Big Kahuna Tropical Fish

Big Kahuna Tropical Fish Big Kahuna Tropical Fish is here to assist in all of your aquarium needs! Big Kahuna only employs the best.
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Our highly knowledgeable and well mannered team provides our clients the best service in the industry! We are always willing to answer your questions and discuss your aquarium with you. Our team members provide a wide array of services including design, installation/tear down, and maintenance for any aquarium, no matter the size! In our new 12,000 square foot climate controlled warehouse, we have

holding systems for all the fish and corals we sell to our clients. We hold all livestock for a minimum of two weeks to make sure all fish are healthy and eating before sending them out to their new home. We guarantee all of our livestock...even our saltwater fish! We bring in domestic shipments weekly and international shipments monthly in order to stay supplied and offer our clients a diverse selection of products. In addition to our livestock, we also carry dry goods and aquarium products.

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! Exciting news…BIOTA Captive bred yellow tangs have landed 🛬 ! Many of you have been ask...
07/19/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! Exciting news…BIOTA Captive bred yellow tangs have landed 🛬 ! Many of you have been asking for them and we finally got them in! We also brought in some other great fresh and saltwater orders this week with over 500 new animals ready for your tanks! HUGE driftwood pieces and ALL of the substrate are also in stock. Hanna Checkers and reagents are stocked up and some new seahorses to enjoy. Still plenty of used tanks, equipment and FREE rock to choose from. Check the new stock list photos and stop by to see us Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm.

We are out here and hitting great at the charity golf outing! Happy Saturday! The store is open 11am-6pm today! Have a g...
07/13/2024

We are out here and hitting great at the charity golf outing! Happy Saturday! The store is open 11am-6pm today! Have a great weekend!

Happy Fri-YAY Big Kahuna Friends! We had a great sale last weekend (Thank You!) and were able to move a lot of livestock...
07/12/2024

Happy Fri-YAY Big Kahuna Friends! We had a great sale last weekend (Thank You!) and were able to move a lot of livestock so we spent the week restocking everything! New plants, freshwater fish, saltwater fish, frozen, driftwood, substrates and other dry goods. Check the photos for the new livestock that came in and be sure to stop by Monday-Friday from 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm to see it all in person. Ty will be playing in a charity golf outing on Saturday representing Big Kahuna Tropical Fish as one of the hole sponsors for this event and handing out some BKTF merch and coupons. Thank you again for all of your continued support. See you soon 😎

Happy Wednesday Big Kahuna Friends! We will be CLOSED on Thursday July 4th, but we have some great deals set up for Frid...
07/03/2024

Happy Wednesday Big Kahuna Friends! We will be CLOSED on Thursday July 4th, but we have some great deals set up for Friday and Saturday (July 5th-6th) so plan to stop by and see us! 🎆 🎇 We will have ALL plants, corals, fish, invertebrates, PODS and our store brand dry foods ON SALE for 20% off 🎇 🎆 We wish you all a safe and Happy Independence Day! Thank you for your continued support and we can’t wait to see you soon!

Happy Thursday Big Kahuna friends! We we received some great orders this week including plants, ORA captive bred clowns,...
06/27/2024

Happy Thursday Big Kahuna friends! We we received some great orders this week including plants, ORA captive bred clowns, clams, saltwater and freshwater PODS, and freshwater fish! The free dry rock bin has been refilled and the used tanks and equipment table is stocked back up and ready for you all to snag some great deals! Stop by and check things out Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm.

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved some great orders this week! In store pricing for koi food in 10, 20, and 4...
06/14/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved some great orders this week! In store pricing for koi food in 10, 20, and 45 pound bags are back in stock to feed these beautiful koi we got in! Coral frag tanks are full with an awesome selection of LPS, SPS and softies! HUGE restock of liquid products, maintenance equipment, titanium heating elements, and our store brand foods. Stop by this Friday and Saturday and pick up a gift card of $25 or more for Dad for Father’s Day and we will include a FREE bag of our store brand dry foods ($4.95 value) or bring Dad in and spend $25 or more and recieve a FREE bag of our store brand dry foods ($4.95 value). We are open Monday-Friday from 12pm-7pm and Saturday 11am-6pm. Happy Father’s Day to all the great dads out there, especially the Big Kahuna himself Jon!

