Braintree Aqua

11/19/2023

Well I did it finally, the are finally in their new home. Really nice looking from !

10/02/2023

Shrimp are lovin these nuggets from Nature Forged Aquatics! Get ya some on Amazon.

07/21/2023

Want to know what we're bringing to the SCTFS Summer Time Swap? Here's a sneak peak at our list. Remember, livestock is home bred! Keep an eye out on our Instagram for pictures and more! If you're interested in reserving something, let us know!

Live Food Cultures:
Microworms
Banana Worms
Walter Worms
White Worms
Flightless Fruit Flies (great for larger killis!)

Shrimp:
Yellow-Back Shrimp
Orange Shrimp
Red Shrimp
Mayyyybe some Black Galaxy Fishbone caradina

Isopods:
Dairy Cows
Dwarf White
Powder Blue

Fish:
Daisy's Blue Rice Fish
Orange Medaka
Yozakura Medaka
Platinum Medaka
Super Red Bristlenose Plecos
"Normal" Bristlenose Plecos
Celestial Pearl Danios

Snails:
Rabbit Snails (various types)
Ramshorn "Feeder" Snails
Mayyyybe some Hercules snails (grow guys! grow!)

Hard Goods:
Hikari Medaka "Fry" Food
Hikari Medaka Food

Don't see something? Just ask! We can try to direct you to someone who might be bringing it if we aren't!

07/01/2023

Hope you have a ribbiting weekend! Our new friends say helloooo

04/17/2023

Coming soon! Let's get readyyyy!

02/26/2023

Made one of these celestial pearl danio egg traps recently and it's been working out pretty well! While playing "musical tanks" would probably be more efficient, sometimes you just don't have the tank space.

Here are a couple of automatic breeding traps I use for my CPD's (Celestial Pearl Danios). They could be used for any fish that scatters eggs in moss (non s...

02/25/2023

Sulawesi shrimp are rockin it today 😎😎

3 Likes, 0 Comments - BraintreeAqua () on Instagram: "These shrimp are rockin it 😎"

02/24/2023

The internet says Hercules snails are a livebearing variety that breed around 2 or 3 times a year and can get up to 4 inches! Anyone keep them and think they breed more?

Also interesting that they aren't white! Their shells are often cleaned before arriving at the store.

2 Likes, 0 Comments - BraintreeAqua () on Instagram: "Baby Hercules snail! They take awhile to grow out, but so cool to see their natural form. Often when they are shipped to stores, they're completely white because their shells have essentially been cleaned / sanded down! ...

02/22/2023

Auction coming up!

0 Likes, 0 Comments - BraintreeAqua () on Instagram: "It's auction time! What are you looking for?! Comment below! I'll be at the PVAS auction on Sunday, February 26 at 244 Fuller Road, Chicopee, MA. Come on down and join in if you can as a bidder or vendor! ...

02/20/2023

Blackworms are enjoying their feast. Feeding blackworms can be done using sinking fish food and even leftovers from plecos!

Blackworms reproduction is also fairly slow! It takes about 2 weeks for new blackworms to hatch or they can reproduce asexually by being broken up.

A great treat for most smaller fish! Though quite expensive nowadays!

02/19/2023

No, it's not puke in a cup. It doesn't smell like it either.

Did you know you can supercharge your microworm cultures with supplements? Spirulina, brewer's yeast, and athathaxin powder are just some of the things you can add.

Cultures are what you make of them!!