Tanks & essentials
Setting one up, and keeping it running
Aquariums and cabinets, the equipment that goes with them, and the food, treatments and spares you come back for. Some of it is on the shelf, some we order in.
Aquariums
Tanks and cabinets
Come in and tell us the space you have and what you want to keep in it. The shape and volume of a tank decide what will live happily in it, so that conversation is worth having before anything is bought.
We keep display models in the shop and can order a good deal more. Ask about lead times before you plan around a delivery date, and ask what is included: lighting, filtration and a lid are not always part of the same box.
- Display aquariums in the shop to look at
- Cabinets and stands
- Items we can order in on request
- Occasional pre-owned tanks, sold as seen
We do not publish a price list, because what you pay depends on the tank, the equipment with it and what you already own. Ask and we will quote properly.
Equipment
The working parts
Most of what goes wrong with a tank is a part that has reached the end of its life. Bring the old one in, or a photograph of it with the model number, and we will help you match it.
Filtration
Internal and external filters, media, sponges and cartridges.
Heating & lighting
Heaters, thermometers, tubes and replacement lighting units.
Pumps & air
Air pumps, stones, tubing and pond pumps, plus the small parts that wear out.
Substrate & decor
Gravels, sands, wood, rock and ornaments for aquariums and ponds.
Nets, siphons & tools
The everyday kit for water changes and general maintenance.
Spares & oddments
Impellers, seals, clips and connectors. Worth asking before you buy a whole new unit.
Everyday essentials
Food, treatments and water care
Flakes, pellets, granules, wafers and frozen foods for aquarium and pond fish, along with water conditioners, treatments and test kits. These are the things people come in for most often, and we try to keep them on the shelf.
Pond foods are worth asking about by season. What suits your fish in July is not what they need in November.
- Aquarium and pond foods, including frozen
- Water conditioners and treatments
- Test kits and replacement reagents
- Filter media and replacement cartridges
Brands and products
What the shelves hold
The brands we carry and the kinds of products you will find, noted from the shelves in November 2026. Ranges and pack sizes change, so call ahead for stock details on 020 8856 0505.
Product categories
- Aquarium fish food
- Pond fish food
- Turtle and terrapin food
- Axolotl food and care
- Water conditioners
- Fish treatments
- Water testing
- Aquarium plant care
- Pond water treatments
- Filtration and filter media
- Aquarium heaters
- Air pumps
- Thermometers
- Cleaning equipment
Brand by brand
Tetra
TetraMin and TetraPRO foods, goldfish and temperate flakes, Prima granules, holiday foods, AquaSafe, EasyBalance, PlantaMin, and pond barley straw extract and sludge remover.
NT Labs
Pro-f foods from micro crumb to cichlid, catfish, shrimp, fancy goldfish and axolotl, sinking pond food, AxoSafe and AxoTonic, test kits, and aquarium and pond treatments from white spot to duckweed control.
Aquadip
Water preparation, filter start, algae control, plant food, liquid carbon, liquid catappa and 6-in-1 test strips.
API
Stress Coat, Stress Zyme, pH Up, algae prevention, Melafix and Pimafix.
Interpet
Flora Boost and Sludge Buster.
eSHa
EXIT, eSHa 2000 and OPTIMA treatments.
FishScience
Malawi flake and pellet foods.
Cloverleaf
Absolute Pearls bacterial products for aquariums and ponds, Bacterial Answer and Parasite Answer.
Blagdon
Fish Aid anti ulcer, anti fungus and bacteria, and anti parasite treatments.
Seachem
Fresh Trace and Replenish.
Waterlife
Humaquat tropical blackwater conditioner.
Betta and Betta Choice
Internal filters, heaters, air pumps and aquarium thermometers.
Aquael
Filter media sets.
Juwel
BioCarb and BioPad filter media.
Eheim
Pickup internal filters.
hygger
Dual-blade magnetic glass cleaners.
King British
Turtle & Terrapin Complete food.
Aquarian
Tropical and goldfish foods.
This is a guide to what the shop ranges, not a live catalogue. Some items come and go with the season, and nothing here is a promise that a particular product or size is on the shelf today.
Pre-owned
Second-hand tanks, now and then
Pre-owned aquariums turn up in the shop from time to time. When one does, we will tell you its measurements, what comes with it, whether it has been tested and what condition it is in. They go quickly and they are sold as seen.
There is nothing listed online, because a listing that is still up after the tank has gone is worse than no listing at all. Call and ask, or mention it when you are in.
Planning a setup, or chasing a part?
Tell us the space you have, what you would like to keep and what equipment you already own. We will tell you what is possible and what it is likely to cost.