I started getting interested in fish in 1965 & was working part time in a busy fish importers from 1969. This was a great way to learn the trade.
I have held managerial posts in other importers until branching out to my own livestock importing business. During this time I was involved in setting up & maintaining some of the first system filtration plants in the country.

I've bred most types of fish over the years & to this day take on new imports to breed. I recently took on one of the new Danio sp. from Burma & still get a thrill about breeding this egg scatterer group. I took these on to try out some new fry feeds.
I spent many years researching Killifish. Click the link below 'Killifish of Western Africa' to see some of the work.

I'm a fish breeder at heart & wanted to find the best foods for my projects. Unfortunately these foods had to be bought in half ton quantities & the first import was a leap of faith which later proved a success. The business began by distributing these foods to help out with the enormous cost involved in importation. I started re-packing into handy 100grm packs & many breeders now regularly ask for more. This is not confined to this country - many European breeders regularly order from the site.

We have a large circle of regular customers in the UK & worldwide which include hobbyists; retailers; wholesalers; importers; Cod/Turbot fisheries; Universities; Museums; Government bodies; live food growers; UK commercial fish breeders including Seahorse breeders. We test our foods out in our fish house before selling on the site. We are definately a 'hands on' operation.

We are also now working on South American imports again. We are primarily supplying trade customers but we have both British & native people in the field catching 'oddballs' which we are looking to move through auction sites. This is something we have been doing for some years in the background.
This year we are putting more money into more freight to bring new populations over because aquarists are ever hungry for new fish.
We are very conservation minded & don't strip areas for profit. Our collectors will take a small quantity of new fish to ship over where the highest bidder should be capable of breeding & distributing. OK, it doesn't always work out this way. It's a fine line between costs of bringing fish to UK breeders & our work in conservation. Exact collection data remains with us & the fishermen for the species protection.
We know dedicated breeders appreciate accurate collection data. Sometimes the aquatic press can give too much information out which opens up the door to unscrupulous collectors. we are ever mindful of this.
Please see the site below 'Killifish of Western Africa' under 'wild imports' to see photos of work done over the past few years.

In this era of carbon emissions the UK should start looking at breeding fish again. Importing freight from the Far East, South America & Africa is a little crazy while we have good breeders here now who can supply part of this load.

Sites built & maintained include:-

Killifish of Western Africa , The British Livebearer Association website & Malta WWII..