Happy Tuesday! We recieved a HUGE order with over 4,000 animals yesterday including some stunning grad-A koi and butterf...
06/11/2024

Happy Tuesday! We recieved a HUGE order with over 4,000 animals yesterday including some stunning grad-A koi and butterfly koi (5”-6”), smaller discuss, red/yellow/orange/blue cherry shrimp, amano shrimp, bamboo shrimp, neon tetras, cardinal tetras, blue emperor tetras, Otocinclus, medium/large OB Peacock males with GREAT color, clown loaches, angels, and rainbows! I will restock our used items table this week since so many took advantage of the great deals and nearly cleared it all out! Stop by and see us Monday-Friday from 12pm-7pm and Saturdays from 11am-6pm to pick out the best of the new livestock. See you soon!

Happy Friday Big Kahuna Friends! We have been doing some spring cleaning around HQ and have tons of used and some new eq...
06/07/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna Friends! We have been doing some spring cleaning around HQ and have tons of used and some new equipment and tanks on SALE for CHEAP! No holds, sold as is, call the store for availability or questions, do not comment or message about used equipment please! We received some new freshwater fish including MORE discuss as well as a huge freshwater plant order with over 12 new varieties! We loved the corals we brought in last week so we doubled down and filled the tank out even more! $36.95 each or 3 for $89.95! We got some new saltwater fish in this week as well as HUGE Nassarius snails, Trochus snails, Pom Pom crabs, serpent stars, brittle stars, bumblebee snails and more! A super nice whip fin fairy wrasse male as well! Early next week we have a massive freshwater order coming in with thousands of shrimp and some 5”-6” regular and butterfly koi! Stop by and see us Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm!

Happy Friday Big Kahuna Friends! We hope you all had a safe and happy Memorial Day. With the short week we were still ab...
05/31/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna Friends! We hope you all had a safe and happy Memorial Day. With the short week we were still able to bring in some new stock so stop by and check things out! New coral frags are looking great and ready to go. Our discus tank is really coming along and the yellow Marlboro pair have spawned twice since we have had them! We have some HUGE driftwood in stock for an awesome price including spider wood pieces mounted to rocks so no waiting for it to sink. We also restocked our freshwater substrates and rock selection with some new slate and dragon stone. We are open Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturday 11am-6pm. See you soon 😎

We are closed today for Memorial Day.  Thank you to all that have served.
05/27/2024

We are closed today for Memorial Day. Thank you to all that have served.

Happy Thursday Big Kahuna friends! We hope you and your tanks all weathered the storms we had roll through earlier this ...
05/23/2024

Happy Thursday Big Kahuna friends! We hope you and your tanks all weathered the storms we had roll through earlier this week. We have been busy bringing in new stock and dry goods both this week and last! Fresh and saltwater fish landed this week. Last week we got our new betta system set up with some awesome Nemo Plakat bettas available! New plants arrived last week as well! Frozen foods are stocked back up as well as sand, rock, and some HUGE driftwood pieces! The discuss are all doing awesome and eating like champs. Stop by and see us M-F 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm. We will be CLOSED on Monday the 27th for Memorial Day.

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved both fresh and saltwater livestock orders this week including 10 new discus...
05/10/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved both fresh and saltwater livestock orders this week including 10 new discuss, a marine betta, ultra rock flower nems, green bubble tips, freshwater angels, copper band butterflies and more! Check out our selection of driftwood and hardscape for you freshwater tanks as well! Locally bred clown fish as well as white and yellow tail acei cichlids are all looking great and we still have some nice sized Star Sapphire cichlids that were locally bred as well! Stop by and see us Monday - Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm!

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved some great orders again this week! Discuss are finally here and ready to ta...
05/03/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved some great orders again this week! Discuss are finally here and ready to take home! All are eating and doing great! The Seahorse tank got a revamp as we brought in a ton of new gorgonians and sponges. Red and yellow cheery shrimp and blue auroras are all doing great and ready to go! A restock and awesome selection of Ranchu and Ryukins! Frozen foods are stocked back up. Otocinclus are fully stocked with over 150 to choose from! In total we recieved over 1500 animals this week so stop by and see us M-F 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm!

Happy Friday fishy friends! We brought in some great orders this week of Fresh water fish and plants and saltwater fish ...
04/26/2024

Happy Friday fishy friends! We brought in some great orders this week of Fresh water fish and plants and saltwater fish and inverts! We still have our Astrea snails, Cerith snails and Blue Leg Reef hermits on sale 10 for $10! Star Sapphire cichlids will be available Saturday with VERY limited quantities! We restocked red cherry shrimp, but have 1000 of each color landing early next week ✈️ NEW captive bred baby seahorses are in our display to enjoy. We restocked our FRESH and SALTWATER pods this week as well so stop by and pick some up before they sell out again and don’t forget the Phyto to feed them! We are open Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm. See you soon!

