THE BREEDING ROOM · WETHERILL PARK, SYDNEY
500 tanks.
Two levels.
One obsession.
Most of what we sell isn't bought in — it's born here. Take a walk through the engine room of Micro Aquatic Shop, where our livestock is bred, grown and cared for.
- Around 500
- Aquariums & grow-out tubs
- 2 levels
- At our Wetherill Park warehouse
- 25
- Cherry shrimp lines
- Around 35
- Shrimp types in-store
- 25
- Medaka types
- 50
- Plant varieties
WELCOME INSIDE
A real breeding facility,
cared for every day
Spread across two levels of our Wetherill Park warehouse, our breeding room holds around 500 aquariums and grow-out tubs. Each tank is its own little world, with temperature, water and food dialled in for the animals living there.
Every one is checked, topped up and cared for by hand, every single day. That daily attention is where healthy, well-coloured and consistent livestock begins.
THE SCALE
Row after row, floor after floor
Aisles of tanks downstairs, more upstairs, all humming along together. These photographs give you a closer look at the room behind our livestock.
OUR PROCESS
How a MAS shrimp is born
From parent colony to your aquarium, our livestock follows a careful path: breed, grow, select, care, then check and pack.
Breed
Selected parent colonies spawn in dedicated tanks, with stable conditions and a stress-free environment.
Grow out
Juveniles are raised across hundreds of grow-out tubs until they are strong and well-coloured.
Select
We hand-pick livestock for colour, form and health. Only the best move forward.
Care
Weekly water changes and clean, planted grow-out systems keep the tanks in good condition, alongside our daily hands-on care.
Check & pack
Livestock is health-checked, quarantined where needed, then packed with oxygen for its journey to your aquarium.
WHAT WE RAISE
Born and bred at MAS
A living catalogue that's always growing, with most of it raised right here on site. Our breeding room includes shrimp, fish, aquatic snails, plants and mosses.
- Around 35 shrimp types in-store
- 25 Neocaridina (Cherry) lines
- 4 native Australian shrimp types
- 25 Medaka (ricefish) types
- 10 fancy guppy types
- 10 fancy balloon molly types
- Many aquatic snail types
- 50 plant varieties
- 10 moss types
Availability changes as livestock grows and new batches become ready. Browse the current range to see what's available.
FROM OUR TANKS TO YOURS
Healthy, colourful
and ready to thrive
The care starts long before packing day — with selected parent colonies, daily attention and time to grow.
THE PAYOFF
Bred here. Beautiful in your tank.
