As of April 2022, last visit, 14 April 2022. Might have missed some River Gems An aviary and tank with a variety of species Black phantom tetra Cardinal tetra Pearl gourami Penguin tetra Rainbow shark Red-tailed hemiodus tetra Trumpeter hornbill Way more species live here but I haven't been able to find African Rivers Small wall tank Congo tetra Kribensis Reedfish First tank Congo tetra Eastern bottlenose mormyrid Fahaka pufferfish Ocellated synodontis Peter's elephantnose fish Yellow-tailed African tetra Large tank 1 African pike characin African tigerfish (juveniles) Featherfin squeaker Six-banded distichodus Tailspot ctenopoma Zebra tilapia Large tank 2 Atlantic tarpon Giraffe catfish Nile perch Congo River Half aviary, half tank enclosure, was once a dwarf crocodile enclosure Bluegray mbuna Bumblebee cichlid Cobalt blue zebra cichlid Giraffe hap Golden mbuna Purple roller Red zebra mbuna Ringed teal Spindle hao Violet turaco Von der Decken's hornbill? (on the map but not in any signs and didn't see) Lake Tanganyika Blue neon cichlid Blunthead cichlid Compressed cichlid Cuckoo catfish Fairy cichlid Lemon cichlid Red spot callochromis Sardine cichlid Nile River One large wall tank African arowana African tigerfish Giraffe catfish Goliath tigerfish Saddled bichir Ganges River Gharial enclosure Black pond turtle Gharial Tank with an Indian temple backdrop. The enclosure was under renovation during my visit Clown knifefish Goonch catfish Mahseer Pig-nosed turtle? (could be gone) Mary River Nice mangrove display Australian lungfish Banded archerfish Boeseman's rainbowfish Eastern rainbowfish Jade perch Orange rainbowfish Peacock gudgeon Red rainbowfish Rocky tank kinda display Pearse's mudskipper Formerly a touch tank, there may have been more damselfish species tho Blue devil damselfish Mangrove horseshoe crab Whitetail dascyllus Mekong River Large netted enclosure with a pond Lion-tailed macaque Massive tank Asian arowana Dolphin barb Giant freshwater stingray Giant pangasius Iridescent shark Jullien's golden carp Mekong giant catfish Siamese giant carp Wallago Aviary Black-faced spoonbill Eurasian spoonbill Nankeen night heron Painted stork Spotted whistling duck Vietnamese pheasant Wall tank Chinese water dragon Vietnamese pond turtle A few more small tanks, don't remember all the species so very incomplete Burmese archerfish Dwarf loach Galaxy rasbora Kissing gourami Odessa barb Yangtze River Enclosure with underwater viewing and land area Chinese softshell turtle Chinese stripe-necked turtle False gharial Darkened tank Chinese giant salamander Large wall tank Amur sturgeon Black carp Grass carp Giant Panda Forest Giant panda Red panda Amazon River Quest Cool boat ride Black howler monkey Brazilian tapir Brown-headed spider monkey Capybara Caribbean flamingo Collared peccary Cotton-top tamarin Giant anteater Guanaco Guyanan red howler Jaguar Patagonian mara Red-backed bearded saki South American coati Tufted capuchin monkey Wild Amazonia Green anaconda tank Common pleco Green anaconda Kelberi peacock bass Oscar Aviary enclosure with climbing structures and whatnots Bare-faced curassow Golden-headed lion tamarin Large pond Silver arowana Squirrel Monkey Forest Walkthrough enclosure Azara's agouti Common squirrel monkey Great curassow Helmeted curassow White-faced saki Yellow-footed tortoise Pond not too far away Cuvier's dwarf caiman Yellow-spotted river turtle Amazon Flooded Forest Tunnel tank, closed for renovation during my most recent visit Giant otter Wall tank that looked pretty small Electric eel Another pretty nice wall tank Red-bellied piranha Small wall tank 1 Altum angelfish Discus Small wall tank 2 Black neon tetra Blue ram Bushymouth catfish Dwarf suckermouth catfish Golden nugget pleco King tiger pleco Lemon tetra Neon tetra Panda corydoras Serpae tetra Massive ass tank Antillean manitee Arapaima Atlantic tarpon Redtail catfish Tambaqui These were signed but I'm not sure if they're actually in the tank Black-banded myleus Common pleco Golden dorado Pike cichlid Silver dollar Tiger shovelnose catfish Open top tank Ocellate river stingray Xingu River ray Again, many fish signed but probably missed em Pink-tail chalceus Royal pleco Silver dollar Gotta admit it probably isn't very complete or well done but I tried my best. Overall, the place is pretty small and visiting it after all these years, it is really disappointing to see how many interesting species they lost (wink wink Mississippi River). It's still a pretty neat visit and I was lucky enough to spot the baby panda, Le Le. I'm planning to visit the other 3 zoos and the aquarium someday (the alligator gars and American paddlefish that were formerly here are there now)
The hornbills are in, they’re a sibling pair, though from what I understand they are still getting used to the habitat so may not come to the front. All the Pig-nosed Turtles have been moved to the zoo’s Forest Lodge if I’m not mistaken with exception of the ones in the Lion-tailed Macaque enclosure over at the Mekong. And most of the signed fish you didn’t see in the Manatee tank are over by the Amazonia pond Some of the ones you’ve missed Ganges River Goonch tank: Rita Catfish (Rita rita) Touch Tank: Hasselt’s Bamboo Shark (might be wrong about this one) Lion-tailed Macaque: Indian Pond Turtle Pig-nosed Turtle Indian Muntjac Main Mekong Tank: Siamese Tigerfish Small Wall Gallery @ Mekong: Licorice Gourami (Parosphromenus sp. Bintan) Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon/Sewellia spp.) Fire Eel Giant Salamander: Chinese Giant Bitterling Sturgeon Tank: Phoenix Barb High-finned Loach Green Anaconda: Plumed Basilisk Amazonia Pond: Golden Dorado Red-tailed Vampire Tetra Piraiba(?, definitely some sort of Brachyplatysoma catfish) Shovelnose Catfish Manatee: Red-tailed Prochilodus
Mandai no longer keeps bamboo sharks of any species. There are also hundreds of Gold Barb (Barbodes semifasciolatus) in the Giant Salamander and River Gems tanks. No Prochilodus in the Manatee tank, but they have recently added Temensis Peacock Bass and Brachyplatysoma catfish to the tank. Most of their Goliath and African Tigerfishes and African Pikes are gone (probably died). Only 1 Goliath is left - the adult in the Nile tank, and a couple of specimens of the other 2 species remaining.
