Feeding in the aquarium

The animals in the aquarium are mainly fed with frozen food. For the youngest inhabitants and tropical marine organisms, high-quality frozen cultured food of smaller sizes (planktonic shrimps, insect larvae, etc.) is ordered. Depending on the species, vitamins and minerals are added to the diet as required. Certain species such as seahorses, anglerfish, John Dory and juvenile cuttlefish cannot survive without live food, so we provide them with shrimp from the Myzidae family and smaller fish such as salema and mullet.

Since all animals in our aquarium are cold-blooded (ectothermic), their growth rate, behaviour and physiological activities are directly dependent on the water temperature. In general, food intake and appetite increase as the temperature rises. For example, animals in the Adriatic and Mediterranean exhibits (water temperature 16-17.5°C) require less food and are fed three times a week, while some tropical marine animals are fed up to twice a day (water temperature 24-26°C).