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Get Up Close With Tropical Fishes

Watch the residents of Atlantic Coral Reef swim through this replication of a bustling coral reef habitat.

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This 13-foot-tall, 335,000-gallon exhibit replicates a bustling coral reef habitat. Residents include thousands of colorful tropical fishes, a green moray eel and a blacknose shark.

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