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved a TON of new dry goods and livestock this week! Freshwater fish, saltwater ...
04/19/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved a TON of new dry goods and livestock this week! Freshwater fish, saltwater fish and inverts, and PODS for BOTH fresh and Saltwater!! This weekend ONLY Astrea, Stocky Cerith, and blue leg reef hermits are 10 for $10!!! Check the photos for the new stock lists and equipment we have in stock! We are open Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm. See you soon 😎

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved a nice saltwater order this week and are still jam packed on freshwater fro...
04/12/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved a nice saltwater order this week and are still jam packed on freshwater from last week! LRS frozen foods and Hanna checkers are back in stock! Ty will be bringing back and stocking the shelves with all of the new Fluval tanks, lights, filters and equipment! Jebao wave pumps are back in stock! New corals hit the frag tanks late last week and we already have two saltwater orders set up for delivery early next week including PODS! Stop by and see us M-F 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm!

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We received some HUGE freshwater orders this week! Over 2500 new freshwater fish and sn...
04/05/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends! We received some HUGE freshwater orders this week! Over 2500 new freshwater fish and snails 😲😲. New plants are arriving today as well! We have some GIANT angels available including veils, golds, Bulgarian blue points as well as medium super orange koi angels, panda angels and black angels. The first batch of pond koi fish are here!! We still have all Fritz and Seachem liquid additives 20% off! We will have our new working display discuss tank set up in the next week so discuss will be available soon!! Stop by M-F from 12pm-7pm and Saturdays from 11am-6pm and check out the new arrivals!

Happy Friday Big Kahuna Friends! We received two great orders this week of fresh and saltwater fish and inverts! We rest...
03/29/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna Friends! We received two great orders this week of fresh and saltwater fish and inverts! We restocked our frozen food cooler and have some new Zoa frags for $14.95 as well as Raja Rampage chalice and green branching Psammacora frags. We are building an order to bring in the full Brightwell Aquatics line for Fresh and Saltwater additives so we are taking 20% off ALL Seachem liquid additives (fresh and salt) as well as 20% off ALL Fritz liquid additives to make room on the shelves!!! We still have plenty of Phyco Pure Greenwater and Reef Blend live phytoplankton available to keep those corals and pod populations fed and thriving! As always we have fresh RODI water available for $0.50 per gallon (bring your own containers) as well as three different premixed salt options! Please CALL AHEAD for premixed saltwater. Stop by and see us Monday - Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm!

Does the snow have you feeling like winter will never end?!? Well stop on in to Big Kahuna where it’s always sunny and 7...
03/22/2024

Does the snow have you feeling like winter will never end?!? Well stop on in to Big Kahuna where it’s always sunny and 78 degrees 😎 We recieved a Freshwater, Saltwater AND plant order this week! Check the photos for the new arrival lists in addition to the thousands of fish we already had. These electric blue rams are stunning and plenty of new saltwater clean up crew and fish to choose from. Raja Rampage chalice frags and branching green psammacora frags as well! We are open M-F from 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm. See you soon!

Happy Fri-YAY Big Kahuna Friends! Ty’s back from vacation this week and has been bringing in some new orders to stock th...
03/15/2024

Happy Fri-YAY Big Kahuna Friends! Ty’s back from vacation this week and has been bringing in some new orders to stock the place back up! We recieved fresh and saltwater fish and inverts this week as well as a restock on frozen foods. We have some new Tideline All In One aquariums in stock and ready to go! We hope you all enjoyed the Reefing USA swap and had a chance at winning some of our awesome door prizes! It sounds like everyone who attended got a coupon too so stop in and see us! We are open Monday -Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturday 11am-6pm.

Thank you for the shout out!  We are happy to support this event, and we hope all your vendors, and guests, have an amaz...
03/07/2024

Thank you for the shout out! We are happy to support this event, and we hope all your vendors, and guests, have an amazing swap!

Big Kahuna is doing something special for us in Madison, Wisconsin this year! Keep an eye out for their store coupons, gift cards, Koozies, and nearly over $1000 of donated prizes that are eligible for you to win for FREE! Thank you to Big Kahuna, we will be revealing some of these prizes soon..

Happy (insert whatever day it is😎) Big Kahuna friends! Ty here just checking in from the beautiful Eagle Beach in Aruba🏝...
03/06/2024

Happy (insert whatever day it is😎) Big Kahuna friends! Ty here just checking in from the beautiful Eagle Beach in Aruba🏝️ with a quick post to remind you all of the Reefing USA frag swap coming up on Sunday 3-10-2024. We donated a ton of great raffle prizes and there are some amazing vendors so mark your calanders and be sure to stop by and check it out!

