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Bigger Than a Swimming Pool: The Aquarium With the Largest Fish Ever Seen When it comes to immersive aquatic experiences, few sights rival the awe-inspiring wonder of an aquarium housing the world’s largest fish—creatures so massive they legally demand a space far larger than any typical public pool. Step inside the epicenter of marine marvel at the Belgium’s Oceanium, home to aquatic giants so sizable they dwarfs most human-made environments—including swimming pools—challenging our perception of scale in underwater displays. ### Rippling Reality: The World’s Largest Living Fish At the heart of this extraordinary exhibit is a mind-blowing specimen that redefines “big.” See the Oceanic Sunfish (Mola mola) on display—yes, a true ocean giant—renowned not just for its colossal size but for its rare visibility in modern public aquariums. Though some specimens can exceed 3,000 pounds and reach lengths over 10 feet, the dominant contender for the “biggest ever seen” in an aquarium setting holds a record-breaking individual: a weedy seadragon proxy or goliath nurtured in specialized deep-sea tanks, but the true scale king often belongs to massive pelagic swimmers. However, the benchmark for aquarium scale is commonly set by the Oceanium’s triplet giant Monterey Bay–inspired tank, designed to replicate open ocean currents for immense creatures.