Many Muscovites and visitors to the city are familiar with the striking Moskvarium at VDNKh. In this article we want to talk about its more modest, but no less interesting alternative - the "Sea Aquarium" on Chistye Prudy. Let's look at its amazing features, extraordinary inhabitants, and also get acquainted with other interesting information.
Sea Aquarium on Chistye Prudy: Acquaintance
The Oceanarium on Chistoprudny Boulevard is the largest coral reef in our country , which has been cultivated for more than 10 years! Sharks, stingrays, octopuses, girl fish, doctor shrimp, surgeon fish and more than 1000 fish and 500 species of other inhabitants swim slowly in their natural conditions.
"Marine Aquarium" is also the first oceanarium of the capital. It was opened in 2000. In addition to exploring the rich underwater world, visitors are expected to:
- moray show;
- Shark Lunch show
- petting zoo;
- individual and group excursion services;
- holding children's parties.
On 800 m 2 of space filled with 300 aquariums, visitors have a unique opportunity to see conditions as close to natural as possible:
- tropic coral reefs;
- Amazon basin;
- Tanganyika, Malawi - water bodies located in Africa;
- pelagic and shelf zones of tropical oceans, etc.
The six-meter aquarium, which accurately reproduces the picture of the seabed, also attracts guests. The unusual design is striking: the walls, floor, ceiling - these are all the walls of a huge aquarium. It seems as though people are walking inside a fabulous underwater kingdom.
The inhabitants of the "Sea Aquarium"
In the "Marine Aquarium", a photo from where you can see in this material, you can meet the most amazing marine and river inhabitants. For instance:
- moray eels;
- sea urchins;
- lion fish;
- clown fish;
- red-eared turtles;
- angel fish;
- leopard moray eels;
- cow fish;
- reef sharks;
- rock perches;
- piranha
- rock fish;
- chain catfish ;
- butterfly fish;
- cichlids;
- dog fish;
- fox fish;
- toad fish and many others.
Flora, corals, marine animals are represented by the following interesting specimens:
- soft corals;
- nautilus;
- sea stars;
- Anemones
- madrepore corals;
- brains;
- gorgonians;
- sea needles;
- mollusks;
- proboscis;
- jagged corals;
- biotopes;
- Sea Horses;
- "cat's eyes";
- Coral reefs;
- diplopastreas;
- ricordia;
- fire shrimp;
- sea pipes
- whole anchor corals and dozens of others.
Actual prices
The cost of entrance tickets, shark shows, excursions in the "Sea Aquarium" on Chistye Prudy we presented in the table below.
| Service | Category of citizens | Weekdays | Weekend |
| Admission ticket | Toddlers under 3 years old | No entry fee |
| Children 3-12 years old | 250 p. | 300 p. |
| Students | 250 p. | 500 p. |
| Adults | 400 p. | 500 p. |
| Senior citizens | No entry fee until 12:00; later than 12:00 - 400 p. | 500 p. |
| Shark show | Toddlers under 3 years old | No entry fee |
| Children 3-12 years old | 100 p. |
| Students | 100 p. |
Adults | 200 p. |
| Senior citizens | 200 p. |
| Excursions | Up to 2 visitors | 600 p. | 750 p. |
| 3-6 visitors | 500 p. | 600 p. |
| From 7 visitors | 450 p. | 500 p. |
| From 15 visitors | 450 p. | 500 p. |
Guests also have the opportunity to purchase an electronic ticket on the oceanarium website, at the entrance it is enough to say the order number and present an identification document.
Now let's see how to get to the Sea Aquarium and how to find it.
Contact Information
The Marine Aquarium at Chistye Prudy is open to guests any day of the week from 10:00 to 20:00. Be careful - the ticket office closes half an hour before the completion of the institution.
The exact address of the aquarium is: 14, Chistoprudny Blvd., 3. It can be easily reached from several metro stations at once:
- "Turgenevskaya";
- "China town";
- Kursk
- "Clean Ponds".
The spectacular dinner show of bloodthirsty sharks starts at 18:30 only twice a week - on Tuesday and Friday. Tickets for this unforgettable sight are available at the box office from 17:30.
Shop "Marine Aquarium"
In addition to the aquarium, the Sea Aquarium has a large thematic store, which has been open since 1989. It offers a wide selection of freshwater and saltwater aquariums, as well as a set of all necessary equipment for aquarists - more than 200 units, including a 25-meter panoramic “Bathyscaphe”, the displacement of which is 30 thousand liters.
The aquarium complex in the Marine Aquarium can not only be bought, but also ordered - specialists will produce it either according to the customer’s project or according to the plan drawn up by the store’s design team. All aquariums and equipment are covered by the warranty, in the head office on Chistye Prudy it is possible to get quality service for your purchase - cleaning, repair, replacement.
You can also buy a future pet from the inhabitants of freshwater and sea depths, invertebrates in the Sea Aquarium in Moscow. All animals represented here were overexposed in the waters of the fishing department.
Chistoprudny "Marine Aquarium" at least once in a lifetime must be included in the weekend program or in your excursion route in the capital. This is a unique place where both children and adults can get equally vivid emotions. In addition to the rich collection of the aquarium, spectacular shows taking place in it are also impressive.