03/04/2024
Happy Tuesday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved our first of many orders for the week this morning as we stock the store u...
02/27/2024

Happy Tuesday Big Kahuna friends! We recieved our first of many orders for the week this morning as we stock the store up before Ty leaves for his Caribbean vacation 😎 🏝️ Lots of great new saltwater fish today, more ORA captive bred fish, pods and Phyto (along with a few corals) coming later this week. Freshwater will come tomorrow. Hanna Checkers and reagents are on their way as well. We hope you can enjoy the beautiful weather today and stop in this week to check everything out!

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends😎 We received 3 orders this week including Freshwater, Saltwater and plants! I will list ...
02/23/2024

Happy Friday Big Kahuna friends😎 We received 3 orders this week including Freshwater, Saltwater and plants! I will list the new stock in the comments on this post on our page. WE HAVE PODS!!! Many of you ask each week so stop in and grab a bag to restock and seed those tanks! Frozen and dried foods, maintenance equipment, planted tank fertilizers, reef foods and addatives are all stocked up as well! We are open Monday through Friday from 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm. See you soon!

🙌 FW Shrimp, Pods, Phyto, Designer Clowns 🙌 Happy Thursday! The shrimp order arrived with red, yellow, and blue cherry s...
02/16/2024

🙌 FW Shrimp, Pods, Phyto, Designer Clowns 🙌

Happy Thursday! The shrimp order arrived with red, yellow, and blue cherry shrimp as well as Orange Sunkist and bamboo Shrimp! We also have some ORA designer clowns, captive bred neon and Sharknose gobies, and captive bred tuxedo urchins coming Friday morning. Along with that order we have Tisbe and Apocyclops pods from AlgaGen as well as their PhycoPure Greenwater and Reef Blend Phytoplankton. We also recieved some bew freshwater fish this week. Check the comments on this post on OUR page for a list of the new arrivals 🐠 🐟 Stop by Monday through Friday from 12pm-7pm and Saturdays from 11am-6pm to check out all the cool stuff 😎

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you❤️ To show our love and appreciation for you all and to celebratete those partnered a...
02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you❤️ To show our love and appreciation for you all and to celebratete those partnered and single, let’s do 14% off ALL LIVESTOCK today only! That’s fresh and saltwater fish, inverts, plants, and corals! We have over 500 of each color of freshwater shrimp (red cherry, blue cherry, yellow cherry, and orange Sunkist) as well as Bamboo/Rock shrimp. We also received some beautiful male dwarf gourami, assorted cory cats and clown loaches. More freshwater is coming later today. Pods and phyto have been ordered as well! Treat that special someone and take a trip to Madison’s largest fish store with over 12,000 gallons! We are open M-F 12pm-7pm and Saturday 11am-6pm.

Happy Friday!! NEW saltwater came in this morning and is looking great! FULL STOCK LISTS for salt and freshwater will be...
02/09/2024

Happy Friday!! NEW saltwater came in this morning and is looking great! FULL STOCK LISTS for salt and freshwater will be in the comments of this post on OUR page. Frozen food is fully stocked as well! Stop by and see us M-F 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm.

Happy Thursday Big Kahuna friends! It may be raining outside, but it’s always sunny and 78 degrees in here! We received ...
02/08/2024

Happy Thursday Big Kahuna friends! It may be raining outside, but it’s always sunny and 78 degrees in here! We received THREE freshwater shipments this week, but did not get our shrimp 😭😭 We reordered and expect them this coming Monday. A new saltwater order was placed today for tomorrow and a restock of frozen foods and dry goods also comes tomorrow. We have All For Reef back in stock as well as some new coral foods and amino acids to get the most out off your coral’s colors! Still plenty of great corals, clean up crew, and saltwater fish to choose from. I will make a post tomorrow for the new saltwater stock. Freshwater stock is listed in the comments for this post on OUR page. We are open M-F 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm. See you soon!

It’s another fintastic Friday here at Big Kahuna! Last week was all about saltwater and this week and early next are all...
02/02/2024

It’s another fintastic Friday here at Big Kahuna! Last week was all about saltwater and this week and early next are all freshwater! HUGE plant order with a couple new varriants including very limited stock of Madagascar Lace and Guppy Grass! We got in a bunch of new freshwater rock and driftwood. Freshwater fish and shrimp come in on Monday, but we did get a smaller order on Wednesday. New Stock for both fresh and Saltwater will be in the comments on this post on our page. We are open Monday through Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 11am-6pm.

Address

1010 Stewart Street
Madison, WI
53713

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 7pm
Tuesday 12pm - 7pm
Wednesday 12pm - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm

Telephone

+16088481288

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