WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE

YOU CAN NOW BE SERVED BY QUALIFIED STAFF

Philip Lawton; Advanced Diploma in water quality & filtration and Advanced Diploma in fish biology & fish health

Kidsgrove tropicals was established in 1983 by Derek Lawton, Pauline Lawton, Philip Lawton, Mandy Binns and Thomas Binns. Before we entered the aquatic trade we had a wealth of experience keeping tropical, coldwater and marine fish. We kept and bred a huge variety of tropical fish, our main speciality being anabantoids. Siamese fighting fish were our main breeding programme, including a rare black strain specially imported from the United States of America. Our best achievement was to successfully breed and raise kissing gourami (Helostoma temmincki). We also had great success breeding Malpulutta kretseri and the Day's spike-tail paradise fish, (Macropodus cupanus dayi).

We were proud members of the Potteries and District Aquarists Society. We won best male siamese fighting fish for three years in a row with our own red strain at the first, second and third Annual Open Show. We also won best fish in Open Show at Coventry and District open show with a large, spotted climbing perch (Ctenopoma acuctirostre), which we kept for about seven years.

Some nine years ago we worked with British Coal Open Cast on a project to raise and breed Great Crested newts, protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. We succeeded, and several thousand were released into the wild. The project led to an interesting discovery. Each tank bred newt could be identified by it's own stomach colouration. This means that researchers can follow the progress of these captive-bred amphibians in the wild.

In November 1993 we were proud to be voted one of the top shops in North Staffordshire by Practical Fishkeeping Magazine on their North Staffs fish tour.

Our aim is to supply quality livestock and equipment at a competitive price,backed by forty years of fish keeping experience.

Pauline, Derek, Mandy, Thomas and Phil would like thank all our customers, past and present, for their continued support..

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