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October Aquanews

October Aquanews

CORAL SALE ENDS THURSDAY 10/31!!   Colder weather means unbelievable deals on corals!  We restock Saltwater every Wednesday and Freshwater every Thursday  Stop by and check it out! NOVEMBER WORKSHOP Tricks for...

October Aquanews

CORAL SALE ENDS THURSDAY 10/31!!   Colder weather means unbelievable deals on corals!  We restock Saltwater every Wednesday and Freshwater every Thursday  Stop by and check it out! NOVEMBER WORKSHOP Tricks for...

September Aquanews! - Big Sale! New Corals and Freshwater too

September Aquanews! - Big Sale! New Corals and ...

Colder weather means unbelievable deals on fish and corals!  We restock Saltwater every Wednesday and Freshwater every Thursday  Stop by and check it out!  25% OFF all corals and anemones (no special orders)...

September Aquanews! - Big Sale! New Corals and ...

Colder weather means unbelievable deals on fish and corals!  We restock Saltwater every Wednesday and Freshwater every Thursday  Stop by and check it out!  25% OFF all corals and anemones (no special orders)...

Casper, the Ghost Octopus at the Bottom of the Sea

Casper, the Ghost Octopus at the Bottom of the Sea

Imagine you’re a marine biologist who’s sent your robot exploring 2.6 miles down to the ocean floor off Hawaii. On the feed, you watch the vehicle’s lights sweep the ocean...

Casper, the Ghost Octopus at the Bottom of the Sea

Imagine you’re a marine biologist who’s sent your robot exploring 2.6 miles down to the ocean floor off Hawaii. On the feed, you watch the vehicle’s lights sweep the ocean...

Cocaine sharks!

Cocaine sharks!

Between 2021 and 2023, scientists working near Rio de Janeiro caught and dissected thirteen wild Brazilian sharpnose sharks and tested some of their muscle and liver tissue for cocaine. All tests were...

Cocaine sharks!

Between 2021 and 2023, scientists working near Rio de Janeiro caught and dissected thirteen wild Brazilian sharpnose sharks and tested some of their muscle and liver tissue for cocaine. All tests were...

August Aquanews - What's happening!

August Aquanews - What's happening!

BUILDING A GIANT NEW TANK! Updating the shark pond If you've stopped the store by recently you probably noticed: we're removing the shark pond and adding a giant new display...

August Aquanews - What's happening!

BUILDING A GIANT NEW TANK! Updating the shark pond If you've stopped the store by recently you probably noticed: we're removing the shark pond and adding a giant new display...

The World’s Oldest Aquarium Fish, Methuselah

The World’s Oldest Aquarium Fish, Methuselah

Methuselah came to our country from Australia on a steamship in 1938.  She’s still alive and swimming in San Francisco’s Steinhart Aquarium, which estimates that she’s around 94 years old (give...

The World’s Oldest Aquarium Fish, Methuselah

Methuselah came to our country from Australia on a steamship in 1938.  She’s still alive and swimming in San Francisco’s Steinhart Aquarium, which estimates that she’s around 94 years old (give...

July Aquanews

July Aquanews

AQUASHELLA CHICAGO STOP BY OUR BOOTH AND SAY HELLO! That's right, Aquatica will be at Aquashella Chicago.  Aquashella is the world's premier aquarium festival.  The festival is on Saturday &...

July Aquanews

AQUASHELLA CHICAGO STOP BY OUR BOOTH AND SAY HELLO! That's right, Aquatica will be at Aquashella Chicago.  Aquashella is the world's premier aquarium festival.  The festival is on Saturday &...

June Monthly Newsletter

June Monthly Newsletter

STORE RENOVATIONS STOP BY AND CHECK IT OUT! Thank you for your patience while we renovated the store.  All food, aquarium additives, salt, filtration materials, and other consumables has been...

June Monthly Newsletter

STORE RENOVATIONS STOP BY AND CHECK IT OUT! Thank you for your patience while we renovated the store.  All food, aquarium additives, salt, filtration materials, and other consumables has been...

Live fish deliveries used to be a whole lot harder!!

Live fish deliveries used to be a whole lot har...

Nautilus - the Shedd's Fishcar Most of the fish, corals, aquatic plants and other creatures you’ll find at Aquatica were hand-delivered or overnighted to our store. We make saltwater onsite,...

Live fish deliveries used to be a whole lot har...

Nautilus - the Shedd's Fishcar Most of the fish, corals, aquatic plants and other creatures you’ll find at Aquatica were hand-delivered or overnighted to our store. We make saltwater onsite,...

Store Update

Store Update

Hello and welcome to summer! Here’s an update on the work your Aquatica team’s been doing to refresh and update our store and service offerings.  New Reef and Coral Selection...

Store Update

Hello and welcome to summer! Here’s an update on the work your Aquatica team’s been doing to refresh and update our store and service offerings.  New Reef and Coral Selection...

Creature Feature : Clownfish

Creature Feature : Clownfish

Clownfish–Nemos in kidspeak–are a perennial favorite. You can visit several species in the store, including true Nemos (Amphiprion ocellaris)  and their relatives such as tomato clownfish, maroon clownfish,  clarki clownfish. among...

Creature Feature : Clownfish

Clownfish–Nemos in kidspeak–are a perennial favorite. You can visit several species in the store, including true Nemos (Amphiprion ocellaris)  and their relatives such as tomato clownfish, maroon clownfish,  clarki clownfish. among...

Creature Feature: Interview with a Nurse Shark

Creature Feature: Interview with a Nurse Shark

What do you go by? You can call me Florence Nightingale. I’m a nurse shark (aka Ginglymostoma cirratum), and we’re a largely nocturnal species. What’s the “nurse” part about? We...

Creature Feature: Interview with a Nurse Shark

What do you go by? You can call me Florence Nightingale. I’m a nurse shark (aka Ginglymostoma cirratum), and we’re a largely nocturnal species. What’s the “nurse” part about? We...