Operated by the Dallas Zoo, the aquarium is home to over 5 000 aquatic animals of 400 different species, including many anomalous freshwater or saltwater creatures, with four eyes, virtually invisible or able to move about on land. Highlights include an Amazon River exhibition and tanks of native Texas species, including the rare Texas blind salamander and a 60kg alligator snapping turtle. Visitors can also watch the piranha and shark feeding times.