Fintastic Studio

Fintastic Studio Fintastic Studio is an aquatic pet store & creative workshop where fishkeeping comes to life. Create, learn, and enjoy the hobby with us.
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We stock quality livestock and essential supplies, and share practical, honest advice — from one hobbyist to another.

❄️ It may be cold outside, but that's no reason not to look your best!Dora, our store dog, enjoyed a professional groom ...
06/08/2026

❄️ It may be cold outside, but that's no reason not to look your best!

Dora, our store dog, enjoyed a professional groom today from Pawfection (mobile dog grooming) and is looking absolutely fabulous. 🐶✨

If you're visiting the store, be sure to come in and say hello to Dora. She'll be happy to greet you with a wagging tail!

🐟 It's Livestock Update Time! 🐟We've had another great shipment arrive this week, with a mix of community favourites, od...
04/08/2026

🐟 It's Livestock Update Time! 🐟

We've had another great shipment arrive this week, with a mix of community favourites, oddballs, and some stunning feature fish.

🐠 New arrivals & restocks:
• X-Ray Tetra — $4.99
• Tyre Track Eel — $89.99
• Siamese Algae Eater (top-up) — $14.99
• Red Whiptail (top-up) — $55.00
• Gold Spot Pleco — $19.99
• Sterbai Corydoras (top-up) — $23.99
• Clown Loach (top-up) — $31.99
• Borneo Suckers (top-up) — $23.50
• Black Knight Ram — $69.99
• Albino Ghost Knife — $159.99
• Albino Corydoras (restocked) — $12.99 each or 5 for $60.00
• Albino Common Pleco — $24.99
• Calico bristlenose — short fin small $20.00, short fin medium $30.00, Long fin small $40.00 all buy one get one free!

🌿 Fresh plant arrivals:
• Hair Grass — $6.99
• Alternanthera lilacina — $3.50
• Rotala rotundifolia — $3.50
• Blue Hygro — $3.50
• Bolbitis — $25.00
• Small Green Tiger Lotus — $18.00
• Twisted Vallisneria — $10.00
• Bunched Aquatic Moss — $12.00

Whether you're looking to add a few colourful community fish, an unusual centrepiece, or freshen up your aquascape with some new plants, we've got something for every aquarium.

Drop in in person or have a look online to check out our range of livestock and products.

https://fintasticstudio.com/

Happy fish keeping everyone! 🐠🌿

Introducing Fintastic Tips! 🐠One of the questions we get asked most often is, *"How do you culture live food?"* or *"How...
03/08/2026

Introducing Fintastic Tips! 🐠

One of the questions we get asked most often is, *"How do you culture live food?"* or *"How do you treat this?"*. To help with these frequently asked questions, we've created a new section on our website called **Fintastic Tips**.

This is where we'll be sharing the methods and techniques that have worked well for us over the years. You'll find practical guides covering topics such as:

🪱 Live food culture instructions
💊 Fish treatment procedures
🍽️ Fish food recipes
🧪 Product testing and trial results
💧 Fishkeeping tips and tricks..and much more to come!

We're not experts—just hobbyists like you who started with zero knowledge and a desire to learn. The articles we share here is based on our own experience, research, and plenty of trial and error. If our experiences can help make your fishkeeping journey a little easier, then we've achieved our goal.

We'll continue adding new articles over time, so be sure to check back regularly.

We hope you find **Fintastic Tips** useful, and if there's a topic you'd like us to cover, let us know in the comments. We'd love to hear your suggestions!

**Happy fishkeeping!** 🐟💙

https://fintasticstudio.com/tips

Want a fancier clean up crew without breaking the bank? For the entire August 2026, we've got a fin-tastic deal for you...
02/08/2026

Want a fancier clean up crew without breaking the bank?

For the entire August 2026, we've got a fin-tastic deal for you! Buy one calico bristlenose, get one free! 🎉

Available in both long and short fin.

ps. excuse the AI generated bristlenose image. It does not quite understand what a bristlenose should look like. 😅

Here's a cool reason to upgrade your aquarium this August... 😉Buy any Aqua One aquarium from Fintastic Studio between 1–...
31/07/2026

Here's a cool reason to upgrade your aquarium this August... 😉

Buy any Aqua One aquarium from Fintastic Studio between 1–31 August 2026 and you'll go in the draw to WIN 1 of 3 Ninja SLUSHi Professional Frozen Drink Makers! 🍹

New tank for your fish, frozen slushies for you... sounds like a win-win to us! 😄

To enter, simply purchase your aquarium, scan the QR code on the promotional poster, and upload your receipt. One entry per qualifying aquarium purchased.

