Vision Aquatics

24/03/2025

Do you want a low maintenance, easy to run reef? Why not come in and take a look at our Juwel Display when we’re next open?
Here’s just a few of our corals in this tank;
Blue/Green Sympodium
Yellow Parazoanthus
Green Centred Clove Polyp
Green & Brown Kenya Tree

Another thing you can do with a reef is grow macros in the display! Now, this may restrict your other fish you can add but if you want to have a natural appearance without a full blown coral reef, macros really make it happen. We don’t have many in this tank currently (although it is in the plan to add macros this week).

23/03/2025

Our Softie Display has had a revamp this weekend!
And well, the gramma is loving his overhangs and caves to hide in.
Don’t forget we’re open until 4pm today :)

22/03/2025

I believe this is the month mark update!!
Still very little I have found that is bad about this tank, all in all it’s perfect for beginners and well, you can take it any route you may wish 😀

I went the Macroalgae Route because I have 2 other reef tanks. But anyway, I hope you enjoy the update;

22/03/2025

21/03/2025

Kicking off fishy Friday with some wrasse talk! Seeing as I’ll be in Panama in a weeks time why not start the wrasse talk early? For each of these, I will be using the species I keep for photos rather than what we have in the shop as we may not have certain genera within the shop at the time I talk about each genus 🙂

Starting it off, we’re dealing with Cirrhilabrus species! Specifically known as “Fairy Wrasses” or sometimes lumped in as “Dwarf Parrots” (with the various Paracheilinus species).

The main thing to know about the Fairy Wrasses is that they don’t require a sand bed to thrive! These do however feed off of phytoplankton and other zooplankton in the wild so they won’t help too much with pest hunting (albeit this does make them more invert safe than the sand sleeping varieties).
They do require a lid that fits with minimal gaps (a mesh lid is ideal as if they jump they risk having much less damage than a solid glass lid).

Now, I know a few people will probably ask but what can/do we recommend mixing these guys with when it comes to other wrasses?
Well, the best genera to mix these guys with are;
Paracheilinus (Flashers)
Anampses (Tamarins)
Macropharyngodon (Leopards)
Pseudojuloides (Pencils)
Halichoeres

You can also mix these guys together with other species from Cirrhilabrus. Now, the way to do this is all to do with the complex system of… Complexes!
What is a complex? Well, this is when very closely related species are grouped together. There is a chart I have added to the below photos which shows the specific species shown below and the complexes of Cirrhilabrus.
You may be wondering how the chart comes in use, well it helps to show what species are likely to be the most peaceful (and so best to add first), but also it shows species you may have never even seen! I can sit and list all 65+ species of Cirrhilabrus but what’s the point in that if there’s already a whole list that’s so much more useful?!
The chart also shows the smallest Cirrhilabrus species (many of those can be kept in 2 foot cubes but we will be able to specifically say yes or no on if it works).

Now, what are the species to find which are ideal for beginners?
Well, honestly I can’t answer that! This genus is so hardy it is entirely up to you 🙂
The wrasses I love, you may hate and vice versa - it’s why I struggle to give options for wrasses, but if you do want to know then why not message us or come in, give me an idea of what you like and I’m 90% sure you’ll struggle to find a wrasse you don’t like!

I hope this somewhat helps you all and if you want to know anymore, comment your question below and I will respond :D

21/03/2025

You can check the TMC website for livestock that we have purchased. Please call before hand for details 01202 131985, as some of the fish may have been reserved and hand selected in advance

21/03/2025

We are often getting asked for blue colour corals, this stunning Sympodium is related to Xenia but not as invasive. We have frags available in store 🪸🪸🪸

21/03/2025

Good morning reefers, yay it is Friday! We are open today until 5.30pm, and open all weekend Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday, 10am to 4pm, please call us for any help or stock information on 01202 131985, have a great weekend and hope to see you here!

20/03/2025

More photos have undergone processing and uploading! So, here’s some more of our stunning livestock :)

20/03/2025

Morning everyone! We’re open from 10am until 5:30pm today 🙂
We have plenty of fish to choose from as well as inverts and corals! So please feel free to come in and ask any questions about the livestock or even just if you can’t figure out what’s going on in your tank :)

19/03/2025

What a poser, I picked up this Radiata Lionfish last week. Perfect for a fish only set up @ £75. Please note these fish are venomous (believe me I once petted one by accident many moons ago) and require a large set up with larger species as they can swallow prey as big as their mouth (which does expand!).

19/03/2025

We also have in stock some cracking little Rock Flower Anemones (Phymanthus crucifer). They can be kept in “gardens” and once they have anchored themselves where they are happy, can be fed on Brine Shrimp, or other meaty foods (krill is another good option). Another thing these guys do when happy is spawn, so you may start with a garden of 2-3 but end up with 6-8 once they’ve settled!

We have two yellow/white/red in store, and one red and blue, these are easier to keep so they are suitable for most reef keepers, we recommend a 40 litre tank, or more to house these.

19/03/2025

Let's take a look at the family of Damselfish (Pomacentridae) in the spotlight today. We do not normally recommend Damsels, even to beginner fish keepers as although small and bright they do come with an attitude problem. The Azure Damsel (Chrysiptera hemicyanea) featured below, is one of the friendlier species. You can keep them in groups, ideally odd numbers, and they can look stunning as a group in a large reef tank with the coral background. We do not advise that you keep the more aggressive types, such as Domino, Humbug and Jewel Damsels, however they can be housed in Fish only aquariums with more aggressive species (like many of your Tangs). We have Azures available at £13.50 each :)

19/03/2025

Introduction to fan 🪭 worms@🪱

18/03/2025

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16/03/2025

Good evening everyone!
As you may know, I am very wrasse heavy and love this family.
Now, one really common question I have found, whether being asked personally or even just whilst looking at forums, is always “What wrasses can I have?”

Now, this question has many many layers to it. With Labridae having 81 genera and 600+ species, it can be difficult to answer it as whilst we have wrasses in the shop, there may be some you see later down the line and just fall in love with. I know I’ve faced this with my old 4 foot tank and still do every so often with the S-700 5 foot tank.

Now, wrasses come in all different colours, sizes and even shapes. You’ll find some duller species which you may only see the colour if you look at them closely (the Moyer’s Leopard can be a great example of this) or you may find the brightest coloured fish you’ve seen (Pencil Wrasses are excellent examples of this).
You may even find some species that are tiny (with a 2cm maximum size), but you’ll find other species that are huge! Some wrasses get to 2 feet (60cm) in length, and some may even get longer.
Another “issue” with wrasse is not all of them will cohabitate too well as a general rule of thumb - I know I have and others have bent this around a bit (they’re less so rules and instead guidelines). And the Guidelines for each genus will vary depending on the temperament of the genus as a whole - and even then there’s some genera (Cirrhilabrus is an amazing example for this with 65+ species!) which the guidelines will vary and often get split into half depending on which side of the genus you look at.

What I thought would be useful is to go through each genus separately every week and show you various different species (focusing on the Easier or Seasonal species rather than the Difficult species to source). I’d love to see what you would be interested in reading (or even listening) about first! To start off, some photos of the wrasses in my 5 foot Red Sea S-700!

16/03/2025

Morning everyone! An on time opening post (shocking I know). We are open today from 10am until 4pm for all your needs 🙂
We have plenty of Softies, fish and inverts after this week’s restock. Why not come in and take a look for yourself?

14/03/2025

The TMC first wave! 3 week update, it’s going strong but we are starting to consider natural defences against Cyano! We hope you enjoy this little update :)