Billionaire to build world's largest aquarium
 

A billionaire businessman is building the world's largest aquarium to house a pair of whale sharks.

Bernard Marcus, billionaire owner of the American DIY chain Home Depot, is to build a 18.9 million litre/4.16 million gallon tank at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, which is due to open in November.

According to The Guardian, the aquarium will eventually hold over 100,000 fish including giant groupers, two white beluga whales and a pair of whale sharks - the world's largest fish species.

The aquarium already has a pair of whale sharks, named Norton and Ralph, which are 4m/13 and 4.9m/16 feet long.

The sharks were imported from Taiwan in a specially-equipped plane and are expected to reach an adult size of up to 12.2m/40 feet.

The privately-funded aquarium is being run by a non-profit organisation.

According to The Guardian, its owner is committed to conservation and the aquarium will include the largest research facilities in the world.

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idiot.. those fish already have a big home... it's called the ocean.

why doesn't he donate his apparent abundance of spare change to help some homeless people, or to aids/cancer/other disease research?

I think it's cool to own something like that. I love looking at fish :thumbsup

cool..i hope we get a bunch of good natured billionaires opnce the old fuckers die off

You are on a sarcastic rampage today, I'm loving it. Keep up the good work, I'm a fan today.

I gotta say that i LOVE that response ! :thumbsup

you fucking go man .....tell that Billionaire prick whats what ! LOL

Thats kool i would love to have a HUGE aquarium

yea lets go to see some big fish tank with a bunch of fish swimming around, dont people have better shit to do?

LOL there are some people with 10 aquariums in their homes. Some people are real addicts and if they had the money, they would do the same :)

ive got 2 aquariums.. 80 gallon and a 10.. and i gotta pond with a shitload of fish.

That kind of fish you keeping?

same can be said about most animals...that will not get Zoo's closed now will it :disgust

That's exactly what I was just thinking. Great response! :thumbsup

I think that is awesome. His money let him do as he wishes. The fuck if I would give that much money to poor people.

i think its just bs people with too much monny lack of ideas just make evrething bigger how about a brain enlargement... sure nobody at home depot did have it :@

Lack of brains??? Don't think so........... If he has the money, good for him!!!

I guess when you are a billionaire you gravitate towards the grandiose.

yep indeed

thats cool as fuck i might have to stop by there one day.

nothing more left to do with all those money.

I'm excited about the new aquarium, 20 minute drive for me :)

Whoa cool, that is something I would love to see. Aquariums kick ass.

That is fucking great! That man rocks. But on the other hand, he may be doiing this to avoid paying taxes :thumbsup

I dont doubt it

Like to have those groupers in my frying pan! :thumbsup

He can do what ever he wants 'coz he's a fucking billionaire.

isn't that great... can't wait to see it done!

He's actually getting a lot of the fish (the whales referenced, for example) from places where they are already in captivity but in less than ideal situations.

He's donated millions in time and money over the years to ATL and other places.

He's a good dude. :thumbsup

I would rather come face to face with a whale shark thru an aquarium than face to face in the ocean..

I hope it will be open for public viewing.

Well I think that's a given :winkwink:

shit if i was a billionaire i'd buy the same size aquarium for every fucking state

I wonder if those whale sharks will live long in captivity.

I couldn't agree more :Oh crap

sounds like he is bored

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Right down the street from me. :thumbsup