Aquaponics At Mactan Island Aquarium

Aquaponics is the word used to describe new way of growing plants and fish together in the demonstration unit at Mactan Island Aquarium, where Tilapia and Kangkong are the stars of the show.

Tired of watering your plants?

Plants grown in our aquaponics system don’t need to be watered, not ever! In fact, they don’t even need any soil!

The vegetables growing in our backyard aquaponics system get all the water and nutrition they need from the tilapia fish that they share a home with.

The system is so compact that it could be set up in any family’s backyard. It allows the owner to grow tilapia or other fish in one tank, with water being circulated through a connected tank where the plants grow.

The plants benefit from the nutrients from the fishes leftovers and wastes, and the fish grow better than ever because the plants actually keep the water clean for them.

Aquaponics is super efficient, using 90 percent less water than traditional farming techniques and very eco-friendly, making use of the fish waste products. NASA are testing this kind of food production for use in space!

See it, try it!

The aquaponics system is on show throughout 2010 at Mactan Island Aquarium. Visitors and school groups coming to the aquarium may view the system and have a full explanation of how it works. We can also advise aquarium visitors on how to start your own aquaponics system at home, to produce healthy, chemical free, fish and vegetables to feed your family.

Added value

Mactan Island Aquarium is better known as the home of sharks, jellyfish, turtles and Nemo the clownfish, the new aquaponics exhibit is our way of adding some extra value for our visitors who keep coming back every year. We plan to show off a new exhibition every year, and for 2010 we decided to make it one that would be interesting, useful and educational for all our visitors. Hopefully some of you will be inspired to take our information abroad and try it yourselves and enjoy keeping a few tilapia and growing your own vegetables in your backyard.

Admission rates have not increased in 2010

Local adult tickets are still discounted at P100, with kids at P75 (accompanied kids under 4 years old are free). Foreign tourists rates are P250/200. Further benefits and discounts are made for school field trip bookings.

Plan your trip

For more information and to plan your family or school trip, call 2366248 or 09194851276. We are in Brgy. Maribago, Lapulapu City.