Blue Reef Portsmouth

Fishy Fact Sunday 🐠🦀😃 Did you know: Most people think corals are plants, but they are actually animals related to jellyfish and anemones. Although corals only represent 1% of the world’s oceans, they support 25% of all marine species. 😲 #bluereefaquarium #coral #fishyfacts

⚠️ Baby Piranha Alert ⚠️😁 We now have our baby Piranha on display next to our Monsoon Falls exhibit. They are extremely cute and definitely not scary! Who not come on down to Blue Reef Aquarium this weekend and say hello. 🐠🐟🌊 #babypiranah #bluereefaquarium

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust are here at Blue Reef Aquarium today, talking to our visitors about their ongoing projects and what you can do to help! They will be at the Aquarium from the 1st until the 20th of December. Why not come on down and say hello? 😁👍

It's Sunday! Chill out like our Bamboo Sharks! 😌🐠🐟 What are your plans for the summer holidays? We are open everyday from 10am till 6pm last entry at 5pm. We hope to see you soon! 😁👍 #bluereefaquarium #bambooshark #summerholidays

Fishy Fact! 🐠🐟😁 Did you know: The Diamond Watchman Goby is a sand sifter and spends a lot of their time gulping in mouthfuls of sand and raking through it for tiny morsels of food. They suck the sand in through their mouths and then expel it out their gills. 😮

No need to be CRABBY! 😑🦀 It's FRIDAY! 😁🤣 Hope you all have a fintastic weekend everyone! 🐟🐠 #bluereefaquarium #fridayvibes #weekendtime

Are you excited about the football tonight? ⚽️ We are at Blue Reef Aquarium and so are our otters by the looks of it! 😬🤣🦦 COME ON ENGLAND!🎉👏👏⚽️ #bluereefaquarium #footballscominghome

Monday’s don't need to be blue! Be happy like our flappy rays! 😁🐠🐟 #bluereefaquarium #mondayvibes #stingray

Relax it's Friday! Swim into the weekend like our Queen Angelfish. 😌🐟🐠 #RelaxItsFriday #bluereefaquarium #queenanglefish

Beach Club and Splash Play area NOW OPEN for only £5. Under 3 FREE! 😁👍 Plus enjoy our Driftwood Kitchen restaurant for some refreshments and a bite to eat. 🐡🐟🐠 *Please note the main Aquarium is closed until further notice. #bluereefaquarium #beachclub #splashplay

Happy Easter everyone from all of us here a Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth. Hope you all have a wonderful day! 😀🐠🐟🦦🥚 #happyeaster #bluereefaquarium

We hope all our followers have a lovely relaxing Easter weekend. 😀🐟🐠😌 #bluereefaquarium #easterweekend #relax

Fishy Fact! 🐠🐟😁 Have you ever seen a fish crawl? Did you know: Tub Gurnards have finger like fins which they use to crawl along the seabed! 😯 #bluereefaquarium #fishyfact

⚠️ANNOUNCEMENT!⚠️ We are hoping to reopen the Aquarium in May for our visitors! But in the meantime we will be opening our Beach Club and Splash Play area from the 12th April for only £5. Under 3 FREE! Plus enjoy our Driftwood Kitchen restaurant for takeaways.

We have some BIG NEWS coming in tomorrow's post! We want to tell you now, but you will have to wait till tomorrow! 🤭 Stay tuned! 😄🐠🐟🐡

Happy Monday! Our Cleaner Shrimp wanted to say hello to everyone and wishes you all have a fantastic week! #bluereefaquarium #cleanershrimp #happymonday

Chill it's Sunday! 😌🐠🐟🐡 Some fish just don't know how to relax! 😅 #bluereefaquarium #tunneltank #lazysunday

Did you know: When some species of starfish find a tasty snack, such as a mussel or an oyster, they extend their stomach out of their mouth to digest the soft parts of their prey. This creates a soup-like substance that they then slurp back into their body to finish off the feast

Did you guess Lake Malawi Cichlids for yesterday's zoomed in challenge? You were right! 👍🐟🐠😁 Did you know: Lake Malawi Cichlids like to live in close, busy groups and have amazing colours 😮 #bluereefaquarium #zoomedinchallenge

🤩Zoomed in Challenge time!🐟🐠 Can you guess what this mysterious Animal is from today's zoomed in photo? Please leave your answers in the comments. The answer will be revealed in tomorrow's post! Good luck! 😁👍