Berlin Aquarium

Berlin has a small aquarium next to Berlin Zoo. We visited in September 2014 and found it well worth a visit.

The aquarium entrance from the street. There is a door to the zoo on the opposite side.

The aquarium is layed out with two parallel main corridors that meet in
an octagonal room with large tanks. This is the view from the entrance.

There are very good panels with information about what is in the tanks.

A Blackspotted Buffer fish, Arothron nigropunctatus

An Scorpion fish, Pterois antennata

Tropical fresh water aquarium. The tanks are very well cared for.

One can see the octagonal room at the end of the corridors to the right.
The crouching man is taking photos of Pearse’s Mudskippers, see below.

Pearse’s Mudskippers, Periophtalmus novemradiatus

Pearse’s Mudskippers, Periophtalmus novemradiatus

 

Information about sharks.

A Great Barracuda, of the family Sphyraenidae

The large tank between the two corridors can be viewed from both corridors and the octagonal room.

The octagonal room.

The tanks are easy for children to get close to.

There are some very good jelly fish displays, which can be seen in the middle of the picture.

An Egg Yolk Jellyfish, Phacellophora camtschatica

Spotted jelly, Mastiglas papua

Moon jellyfish, Aurelia spec. There are reflections from tanks opposite this display.

Moon jellyfish, Aurelia spec.

Northern Sea Nettle, Chryaora pacifica.

Anemone in the foreground that look very like some corals.

One of several tanks with coral reef fish.

Hedgehog coral, Echinoparu lamellosa

Spotted garden-eels, Heteroconger hassi, and Razorfish, Aeoliscus strigatus.

Stairs to a cafeteria and displays of reptiles, insects and amphibians.

At the end of the second corridor, a large display of jellyfish.

A souvenir shop at the very end. This is where you can access the Zoo.

Overall a very good experience and worth making a separate trip.