Texas State Aquarium, a facility that regularly attracts over half-a-million visitors each year, will almost double in size with the addition of a "Caribbean Journey" exhibit: Texas State Aquarium set to undergo $50 million expansion - San Antonio Business Journal Last month the aquarium broke ground on the $50 million project: Texas State Aquarium Breaks Ground on Caribbean Journey Expansion - Texas State Aquarium
Here is a wealth of information on the 65,000 sq. ft. expansion: http://texasstateaquarium.org/caribbean/
Aquarium tragedy Major Fish Tank Disaster at Texas State Aquarium - KiiiTV.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend
Here are some more details on the Texas State Aquarium fish-pocalypse. They wiped out over 100 fish including their two largest exhibits. Texas aquarium accidentally kills nearly all fish in its biggest indoor tanks - LA Times
A baffling mistake TSA posted on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TXStateAquarium?fref=ts
According the the Aquarium the container was mislabeled during its manufacturing process and never should have come to the aquarium in the first place. Mislabeled container blamed for aquarium fish kill
Two male Atlantic bottlenose dolphins born at Seaworld Orlando have arrived. https://www.facebook.com/TXStateAquarium/posts/10153303652518015
The Tentacles exhibit has (more or less) replaced the Floating Phantoms exhibit. https://texasstateaquarium.org/exhibits-animals/floating-phantoms/
The Aquarium wins the lawsuit : Aquarium wins $1 million lawsuit against Fishman Chemical | KiiiTV.com
Article about the expansion: Take a Walk Through Caribbean Journey, Opening May 2017 - Texas State Aquarium
The aquarium released a video yesterday discussing their expansion. It is now 85% complete. Plants will soon come in, as will most of the animals that are not there already. The tanks will soon begin cycling. Species mentioned: Agouti Toucan (unspecified) Yearling flamingos (Caribbean, presumably) Bats (probably the vampires from Cincinnati) 12 other species of bird (unspecified parrots, tanagers, conures, macaws). https://texasstateaquarium.org/caribbean/?hootPostID=041bb2e6559abedeb0761cd55d1d7a05
It will be a record-breaking year in 2017 due to the opening of the much-anticipated Caribbean Journey building. The aquarium had more than 50,000 visitors in the 3 weeks after the new area opened to the public: Texas State Aquarium Sees Record Attendance With the Opening of Caribbean Journey
The aquarium has a radically different map now that the facility has essentially doubled in size with the opening of the $58 million Caribbean Journey complex: https://texasstateaquarium.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TSA-Map.jpg
Has anyone been to the expansion yet that can give their opinion on it? If not can someone who does update this thread with a review on it, because I am very curious on how it turned out and the specifics on what species inhabit it.
@d1am0ndback’s review of the aquarium’s newest exhibit: Texas State Aquarium - New Caribbean Journey Review A new species has been added to the exhibit: a magnificent frigatebird! She is presently the only one in a North American zoo or aquarium.
Plans for a new wildlife research center : https://eu.caller.com/story/news/20...-million-wildlife-research-center/3026548002/
Arrie, one of the aquarium's river otters, has died. Texas State Aquarium Saddened by Loss of North American River Otter - Texas State Aquarium
The aquarium received a $2 million donation for its upcoming wildlife rescue center. ExxonMobil donates $2 million to Texas State Aquarium's new wildlife rescue center