While Tim was visiting in May, we spent a couple of days in Dubai.
One of the sites to be seen in the Dubai Mall is the world's second largest indoor aquarium.
(I realize that as I pan back to the left, it looks like I'm tracking or following a specific couple. Really, I'm not. They just were in the way of my video!)
You can certainly view if from several feet away, as it is huge (wide, and a couple of stories tall); but for a nominal fee, you can buy a pass to walk through a clear tunnel that goes through the aquarium. You can also pay to help feed the fish, or even learn how to scuba dive in the aquarium.
As we approached the stand to pay to go inside the aquarium tunnel, what immediately stood out to us were the scuba divers in the tank. There was a pair, feeding the fishies. One had some sort of food in a container; the other had a rod about 3 feet long ... I am assuming the rod was for fish that might get too eager. The sharks perhaps?
This little bit of video shows the size of some of the fish:
There are all types of fish. More obvious ones are various sting rays and sharks. Others include Batfish, Humphead Wrasse, Potato Cod, Sergeant Major, Unicorn Fish.
One of the divers' jobs was cleaning the rocks and coral. My sister-in-law Amanda might want to skip this video ... shark ...
Et Moi.
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