Grange Aquatics and Water Gardens

16/02/2025

So it’s that time of year when we’re venturing outside in our gardens again checking on our fish and maybe upgrading our filter systems….this multi pump is an ideal all in one gadget for up to a 2000 litre pond…..which means pump, filter and UVC combined! Mechanical and biological filtration, 11 watt uvc. Capable of running a fountain and a water feature at the same time. With 3 colour changing LED lights for enhanced night time pond viewing. Activated automatically at night. They can be attached to the filter or used separately!

10/02/2025

Affinity Ponds….back in stock…no dig…pump filter….nightlight….all included!

10/02/2025

Large Shipwreck…70cm…now £65!

09/02/2025

Cardinals vs Neons 🐠

Two incredibly similar looking species with very close care requirements… but are they actually different to one another?? 👀

Of the two species, the Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) is the larger and more brightly coloured Tetra. Exhibiting a neon blue strip from the tip of its nose to the end of its body and a red underbelly reaching all the way to the end of its tail, the Cardinal Tetra exhibits a slightly larger and much more brightly coloured body that its counterpart, often making them more desirable in the aquatic trade. Cardinals originate from slower moving currents of the clear and blackwater Orinoco and Nergo rivers in South America. This slower way of life - as well as the beautiful contrast of colours - often makes Cardinals massively popular shoaling fish for Discus and Angelfish keepers.

How about Neons? 🐟
They come from South America too, they prefer slower water and lower light levels too, and they show the same blue and red colours… so how do you tell them apart?
Easy!
The blue stripe on the Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) colours from nose to body, but the red on the belly starts at the tail and only reaches halfway down body!
Neons are often a little less brighter than Cardinals too, and their fully grown length is smaller (1 inch to a Cardinals 2 inch), but this hasn’t stopped the Neon from being one of the most popular aquarium fish ever to be introduced into the pet trade. It is estimated that one and a half million Neons arrive in the UK every month!

So which is better?
Dealers choice! Cardinal Tetra provide a slightly bigger and more colourful attraction to the aquarium, but who could be the classic hardy Neon?
We couldn’t decide a Grange, so we stock both!!

The Grange Team 🙂

05/02/2025

Sphere Water Features…these water features store the suns rays so they keep running until you turn off their charge! They also have a beautiful nightlight to bring out its best in the darker weather….£199

05/02/2025

Parrot And Tiger Parrot Cichlids….1/2 price!

01/02/2025

Blue eyed Honey Bristlenoses anyone? 👀

This little chap might only be small at the moment, but one day soon he’ll be a lean, mean, tank cleaning machine! 🛻

Bristlenose Plecs are named for the bristles on the end of their noses - the males have much longer bristles and the females only have little stumpy ones! Growing to an adult size of 5-6 inches, these critters make great tank cleaners for most sizes of tropical aquarium.

We currently have a multitude of different sizes here at Grange, from tiny babies a few weeks old to rambling adult males with the cleaning power of a good Henry Hoover! 🧼

The Grange Team 🙂

30/01/2025

Our colleague has been making our display aquariums look 🔥awesomeee!🔥

Our Panda Oranda, Tri colour Orandas and Red Cap Oranda are loving life in our display Aqua Cube 28L on the counter 🐠

29/01/2025

Fresh Plants are in!! 🌺🍀🌷🌿

27/01/2025

Chinese dragon! So well made…intricate detailing and designed to last!

27/01/2025

HALF PRICE CICHLIDS!!! 🐠

Everyone knows what fun little personalities Cichlids have, and it’s even more fun for the owner when they’re half price! 🐠

5” King Kong Solid Yellow Parrots was £60 now £30 🐟

4” King Kong Tiger Partots was £90 now £45 and 🐠

2” Frontosas locally bred was £30 now £15 🐟

24/01/2025

🚨 New Fish! 🔔

We are well into the new year now, which means normal services are back at Grange and our suppliers are delivering us beautiful fish, left right and centre 🐟

So what’s new this time? 🤔

🍏 Apple Snails make a return! It’s been a while since we’ve had coldwater snails at Grange, and their return brings new clean up crew options to those with temperate tanks. Don’t forget the Borneo Suckers too!

🐟 Polar Parrot Cichlids have also returned by popular demand - Did you know Parrot Cichlids first appeared in the fish trade around the 80’s? 👀

🐠 Panda Oranda, Tri Colour Oranda, Red Caps and Black Moors - Our Coldwater section continues to grow and we have a wonderful selection of new fish to choose from!

🪼 Dwarf Puffers - Sold out within a week and back less than a month later, need we say more about how awesome these guys are?

🐬 Julii Corydoras - A staple favourite here at Grange, Julii Corys will stand out in any tropical aquarium with their striped bodies and jet black dorsal fins! Almost like little sharks… 🦈

🦀 And a PERSONAL staff favourite (bit of an Angelfish sucker over here) Manacaparu Angelfish have appeared 🔥😍 These fish are still young at the moment, but as they mature they will have deep black stripes down their body and a stunning red/orange colouration on their heads, similar to the sought after Red Devil Angels.

We’re only in January, so keep an eye out for even MORE incredible species coming soon 🐙

The Grange Team 🙂

20/01/2025

Splish spash birds are taking a bath…Heaps of new bird baths in

20/01/2025

Create your own native ‘No Dig’ ponds now in stock….comes with a solar fountain. Easy peasy set up no electricity required. No digging just clicking! You can have this up and running on the same day you buy it! This pond has been set up to create a wonderful wild life winner!
Acorus Gramineus…a tall variegated grass like plant which Dragonflies absolutely adore to lay eggs on…
Equisetum Hyemale a tall bamboo looking grass a native and a dragonfly lover…
Mentha Aquatica… this sports a beautiful purple flower…a perfect pollinator for our gorgeous 🐝
Aponogeten Discachyos…this sports a bright white flower..another pollinator for our buzzing bee friends…
A lily for our frogs and tadpoles…🐸…
Mimulus Guttatus…this sports a yellow flower…again a perfect pollinator and last but not least…a very important oxygenator Demersum Hornwort…

15/01/2025

Lots of new fish in…including everyone’s favourites..Neons, Corydorus Cats and
Angels fish….

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