Sad that there are no longer sharks, hope that they’ll return in the future especially since some sort of coastal zone was initially drawn up for the zoo. Seems that the Goonch tank has been re-fitted to house South-east Asian species instead, the Toman (Channa micropeltes) that were once kept with the Saltwater Crocodile have all been moved there and there’s a Red-tailed Gourami as well.
The tank was on renovation while I was there, so did they remove some of the previous species from that tank?
Would be cool if someone is able to get a full species list of the fish and birds in River Gems (the very first tank) as well as those smaller tanks in the Mekong River area as well as the birds in the Congo River tank
River gems species list(sorry quite incomplete maybe @Zooish can help out here): trumpeter hornbill blackline flying fox fahaka puffer penguin tetra cardinal tetra rainbow shark red-tailed hemiodus tetra harlequin rasbora pearl gourami red rainbowfish discus boseman's rainbowfish crested guineafowl lemon tetra Royal falowella? black widow tetra malabar danio red-lined torpedo barb black phantom tetra Birds in congo tank(if ur talking abt the original african dwarf crocodile exhibit): violet turaco ringed teal purple roller Von der Decken's hornbill fishes in small tanks at Mekong River: chili rasbora Bintan licorice gourami polka dot loach kissing gourami six-banded tiger barb tiger hillstream loach emerald dwarf danio dwarf botia fire eel odessa barb siamese flying fox
That's great. Sorry to ask but it'd be great if you get the species from the smaller tanks in Amazon Flooded Forest and those with the stingrays (no need the piranha, electric eel and the massive tank)
No problems i will clump all the fishes in the small tanks into one entire group: Black ghost knife fish rummy nosed tetra Altum angelfish blue discus cardinal tetra flagtail catfish leopard catfish red lizard catfish dwarf sucker green gold catfish ram cichlid black neon tetra cockatoo cichlid red phantom tetra royal tetra Columbian tetra neon tetra serpae tetra gold tetra glass bloodfin tetra panda corydora lemon tetra (next few are signed but I haven't seen them personally) bushymouth catfish golden nugget pleco king tiger pleco fishes in stingray tank: blue hook pacu myleus lamax l27 xingu platinum pleco thorny catfish Banded Leoprinus zebra shovelnose ctafish lyretail pleco Freshwater Stingray (Motoro sp., including hybrids)
Interesting stocking choices, considering only one of these species is actually found in the Mary River. That statement remains true when meaning both the Mary River in Queensland and the Mary River in the Northern Territory.
When the place opened, the area was themed after the Murray River and they had Murray cods and barramundi along with the lungfish but some time after, those two were removed from the collection and it became a generic mangrove area, archerfish, horseshoe crabs and mudskippers were added. They've never really cared for geographic accuracy, lion-tailed macaques from India are in the Mekong River (Southeast Asia) area, guanacos and Patagonian maras in the Amazon boat ride and the Ganges River tank seems to have Southeast Asian species now. At least some of those Mary River tank fish are Australian
Little update (credits to @Zooish and @Nadchew_ for the species) Ganges River Tank Clown featherback Giant Bornean gourami (Osphronemus septemfasciatus) Giant snakehead Rita catfish Water dragon and turtle tank Fire eel Philippine sailfin lizard Javaen barb Spanner barb Small Mekong tank gallery Tank 1: Bintan licorice gourami Chili rasbora Tank 2: Bigspot barb Harlequin rasbora Tank 3: Dwarf botia Emerald dwarf danio Tiger hillstream loach Tank 4: Boeseman's rainbowfish Red rainbowfish Amazon Flooded Forest small tanks (sans tank 3) Tank 1: Blue discus Cardinal tetra Tank 2: Altum angelfish Black ghost knifefish Three stripe corydoras A few more that I can't remember Tank 4: Cockatoo cichlid Colombian tetra Red phantom tetra Royal tetra Show exclusive animals North American beaver A few others that are from the other parks pike the otters, pelicans, etc
another mini update as some of the lists were wrong River of Africa Small wall tank Kribensis Oneline tetra Reedfish Yellow-tailed African tetra Zebra tilapia tank African pike Grass-eater (Distichodus rostratus) Tailspot ctenopoma Zebra tilapia Nile River African arowana African tigerfish Giraffe catfish Goliath tigerfish Lapradei bichir Saddled bichir Six-banded distichodus Mekong River rice paddy aviary Black-faced spoonbill Edwards's pheasant Eurasian spoonbill Green imperial pigeon Masked lapwing Nankeen night heron Painted stork Spotted whistling duck
Ur missing a peafowl that was added into the aviary, its a lone specimen. Seems to be a hybrid of green and Indian