Quoted: Is the aquarium good? How big were the whale sharks?
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The Aquarium was amazing! It's by far the best I have ever been to, and I've done Baltimore, Monterrey, and a few others. They just don't come close.
Right now the whale sharks are about 13' each, but they will of course grow. The staff say that they can grow to full size in the tank without a problem. The tank the whale sharks are in is HUGE! We're talking the surface is about the same area as a football field, and the water is a good 40' deep. It's 6.2 MILLION gallons of water. Not only do they have 2 TWO whale sharks in there, but they also have at least (I saw this many, there may be more) TWO great hammerhead sharks (8 ft now, up to 15+ feet full grown), several zebra sharks (4-5' now, 10+ full grown), dozens of VERY large grouper, and THOUSANDS of small fish, all in one big tank.
They also have another tank with 5 Beluga whales, another reef section, a freshwater river section, penguins, otters, sea lions, and a shitload more fish and other such creatures. Truely an amazing experience.
My wife took a shitload of aquarium pics, and I'll post some here once she's done editing them (could take a while, she took a LOT of pics)