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Blue Ridge Aquatics Nature aquarium store in downtown Waynesboro, VA 🇺🇸 Quarantined freshwater and marine fish + natural aquascaping supplies.

Live aquatic plants, corals, driftwood, oh my!

📸 Nearly Naked Ocellaris Clownfish, Orange Storm Ocellaris, Orange Skunk Clownfish- a few of the dozen new saltwater fis...
10/24/2026

📸 Nearly Naked Ocellaris Clownfish, Orange Storm Ocellaris, Orange Skunk Clownfish- a few of the dozen new saltwater fish in stock this weekend!

If you haven’t heard, we opened one year ago this weekend are celebrating with a big sale all weekend long. It’s a great time to come check out some awesome fish, corals, and plants! Oh and some Dwarf Stout Codium macro algae while supplies last!

🐟10% off all freshwater fish
🪸20% off all plants and corals
🦐25% off bettas and shrimp
🐌 BOGO mystery snails (yes even purples and magentas)
💰 $150 off Fluval 90p Visiwhite tank/stand combo preorders

It’s our birthday week and we brought even more fish to the party!🐠 🎈🥳 We’ve added quite a few new things to sale tanks ...
10/22/2026

It’s our birthday week and we brought even more fish to the party!🐠 🎈🥳 We’ve added quite a few new things to sale tanks today- lots of new saltwater fish and a few cool new freshwater ones too. And get this- it’s all on sale this week as we celebrate our first year open. Tons of new clownfish… and guys… saltwater MOLLIES! 😍

🐟10% off all freshwater fish
🪸20% off all plants and corals
🦐25% off bettas and shrimp
🐌 BOGO mystery snails (yes even purples and magentas)
💰 $150 off Fluval 90p Visiwhite tank/stand combo preorders

Pssst… next week is our one year anniversary! 🎉🥳🎈A year ago (next weekend), we opened our doors for the very first time....
10/18/2026

Pssst… next week is our one year anniversary! 🎉🥳🎈A year ago (next weekend), we opened our doors for the very first time. Celebrate with us *all* week long with some great deals on plants, corals, and fish, and maybe a new Fluval Visi-White rimless tank?

We are so happy to be here… and so proud to be setting a higher standard for fish stores. Quarantine isn’t quick or easy but it saves a *ton* of lives, headaches, and lots of dollars… it’s a shame more stores don’t do it. We believe in putting the fish and our customers first before quick sales, and are so happy to see other new stores up in RVA and beyond choosing to do the same thing.

Thank you to each and every one of you who’s stopped in to check things out so far, to those who continually bring updates on their tanks and projects, who share tips and ideas, or those who just stop in to chat each week. We literally could not have gotten this far without you. Here’s to year two!! Some cool things in the works… we are working on a new tissue culture plant display from Tropica, and Liz is planning the stores first saltwater display tank which is long overdue! We may have some new saltwater fish to add to the stock list by next weekend too… 🤞🐠

Stop in this week to say hey and take advantage of some cool stuff that’ll be on sale! Thanks guys!
-Mike + Liz

📸 Celestial Pearl Danios! These are one of our personal favorite fish, and one of our top three most requested fish by f...
10/18/2026

📸 Celestial Pearl Danios! These are one of our personal favorite fish, and one of our top three most requested fish by far. We bred and raised these CPDs right here in the store and have a bunch available this weekend. We tried to contact anyone who has requested these previously, and if and when we run out we have lots more on the way growing up in the back.

We are putting together an order from Ultum Nature Systems- if you’ve been eyeballing a UNS tank, stand, reef setup, ato...
10/16/2026

We are putting together an order from Ultum Nature Systems- if you’ve been eyeballing a UNS tank, stand, reef setup, atomizer, etc… this weekend is a great time to call or stop in to get in a preorder.


Anyone else’s aquarium giving spooky vibes? 🎃 Pictured: 🧛🏼‍♂️ Black Phantom Tetras🌱 Anubias 💙 Norman’s Blue Lampeye Kill...
10/14/2026

Anyone else’s aquarium giving spooky vibes? 🎃

Pictured:
🧛🏼‍♂️ Black Phantom Tetras
🌱 Anubias
💙 Norman’s Blue Lampeye Killifish
🩵 Black Emperor Tetras
👻 Aiptasia Eating Filefish
💚Green Eyed Vampire Betta (not for sale)

📸🐟 Psuedomugil furcatus - aka the Forktail Rainbowfish! These highly active fish are native to densely planted rainfore...
10/12/2026

📸🐟 Psuedomugil furcatus - aka the Forktail Rainbowfish! These highly active fish are native to densely planted rainforest streams in Papua New Guinea. They are a highly social and curious fish, peaceful, and are full of energy. They shoal in groups throughout the day while the males take turns sparing with each where they dance and swim circles around one another and literally flex to show off for the females (think: Zoolander’s ‘Blue Steel’).

We brought some forktails out from quarantine this weekend and still have a good bit available for when we reopen on Wednesday from 12-7pm (we are closed on Mondays + Tuesdays). They are right next to some other big requests… Norman’s Blue Lampeye Killifish, Werner’s Killifish, and Black Phantom Tetras! 🧛‍♂️

What would you name this goofy Ranchu? 🎃
10/11/2026

What would you name this goofy Ranchu? 🎃

A ton of new plants came in today! 🌱 And a bunch of new and exciting freshwater fish come out of quarantine tomorrow... ...
10/10/2026

A ton of new plants came in today! 🌱 And a bunch of new and exciting freshwater fish come out of quarantine tomorrow... It’ll be a fun and busy weekend in downtown Waynesboro- the Fall Foliage Art Festival is happening right outside of our doors on W. Main Street with 150+ artists and vendors, live music, and food trucks on both Saturday and Sunday. We’ll be open during our regular hours from 12-7pm and will be packed with all sorts of tempting goodies for you to bring home to your aquarium. Wait… did somebody say: new tank?

Meet: Japanese Medaka Ricefish! 🇯🇵 These tiny, peaceful fish have been kept in Japan for generations, but they’re still ...
10/04/2026

Meet: Japanese Medaka Ricefish! 🇯🇵

These tiny, peaceful fish have been kept in Japan for generations, but they’re still a bit of a hidden gem to many aquarium keepers. They come from shallow and slow moving waters in Eastern Asia: ponds, rice paddies, streams and are prized for their selectively bred colorations and sparkles (lamé). Their mouth and eyes are at the very top of their head which makes them perfectly suited to hunt for food at the surface of the water for things like mosquitoes and their larvae. Ricefish are a popular fish to keep in planted indoor and outdoor patio ponds setups, but although they are known to be very tolerant to seasonal changes and cooler temperatures- you should bring them indoors over winter here in Virginia as it gets just too cold and icy for them here.

This week at the store we set up a new 25 gallon planted ricefish pond near the front door, check it out next time you stop in! For now resides a trio of Ulysses Ricefish but there will soon be a colony of them- they are prolific breeders given enough light per day! We have some beautiful locally raised ricefish varieties for sale if you’re interested in keeping some of these.

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317 W. Main Street
Waynesboro, VA
22980

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 7pm
Saturday 12pm - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 7pm

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