Blue Ridge Aquatics

09/01/2026

Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Walmart: “Have you considered a one gallon tank for a betta, danios, platys, and shrimp?”

We are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays but reopen tomorrow with lots of goodies in stock and even more on the way!
🌱 new plant drop: Friday (250+ plants)
🪸 new captive bred saltwater fish from Biota: also Friday

08/29/2026

📸 Just some goofy goldfish! The Orandas have now all been claimed (shopping around for more!) but we do have a bunch of Comets available this weekend! Quarantined and ready for your outdoor pond.

Hot weekend finds:
🔥 Chili Rasboras
🔥 Purple and Magenta Mystery Snails
🔥 Guppies, and tons of them!
🔥 Angelfish: 3 Super Red Devils left, Rio Nanays, Bulgarians, Orange Marbles, Black Marbles
🔥 Corals!
🔥 Peacefullish South American Cichlids: Blue Acaras, Threadfin Acaras, Red Spotted Gold Severums
🔥 Friendly and experienced customer service!

🚨 Low stock that you’ll regret missing:
👹 Super Red Devil Angelfish (3 left)
🖤 Black Venezuelan Corydoras (school of 6 left)
🧡 Sterbai Corydoras (2-3)
🇯🇵 Amano Shrimp!

08/27/2026

New fish = new stock lists! There are some *seriously*🔥 finds this week… Chili Rasboras(!), Black Venezuelan Corydoras, and some of our own tank bred Purple and Magenta Mystery Snails just to name a few. Did we mention our new 5 gallon Fluval betta kits + Visi-White rimless tanks and stands? They could be YOUR new tanks and stands! It’s a really great week to stop by the LFS 🪾🪸🪨🌶️🤌🌱

08/22/2026

📣New (and pretty rare) locally bred fish are available this weekend- all from our friends at Blue Ridge Breeders! Some really great finds that just don’t come around often… If you’re holding out for the rest of the fish in quarantine, we plan to bring everything else up this Wednesday; this includes the highly sought after chili rasboras. Happy and healthy fish are worth the wait!

✅Today’s new stuff:
Black Venezuelan Corydoras
Red Chin Panchax Killifish
Japanese Blue Endlers
Gary Lange Rainbowfish
Duplicareus Corydoras
Green Dragon Bristlenose Plecos
Super Red Bristlenose Plecos
+ a bunch of Taiwan Water Lilies!

⏰Wednesday’s upcoming new fish:
CHILI RASBORAS!! 🔥🌶️
Kuhli Loaches (striped, black)
Neon Tetras
X-Ray Tetras
Lemon Tetras
Orandas (claimed/sold)
Yoyo/Pakistani Loaches
Guppies (50+ female mix)
Guppies (male: rainbow, snow white)
Red Spotted Gold Severums
Comet Goldfish

Loving your new local fish store? We are working really hard to build up our Google reviews!! If you have stopped in, please consider taking a minute to leave a review about your experience here to help us grow and reach new people in this great hobby. We’ve had lots of travelers and out-of-staters that thoroughly read what you have to say before visiting… 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💚

08/21/2026

Just some shots of our UNS 45u, about 9 months in. It’s grown in nicely! We’ve started dosing iron and are seeing a lot of improvement in growth speed and color- the red plants like super red ludwigia and rotala blood are really starting to revive and flourish. Always learning! 🌱 🔬

👀 Eyeballing a tank by Ultum Nature Systems or Fluval? Stop in to see what’s available or to place a custom order! Your office and/or living room NEEDS one… think of the possibilities 🧐💭🤌🪾🪨🌱

08/20/2026

📢 By popular request: more new Fluval tanks have just arrived! We’ve got a few premium 5 gallon Fluval betta kits and Spec V kits (both come fully loaded with plant lighting and filters) as well as another gorgeous rimless Fluval Visi-White 90P and some 60P tanks on walnut stands. Imagine the possibilities… 🧐💭🐟🌱🪨🪾

08/15/2026

Weekend picks!
🔥👹Super Red Devil Angelfish (3 left!)
🔥🪸Corals, and tons of them!
🔥🌱Plants! Guppy grass, pearl w**d, buce…
🔥 🌈 Congo Tetras
🔥 🧹Bristlenose Plecos: lemon, chocolate, super red
🔥 🪾Hardscape! New rocks: mermaid stone, elephant skin… + TONS of driftwood!
🔥 💚Dry goods: new Aquarium Co-Op stuff, Brightwell Aquatics, Fluval, Aquatop + more!

We are pushing the next new freshwater fish drop back by a week or so, we’ll keep you posted on when that batch is ready. Lots of good ones upcoming back there including the highly sought after chili rasboras, as well as a few saltwater fish back there: a beautiful Sailfin Tang, Splendid Dottyback, and a super cute whitr/yellow Damsel.

Come grab your tank an upgrade and check out our new Fluval Visi-White display tanks! They could be YOUR new Fluval Visi-White display tanks! 🛍️ 👀

08/10/2026