It’s been so long since we had a short family trip, i can’t even remember when the last time we went out was. Honestly, i’m just too lazy and beaten to organize one.

Why am i always the one to organize anyway??! So not fair!
 

 

It so happen that Teddy suggested we go to Klang for bak kut teh during the weekend then to stop by the Xian Leng Aquatic Shah Alam to look at the fishes available there.

Dad and him loves fishes.

Errr… i’m no fan of fishes; i’m terrified of them but never mind, as long as i’m not the organizer LOL.
 

 

We reached Shah Alam Wet World around late noon; it was blazing hot.

The Akuarium is just next to the Wet World. Why they have to put a big sign with the name “Akuarium” i also don’t know. It’s not like people don’t know what’s the building is for. You can practically smell it from the parking lot.

Why didn’t they just hang the company’s name “Xian Leng Aquatic Centre” instead of “Akuarium” i also don’t know. I didn’t know the name of the company before i came back and googled for it afterwards.
 

 

Anyways, the centre is really big. They have a wide variety of fishes for sale and for display. The place is clean enough too.

There’s just too many that i paiseh go around flashing my camera at each aquarium. I snapped a few photos here and there just for keeping.
 

 

I was really impressed because some of the fishes here i haven’t seen before.

There were the normal pretty ones we always see in the pet stores. Like this one.
 

 

And gold fishes of course.
 

 

My favorite, pretty red crabs.
 

 

There were lots of Arowana for sale too.

Quite a lot of them were already sold. Personally i don’t know what’s so special about Arowana fish but uncles like them a lot huh? Even my dad was staring at them for hours.

Here’s one on display and i quote dad “Very beautiful because the skin has a very striking color and it has shiny scale”.

I don’t know lar. I think it’s just like any other fish. I wonder what it tastes like haha!
 

 

Then there these fighting fishes in individual jars which obviously had sat on the shelves for months collecting dust without being sold. Sad.

 

Ok enough about the common fishes. Very boring no?
 

 

Let’s see the ugly ones; those that made me have goosebumps.
 

 

The sting rays were feeding on worms! They hover above the worms because the mouth is at the bottom, like it’s sucking the worms up. But the worms kept wriggling and getting away.

So gross!
 

 

Erm… fugly eels. Felt like i’m watching Discovery Channel :S.
 

 

On the wing of the building are big pools filled with Koi fishes.
 

 

I hate Koi fishes. No offense they make my hair stand…

By the way the Koi fishes are for sale. Just pick the ones you want and the staff will catch it for you.
 

 

And the further end of the wing is a sole pool that is not inhabited by Koi fishes. Instead there swimming or should i say hovering in the pool are gigantic fishes with length almost the human’s height!
 

 

The Arapaima fish!!  South American tropical fresh water fish, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. It could grow the more than 8 feet! Wow!
 

 

Damn scary you know standing at the platform looking down at them hovering (they barely move really) near us.

I was told they feed on fish, crustaceans, and other small animals. I wonder what will happen if i accidental dropped into the pool… yikes!
 

 

On another side of the building is the most interesting part of the visit; a walkway showroom of exotic fishes.
 

 

There were piranhas… ok ok they are not exactly piranhas, these are much bigger in size but according to the label they come from the same family.

The resemblance is startling don’t you think?
 

 

Focus on greenish fish in the aquarium.
 

 

Huge! I forgot most of the names of the monsters here at the showroom but these are so beautiful. The skin are like emeralds.

Too bad they are flesh eating creatures.
 

 

Sis found her soul mate LOL!
 

 

I think it’s called the alligator fish or something. Why? Isn’t it obvious?
 

 

I don’t know what are these but they looked like angelic sharks!
 

 

 

Soft shell turtle doing stunt.
 

 

Ugly looking monsters.
 

 

Dad having a blast.
 

 

And here is the King of the Monsters!

He (he sure don’t looked like a she) looked like he’s a century old, standing on the rocks. Almost blended into the background.

We stared at it so long waiting it to move when finally it swam up in slow motion we clapped and cheered like a bunch of school kids haha.