Grosvenor Tropicals

Nowadays, as with Tropical species, all Marine fish which we offer for sale are from internationally regulated and sustainable sources. Many, such as the clown fish, are actually tank breed, while others, sometimes described as "wild caught", are in reality from managed reefs something akin to free-range fish farms. The same is also true for Corals which are now cultured in an eco-friendly way rather than being plundered from the natural reefs.

Marine

Those of you who have been visiting this page only to be disappointed by the "Under Construction" notice, take heart, we are at last starting to make some progress. Having got the new shop up and running we hope to have the opportunity to get the web-site up to the same professional standard.

As we refuse to sell livestock on-line or mail-order it would be pointless to list the specimens which we have in stock and their prices. What we do hope to provide is useful information on the various species which are generally available to the hobbyist and practical advise on their care.

For the newcomer to Marine Fishkeeping the hardware involved is often as confusing at the Livestock. In the 'Marine Keeping' section we hope to explode the myth that this facet of the hobby is only for rich blokes with a PhD. We will try to explain exactly what equipment you need, why you need it, how it works, and last, but not least, how much it is likely to cost.

I and some of my colleagues started keeping Marines over 30 years ago. In the "Good Ole Days" it was all under gravel filters, technology such as Protein Skimmers, UV Sterilisers and Reverse Osmosis units was unheard off. We don't claim to know it all, but we hope we know enough to get you on the right track to enjoy this fascinating and rewarding aspect of fish keeping.

To stimulate your interest while we work to get the various sections populated we have started with our photo gallery. Most of the photographs were taken in our own tanks, but we have also included some taken by members of staff on recent diving trips to the Seychelles and Maldives