While we were in Atlanta, we went to the Georgia Aquarium. We decided to go on Monday and figured we would have a nice peaceful time since everyone should be either working or going to school. We were WRONG. I think maybe 5 elementary schools decided to go on a field trip to the Aquarium the same day we were there. It was a little crazier inside than we expected.

Here are a few pictures (click to enlarge):

The tank they set up in the next three photos was amazing to see in person. When standing in front of it, you felt as if you are surrounded by the water and fish. This tank featured salt water fish such as Clownfish and Blue Tangs also known as nemo and dory as made popular by Finding Nemo.

The following two pictures are of discus and angel fish. They look small in the picture but they are much larger than anything you can buy in a fish store.

The remaining pictures in this set are of their largest tank. It is about the size of a football field. It has a nice tunnel that leads you right through the middle of the tank. Then you come around and get a good view of the entire contents of the tank through a large acrylic window. The window is about 60 feet across and about 2 feet thick. I don’t remember how tall it is.

The two main attractions of the tank are two 20 foot whale sharks. They are not chasing those small fish in these pictures. They actually don’t eat those fish. Those small guys hang around the big guy to protect themselves from the other predators in the tank.