Tropical Reef — Aquarium of the Pacific

This live underwater camera streams around the clock from the Tropical Reef habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California — one of the aquarium's largest exhibits, modeled on the vivid coral reefs of Palau in the western Pacific. More than a thousand animals share the tank: schooling fish, wrasses, tangs, butterflyfish, and reef sharks gliding among living coral and rockwork. Because it's an indoor aquarium feed, this cam runs 24/7 in any weather — a calm, color-saturated window into reef life day or night. The exhibit's lighting follows a day/night cycle, so the scene shifts from bright tropical blue by day to a dimmer, moodier glow after hours. The Aquarium of the Pacific sits on Long Beach's waterfront and is one of the most-visited aquariums in the United States. This feed is powered by explore.org, the philanthropic live nature-cam network. Long Beach runs on Pacific Time, three hours ahead of Hawaii.