Maidenhead Aquatics St Mellons

27/08/2026

This bank holiday weekend and Monday,we are doing 30% off all pond plants. Fantastic time to fill your pond up.

12/07/2026

Plenty of pond plants in flower at the moment. Feel free to add pictures of your lovely flowering pond plants for us all to see.

02/07/2026

New product alert, NTLABS OCTOZIN.
Great for the treatment of hole in the head and bloat. This is the replacement of the waterlife octozin but in liquid form. Plenty in stock

28/06/2026

Our trio lillies are starting to flower. Gotta love a lily flower. Beautiful!

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25/06/2026

20/06/2026

Fish Profile: L014 Sunshine Plec

Distribution: Xingu River basin, Brazil.

Maximum Size: 35cm (13.8")

Temperature: 25-30°C

Water Parameters : Soft and slightly acidic.

pH: 5.8-7.2, KH: up to 10 degrees.

Compatibility: Specialist community

Lighting: Dim-medium

Care:
The Goldie Plec is endemic to the Rio Xingu, a south-eastern tributary of the Amazon River. Here the water flows quickly over rocky substrates where it is forced past boulders at speed and is saturated with oxygen. Such water courses are surrounded with marginal vegetation, and an aufwuchs-rich biofilm covers the rocky substrate, which these fish enjoy grazing upon.

Provide a spacious, mature aquarium with plenty of shady hiding places amongst tangles of bogwood, rocky caves, PVC pipes, and robust planting. Filtration should be efficient with areas of brisk water movement along with some quieter resting spots out of the current. There should be a decent level of oxygenation, and small frequent partial water changes will help keep nitrate to a minimum. The Goldie Plec is generally peaceful, but it will show some territorial aggression towards its own kind if not given enough space. In most instances though, they can be maintained in small groups and with other Loricariids as long as there is adequate room and enough hiding places to go round. Tankmates could include any medium sized peaceful fish that enjoy soft, fast flowing water. This is one of the most vibrantly coloured of the larger-sized Loricariids. Sub-adults sport a very eye-catching polka dot pattern with bright golden fins, and although the prominent spots decrease in size as the fish mature, the actual number of spots increases, so the adults are still very striking fish.

May also be seen on sale as the Sunshine Pleco.

Feeding:
An omnivorous species, said to have an appetite for snails. Offer a variety of foodstuffs including sinking catfish pellets/tablets, carnivore pellets, and algae wafers. Smaller specimens will relish meaty frozen foods such as bloodworm, white mosquito larvae, vitamin-enriched brineshrimp, Mysis shrimp, chopped krill etc, and larger fish will enjoy whole prawns and mussels. Be sure to also provide a good proportion of vegetable matter such as blanched spinach, kale, courgette, cucumber, squash, sweet potato etc.

Breeding:
There are one or two reports of this species having been bred in the home aquarium, but it is a very rare occurrence and unfortunately no helpful details are available.
Sexual Dimorphism In mature fish, females are wider when viewed from above. Males develop odontodes on the leading edge of the pectoral fin rays.
Feeding Algae wafers, catfish pellets, granules, flake, frozen and live foods.

20/06/2026

☀️ Wanting to give your pond some shade in this lovely sunny weather? ☀️

​We’ve got just the thing! Pop in and grab yourself some water lettuce. 🥬✨

​Not only does it look fantastic floating on the surface, but it also:

​Beats the heat: Provides perfect, natural shade for your fish.

​Controls algae: Blocks out excess sunlight to keep your water crystal clear.

​Easy care: Just drop it in and let it do its thing!

​Swing by today and pick some up before it’s all gone! 🏃‍♂️💨
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⏰ Open until: 5:30pm

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18/06/2026

Don't forget to feed your water lilies! 🪷✨
​Ours are just starting to flower. We have plenty of specialized lily food in stock right now, so pop into the store and grab yours to keep them blooming beautifully all summer long! ☀️💦
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03/06/2026

Nice fish delivery last night. Some beautiful bettas, including some rare wild species. Pop in and see what takes your fancy.