giant aquarium
The Giant aquarium provides you the unique opportunity to meet a piece of tropical nature of the South and Central America. In the first part of the tour you will see a permanently refreshed exhibition of various exponates currently featuring an unique collection of exotic fish sculls. In the next part of your tour you come to a tropical footbridge inside a pluvial forest where you can experience the feeling of being in tropes - combination of heat and humidity of 85-90%. Here you can admire the beauty of plants like various kinds of orchids, bromelias and thilandsias creating unforegetable variety of colors and shapes. The feeling of a pluvial forest is multiplied by occasional tropical rain and morning mist. After you leave the forest you will find yourself at the bottom of a fresh water tropical lagoon inhabited with a community of fish of the South and Central America. About 40 species of fishes at the total number of 500 pieces live here. Beside the fish you probably know from your aquariums you will also see several rarities. You could hardly miss the three-feet-long Colossoma Serrasalsmidae. Most the species belong to the Cichlidae family. They even grow their youngsters in our lagoon. The total volume of the tank is 130 000 liters of water which means 130 tons of weight. The aquarium is 5 metres long, 8 metres wide and 4,8 metres deep. The bottom view is enabled by an 3-inch-thick-acrylate-glass tunnel especially delivered from far Japan. Every thursday the tour is enhanced thanks to a diver feeding the fish. At the end of your visit your guide invites you to our Aquashop which offers a wide range of fishes, aquaristic tools and souvenirs. We believe that you will be impressed by our original exposition and we are looking forward to your soon visit.
cafe piranha
We have opened Cafe Piranha for you at the end of year 1999 to make your waiting for your tour more comfortable or to give you a kind place to finish your visit of ENVI House. In a familiar environment while sitting next to an aquarium with predatory piranhas you can enjoy your coffee or tea with friends. For your kids we offer wide choice of cookies, juices and other beverages. If you desire something alcoholic our service will prepare for you any of many mixed drinks. While having your coffee you can watch the pictures of nature of South and Central America hanging on the walls all around the Cafa. Our Cafe obviously welcomes not only all the visitors of the ENVI House, but also everyone else who wants to refresh him or herself. You can reach the Cafe via a black stairway on the second floor of the building. A lift is provided for physically handicapped.
projection At the Ray's
Projection At the Ray's is another feature of ENVI House and it was planned to variegate your visit. The video-projection became available in June 2000. Here you can watch movies about natural beuties not only from the area of water fauna and flora but also from all others. Natural attractions worldwide are on. Movies are presented on a giant TV-screen measuring 160 cm diagonnaly. Everything is supported by perfect Dolby Surround Sound. Your unique experience will be multiplied by a large aquarium with live ray that gave the projection it´s name and a predatory tortoise Bozka. This all together will make you feel like being a part of presented scene while still sitting on a comfortable chair. You can get to the Projection At the Ray's via a black stairway aside the ENVI House. The projection is situated on the first floor. You can use a lift too.