Regular water tests ensure perfect conditions in our sale aquariums, and we will only ever sell a fish that is fit for the move to your home aquarium. We care about the health and quality of our livestock and have invested in individually filtered aquariums rather than a large, centralised system where the tanks are connected. We a very much against this procedure and you will never see dyed or tattooed fish here at The Aquatic Store. It also heightens the occurrence of specific illnesses such as Lymphocystis - perhaps through infectious needles, or lowered immunity as a result of stress. On top of any immediate distress and suffering, the wounds caused by injections leave the fish exposed to attack by pathogens. Once 'stripped' this way, the fish are then soaked in dye before being subject to another irritating chemical which stimulates the return of mucous - trapping the dye close to the tissues.Īdvances in our understanding of stress and pain (and now accepted by all but a fringe of the fishkeeping world) make it clear that the procedure is not a pleasant one. The process can involve the fish being dipped into a corrosive solution first, to remove the protective mucous layer. Transparent fish, like Indian Glassfish or Kryptopterus catfish, have long been preferred because their tissues don't interfere with or mask the intensity of the colour.

The forced colouring of fish usually takes the form of dye injections at key points of the body. We have joined Practical Fish keeping Magazine in the fight to ban dyed and tattooed fish across the UK.

Plants available will include Anubias, Microsorum, Echinodorus, Cryptocoryne, Hygrophila, Limnophila, Pogostemon, Vallisneria and many more. Once arrived plants our housed in our state of the art plant system using Intense LED Lighting and Fertiliser containing all Micro and Macro elements needed to ensure plants are sold in the best possible health.

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