Welcome To Aquariums West.1262 Burrard Street, Vancouver B.C. 604-669-9249 aquariumswest@shaw.ca
Aquariums West Osaka Beautiful German Blue Rams in stock from a local Vancouver breeder. These peaceful cichlids love a planted aquarium with lots of hiding places. They display well and appear to dance with each other while courting. Makes for a very entertaining show. Photo by Camille McOuat
Tropica Plants will be coming July 28, 2010. The plants are generally extra fabulous during the summer months because they are getting so much more light in their growing facility in Denmark. Click on the Tropica Logo to visit their website. Tons of ideas, tips and videos for both the experienced and novice aquatic gardener!
Lots of Saltwater Corals and Saltwater Fish are here as well as beautiful Himilayan Kittens from the Kootenays. They have had their first shots, a vet check and are extremely adorable.
If you visit our reptile room look closely for the Veiled Chameleons. They are just hanging around and chilling on pieces of Manzanita Wood from the ceiling. Sometimes I can't even see them because they have blended in so well with their environment. Come and visit Kreig to learn about these amazing creatures and to hold one if you like. He is full of information and will describe how to care for all the reptiles. The reptile room is fully loaded! So many new reptiles are in stock! Adorable Baby Bearded Dragons, Veiled Chameleons, Captive Raised Baby Yellow Foot Tortoises and Russian Tortoises which are rarely available, just to name a few. Tortoises have a curious personality always poking and prodding their way through their environment looking for tasty morsels of vegetation. One of their favorites are dandelion leaves and flowers. If your lawn is covered with these pesty plants then you can have your own living weed eater!
Just in.....The Fluval Chi Aquarium. They are open topped, rimless, have a filter, led lights and a water feature that clips onto the tank rim. They look fantastic! Lighting is LED and what's more it is submerged under the waterline.
We always have lots of the amazing Bettas, Half Moon, Dragonscale Crowntail, Black Orchid Crowntail, and healthy Female Bettas.
We are now carrying the "Fish Condo" designed by Teddy Luong, a student at Carlton University's School of Industrial Design is now in stock. He won the Canadian Build a Better competition. They are perfect apartments for your Siamese Fighting Fish which can be stacked to replicate a high rise or a low rise, which ever you prefer. Look for a Siamese Fighting Fish Condo on display in the store. It is so cool and Congratulations to Teddy for designing this innovative tank!
The fascinating Abystoma andersonis are back in stock. If you are a fan of the HBO show True Blood, you'll see a similar creature at the beginning of their introduction! They are ravenous feeders eating anything we put in the tank. They will eat crickets, worms, meal worms, brine shrimp, small "feeder" fish, blood worms. Remember to keep their diet varied. If there is any left over food, clean it up immediately with a net. The Axolotl is a fascinating animal for a many reasons, one of which is its grotesque appearance, its ability to regenerate, and the fact that it exhibits the phenomenon known as neoteny. Usually, amphibians undergo metamorphosis from egg to larva and finally to adult form. The Axolotl, remains in its larval form throughout its life meaning that it retains its gills and fins, and doesn't develop the protruding eyes, eyelids and characteristics of other adult salamanders. It grows much larger than a normal larval salamander, and it reaches sexual maturity in this larval stage. The animal is completely aquatic, and although it does possess rudimentary lungs, it breathes primarily through its gills and to a lesser extent, its skin.
Let us help you to design your setup, however big or small, to make it a living piece of art. If you want to see everything that is here or coming go to the What's New pages from the drop down box above. If there is something special that you would like just email us to place an order.
We're not just about fish at Aquariums West. We carry supplies for all kinds of pets: birds, cats, dogs, hedgehogs, small animals, chinchillas, reptiles and so much more. We carry Royal Canin, Wellness, and Nutrience dog and cat foods.
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