March events 📲 https://www.aqwa.com.au/products/dine-beneath-the-sea

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧬🐠 Today we celebrate our marvellous marine science loving women at AQWA! From Volunteers and Ocean Guides to Educators and Aquarists, these brilliant women all share a collective passion for science and our wonderful marine life 💙 Thank you to all the women at AQWA for sharing their marine science knowledge, and making the Aquarium an amazing experience for all our visitors! #womeninstem #marinescience #womeninscience #marinescientist

The curious Cuttlefish 👽 Cuttlefish certainly spark wonder and curiosity in all of our visitors, and our curatorial team think they are pretty special too! Do you remember our baby cuttlefish reel we shared late last year? Excitingly, these hatchlings have been steadily growing (in both size and character 👀) and are now on exhibit! They are about 10-12cm long, and mesmerise us daily with their spectacular colour changing and quirky movements! Make sure you see the curious Cuttlefish first hand on your next visit to AQWA 🦑

It’s not Rottnest Island or Ningaloo… It’s the Coral Reef exhibit at AQWA! Admire WA’s stunning marine life, all in one spot! Book your tickets to AQWA this summer now 🐠🫧✨

Rescue Turtle Update 🐢📢 Did you see our rescue turtle reel last October? Well, our five young loggerhead turtles, Shelly, Biscuit, Jelly, Pip and Harry have been busy growing since then! Here they are receiving some expert care by our dedicated team, including their weekly development check up, and a cleaning to remove algae and occassoinally, very small barnacles. In the ocean this clean would be taken care of by a cleaner fish or perhaps a cleaner shrimp. The gentle cleaning on their underside creates a similar sensation to being tickled! 🤭 To put their growth in numbers, here's how each turtle stands (or should we say swims!) 👇 🐢Shelly 954g & 19.8cm 🐢Biscuit 856g & 18.5cm 🐢Jelly 676g & 17.1cm 🐢Pip 633g & 16.5cm 🐢Harry 541g & 15.2cm #rescueturtles #turtlerescue #turtlerehab #turtles #iloveturtles

LAST CHANCE 🧜‍♀️ This is your last week to visit the magical mermaids at AQWA this summer, before they swim home! Don’t miss out on all the mermaid merriment and pirate shenanigans, book your entry ticket now 📲 www.aqwa.com.au/buy-tickets

It’s been fin-tastic to see all of our visitors marvelling at our mer-friends, Mermaid Meer, Mermaid Gleam, Mermaid Aoura, Mermaid Daisy and Mermaid Pearl, plus the fantastic Pirate Pete 🏴‍☠️🧜‍♀️ Make sure you come and experience the mermaid magic at AQWA before they leave in February! Simply purchase an entry ticket for a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday before 1 February 📲