The fish shaped aquarium, situated near Raj Bhavan and
old assembly hall, facing the Lower Lake, was established on 31st May,
1977. Covering an area of one hectare, the Machhli Char is a double storied
structure houses 66 varieties of ornamental and fresh water fishes. The
upper storey with forty glass aquariums has various types of living and
colorful fishes like Tiger Barb, Black Moor ,blue, Rosy Barb, Shark, paradise
Golden plata, Golden Gormi, King Zebra and King Kobra. In the lower portion,
there are 26 big aquariums with a collection of fishes brought from the
lakes, rivers and ponds from the different parts of the state such as
Sawal, Padin, Rohu, Katla, Padin, Collet, Mirgal, Sawal ,Ticto, Bam fish
and Pencil-Fira.
The fish house is open for visitors from 1.00 pm to 8 pm from 1st April
to 30th Sept and from 12.00 pm to 7 pm from 1st October to 31st March.
