There are many interesting places in Moscow. However, the Aquarium on Chistye Prudy (see photo below) is one of the most amazing.
In this paradise, summer stands year round. Having visited the oceanarium located in the heart of the noisy capital, not far from the metro station Chistye Prudy, you find yourself not just in the tropics, but in the fantastic element of the queen of water. The guests of this establishment are immersed in a bright and unusual world that has nothing to do with city landscapes.
Location
The Oceanarium on Chistye Prudy (address - Chistoprudny Boulevard, Building 14, Building 3) is located inside the boulevard ring. Here stands an old mansion, decorated with stucco made of fantastic creatures. The windows of the house look at the Moscow pond, which is called in the plural - "Clean Ponds". The old mansion is inhabited by inhabitants of the salty warm depths. If you don’t know that the oceanarium is located here, then it’s almost impossible to guess that there is more than one ton of water in the basement.
Functions
The Oceanarium at Chistye Prudy was originally conceived as a pet store. Currently, he continues to perform the aforementioned function. Visitors can order an aquarium here on an individual project, buy fish food and a closed ecosystem of the deep sea that does not require outside intervention. They also sell aquatic inhabitants for keeping at home.
What does the oceanarium offer visitors?
The pet store, which is located in the building of an old mansion on Chistye Prudy, sells more than two hundred species of various aquarium complexes, marine and freshwater aquariums, equipment, as well as aquaterrariums. For visitors there is an aqua design studio. Its specialists will help to stylishly and harmoniously fit into the buyer’s interior an acquired house for fish and other marine life.
The pet store offers a wide selection of fish and invertebrates from all over the planet. There is an installation and maintenance department in the aquarium. He provides clients with installation services for aquariums. In addition, there is the possibility of warranty service.
The pet store implements closed ecosystems. These are small cubes or balls, in which there are symbioses of animals and plants, which are living closed communities. The existence of such ecosystems is supported by interrelated processes of life. Such symbioses do not need to be cleaned, fertilized or replaced. Subject to the necessary external conditions, the community is capable of long-term existence.
Expositions
What especially attracts visitors to the Aquarium at Chistye Prudy? Reviews testify that the exhibition of expositions of oceanic and sea landscapes is of particular interest. In this regard, the territory of the store-hall can only be reached after paying for the ticket. Its price is by no means prohibitive, in addition, there are discounts for sightseeing groups and children.
The proposed programs are useful for students and those who are simply interested in the underwater world. The cost of tickets can be found on the official website of the aquarium.
Ecosystem Examples
The marine aquarium at Chistye Prudy has large aquarium complexes, each of which is dedicated to certain marine and oceanic zones that exist on our planet. Here you can see amazing examples of ecosystems. The visitors are offered coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There is also a “window”, behind which is the pool of the great and amazing Amazon. The aquarium complexes provide examples of ecosystems of the lakes of Tanganyika and Malawi, located on the African continent.
Inhabitants Collection
The Oceanarium on Chistye Prudy invites its visitors to admire the unusual and amazing representatives of the oceanic and marine fauna, which are located in more than two hundred separate aquariums.
The collection of underwater inhabitants can amaze with its diversity even the most demanding guest. Over one thousand species of various exotic fish and marine life are represented here .
Visitors can admire the magical sea anemones with poisonous tentacles, toothy moraines and a variety of invertebrate animals. Among the inhabitants of the aquariums are jellyfish and nautiluses, octopuses and turtles, Kamchatka crabs and stingrays, gluttonous piranhas and toothy sharks.
The Oceanarium at Chistye Prudy placed a predatory "fraternity" in a twenty-five-meter circular bathyscaphe. Entering a separate darkened room, visitors fall into the heart of the pack. Here, gracefully, looking strictly around, swim past the shark. They captivate visitors with their proximity, precise and swift movements, as well as streamlined flowing shapes.
The Oceanarium at Chistye Prudy every week on Tuesdays and Fridays holds a unique and interesting show - feeding sharks. It enjoys constant success, especially among young visitors.
Visit program
In the aquarium, with great love, they look after the pets. This is felt as aquariums. Each of them is a full-fledged dwelling, correctly, beautifully and brightly decorated. Each snail and fish is given its own name. All marine life has a special history. Moscow, the Aquarium on Chistye Prudy, is the place where the fancy inhabitants of the oceans and seas coexist. Here you can see the huge size of the moray eel, which was given the lyrical Russian name Marusya, as well as a nautilus resembling a submarine.
The visit program at the Moscow Aquarium on Chistye Prudy is well thought out by the institution’s specialists. Tours are conducted daily. Groups are collected by appointment. They can be large, consisting of a whole class, and small, including a separate family.
Specialists, keen on their work, will not let anyone get bored. They will talk about dog fish or toad fish, they will lead you to the aquarium, where you can see the living characters of the cartoon “Finding Nemo”, tell scary stories about sharks and piranhas, or they just get a real starfish from the aquarium and offer you to give her name and pat. Visitors are interested in descriptions of sea creatures and interesting facts from their life, made in bright and colorful form. They can be seen on every aquarium.
The building on Chistye Prudy is the best place where kids can be offered to get acquainted with the most interesting science - biology. The lessons held in the aquarium will surely captivate the children, causing a desire to ask and seek answers to their questions. For example, how to prove that coral is an animal, and is there also shark caviar in the world? During interesting and detailed excursions, the child learns about new interesting facts from the life of the inhabitants of reservoirs located in different parts of our planet.
In the event that you decide to walk around the aquarium yourself, do not be afraid to miss something. All aquariums are arranged in a logical sequence.
A visit to the aquarium is good for your health. After all, aquariums have a certain relaxing effect. You can stand in front of some of them for hours, watching pictures from underwater life calming the nervous system. So visitors to the aquarium, in addition to a lot of new information and impressions, also get relaxation.
Additional services
At the Moscow Aquarium there is a rich aquasalon, which will certainly appeal to the owners of home aquariums. After the excursions, visitors can have a bite to eat in the cozy cafe.
It has an official website at Chistye Prudy (http: // www. Aquatis. Ru / oceanarium). On its pages there is detailed information about the services provided by the company, guided tours and the inhabitants of the aquariums.