Entries close 31 August 2026, so don't miss out. Good luck! 🐠❄️

31/07/2026

Anyone looking for a new breeding project? 😉

🐟 **It's Fish List (or should I say store update) Wednesday!** 🐟This week's fish shipment arrived a little later than us...
29/07/2026

🐟 **It's Fish List (or should I say store update) Wednesday!** 🐟

This week's fish shipment arrived a little later than usual, but the wait is over! Here's what's new and back in stock this week.

**🐠 Fish arrivals & restocks:**
• Black Widow Tetra
• Emerald Dwarf Rasbora *(restocked)*
• Rosy Barb *(restocked)*
• Nemo Plakat Betta (Male & Female)
• Halfmoon Betta (Male)
• Black Mamba Plakat Betta (Male & Female)
• Crowntail Betta (Male)
• Santa Isabel Angelfish (Captive raised)
• Platinum Marble Pearlscale Angelfish

Please note, due to the low temperature last night, our bettas are now warming up in their new tanks. We will be uploading photo and pricing of these fish in the next few days to give them a chance to de-stress from their journey. So keep an out on our website if you are after some fancy new bettas.

🌿 **New plants:**
• Umbrella Hair Grass
• Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini'
• Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' (AR Mini)
• Hydrocotyle leucocephala

🪱 **Live foods:**
• Whiteworm Cultures
• Microworm Cultures

🏡 **Aquariums:**
A few of our popular glass aquariums have also been restocked. The full **Horizon** range is back, and we also have the low-profile OptiClear tanks available again.

🍽️ **New dry goods:**
We've added **NutriDiet Tropical Flake** to our fish food range, and the ever-popular **Sansibar Black Substrate** is finally back in stock!

You can find all of these new arrivals in the **New Arrivals** section of our website.

Happy fish keeping, and we look forward to seeing you in store! 🐠🌿

https://fintasticstudio.com/

27/07/2026

Rodney has started a new breeding project... 👀

If you have visited our store recently, you may already know what we are working on.

Take a guess. Let's see who can identify these tiny creatures just from this video! 🐟🔍

"Cory Team Alpha, report in." Formation looks good. Awaiting the snack drop." 🫡
23/07/2026

"Cory Team Alpha, report in."

Formation looks good. Awaiting the snack drop." 🫡

🐟 **It's Fish List Wednesday!** 🐟Now that our website is up and running, **Fish List Wednesday** will look a little diff...
21/07/2026

🐟 **It's Fish List Wednesday!** 🐟

Now that our website is up and running, **Fish List Wednesday** will look a little different. From now on, we'll be posting new arrivals and specials here on Facebook, while our full livestock list can be found on our website you can also check out the latest additions anytime on the **New Arrivals** section of our homepage.

**New arrivals this week:**
• Siamese Algae Eater — $14.99
• Norman's Lampeye — $8.99 each or 5 for $40.00
• Red Valentine Discus (7cm) — $169.99
• Black Ghost Knife — $68.99
• Golden Eye Dwarf Cichlid (2–3cm) — $24.99
• Assorted Balloon Molly (top-up) — $14.99
• Peppered Corydoras — $12.99 each or 5 for $60.00
• Signifer Rainbowfish (top-up) — $20.00
• Emerald Eye Rasbora — $8.99
• Spotted Dwarf Rasbora — $6.99 each (a great alternative to the hard-to-find Chili Rasbora!) or 6 for $39.00
• Neon Tetra (top-up) — $3.50
• Black Lyretail Molly (top-up) — $16.99
• Long fin white cloud minnow — (store bred) $11.50

🌿 Something special has also landed!

Our long-awaited showpiece Skinny Wood arrived yesterday! Available in two styles:

• Standard — $159.99 each
• Complex — $229.99 each

With sizes ranging from 90cm to 150cm, these pieces are perfect for filling large aquariums and creating an eye-catching centre piece in your aquascape.

Drop in and check them out in person—we think you'll be impressed!

Happy fish keeping, and we look forward to seeing you in store! 🐠

Address

8/115 Elliot Street, Howick
Manukau
2014

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 5:30pm
Thursday 10am - 5:30pm
Friday 10am - 5:30pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+64226028547

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