Going out with a big splash! The world's largest aquarium is going against the largest species collection in the world. We have the largest individual aquarium with whale sharks and manta rays in the Georgia Aquarium, along with other fish along the aquarium, which include fish from many habitats, coral reefs, open oceans, and everywhere in between. Shedd Aquarium has more rare species of fish, which live in many aquariums in many areas such as Wild Reef, Waters of the World, and the Pritzker Caribbean Reef. Who will be the final winner of the aquarium cup! *This vote will be 4 days long so the voting opportunity will be longer.
No worries mate. My vote goes towards Shedd Aquarium as with approximately 1,500 species at the facility (more than any zoological establishment on Earth other than perhaps Berlin Zoo) and a high quality set of exhibits, Shedd maintains its 1930 facade with modern interior habitats. A simply brilliant, iconic, world-class aquarium.
You heard it folks! The grand winner of the aquarium cup is the Shedd Aquarium! If you're looking for more fun, @CGSwans is working on another cup, and it will be soon!
Well, if one of us can vote late, why not more? My vote goes towards the Georgia Aquarium. The truly magnificent, 6.3 million gallon tank for America’s only whale sharks and manta rays is almost enough on its own to claim the victory on its own, but the impressive coral reef tank, amongst others, makes it an easy win.
It is kind of like if there was a world football tournament and after the whistle blew on the final game the score was tied, so the referee just goes "meh, someone kick the ball through the goal and we'll just say that team won..."
I was going to say the same thing, and I too would vote for Georgia. The Ocean Voyager tank is simply incredible, and the rest of the aquarium is pretty great too. Shedd is an awesome aquarium, and if all goes to plan I'll be revisiting in late November, but it just can't stack up to Whale Sharks and Manta Rays.
By the cup's own rulebook, shouldn't the a tie-breaker match be held using a different category? ~Thylo
Yes, this method has been used during the past competitions and I do not see why it should be altered.
I would have no problem with a separate, tie-breaker match as I only responded to this thread because I was tagged in a post and in fact I've barely followed this Aquarium Cup. I would also have no problem with Georgia Aquarium winning as that facility is amazing and a clear candidate for one of the world's truly great aquariums. In the USA there is Monterey Bay Aquarium with its ocean backdrop and with an incredible focus almost entirely on a single part of the world's waters - an awesome aquarium! Then there is Shedd, with its 1,500 species and top-notch, modern exhibits all set in a 1930 facade...even with a terrible sea lion enclosure. Georgia Aquarium has the Ocean Voyager tank, one of the most splendid zoo exhibits that I've ever seen, but also a mall-like setting that not everyone adores. I actually just emailed someone this morning and I stated that "as soon as Georgia Aquarium opens its big shark tank complex in 2020 then it will clearly be the #1 aquarium in the USA if not the world. Until then, I will stick with Shedd for a couple more years and then I feel as if Georgia will blow by it."
The thing is, I felt embarrassed ending up with a tie on the finals, so I just asked for 1 final vote....maybe that wasn't the smartest idea?
Guys, ZooBinh has worked hard on this for months with little recognition. It seems passing strange for people not to participate in a match and then, once it’s over, take issue with how he decided to handle it. Thanks ZB for all your work and persistence. A worldwide model was always going to be hard, let alone an aquarium one. I reckon you’ve done a standout job.
Thank you very much. Don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying that those who pointed that out are mean and wrong, since they have a good point there, but I have worked during hard times on this, so this was just my way of handling it since I didn't want to have a rematch on the grand-finals, think of it as overtime...
