WETHERILL PARK · SYDNEY · EST. 2016

About Micro
Aquatic Shop

From one tank to a world of our own.

We didn’t buy a shop — we built one. Tank by tank, year by year, an empty warehouse in Western Sydney became one of Australia’s largest home-breeding aquatic shops. This is our story.

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Founded: 2016
Breeding tanks: 500
Shrimp types: ~35
Plant varieties: 50
Reviews: 1,000+
Champion titles: 2

Planted aquariums and driftwood displays in the shop

Rows of breeding aquariums at Micro Aquatic Shop

WHO WE ARE

A real breeding operation you can walk into

Micro Aquatic Shop opened in 2016 with one simple obsession: healthy, beautiful aquatic life, bred the right way. What began as a handful of tanks has grown into a two-level facility with 500 aquariums — a living, breathing world of shrimp, fish, snails and plants that we raise ourselves on Sydney water. We're not a warehouse flipping stock; we're keepers, breeders and scapers who pour everything into this place — and it shows in every animal that leaves our door.

Explore our breeding room

STEP INSIDE

Aisle after aisle, floor after floor

This isn't a back room with a few tanks — it's a purpose-built facility spread over two levels, home to around 500 tanks. Take a look around.

Breeding aquariums across the shop floor

Rows of aquariums in the breeding facility

WHY MAS

What makes us different

Livestock care and breeding tanks at Micro Aquatic Shop

Born & raised here

Most of our shrimp, many of our fish and our snails are bred on site and grown out on Sydney water until they are strong, coloured-up and ready to thrive in your tank.

Rows of shrimp tanks at Micro Aquatic Shop

Australia’s shrimp specialists

Around 35 types of shrimp in-store — including 25 Neocaridina (Cherry) lines and 4 native Australian shrimp — plus active cross-breeding of new lines, something very few in Australia even attempt.

Display aquariums planted and aquascaped in-house

Grown, not just sold

We grow around 50 of our own plant lines and 10 moss types, and build display scapes in-house — so the quality that inspires you in-store is exactly what arrives at your door.

A Micro Aquatic Shop team member beside the aquariums

Beginners truly welcome

Guides, honest advice and a friendly team who keep these animals every single day. Ask us anything — helping with a first tank is our favourite part.

STRAIGHT FROM OUR TANKS

The proof is in the livestock

Real photos of our own shrimp, fish and guppies — the exact quality that leaves our door.

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"Life isn't perfect — but your aquarium can be."

THE TEAM

The hands behind the glass

Behind every healthy shrimp is a small team that treats this like family. Through heatwaves, late nights and 5am water changes, they show up — because they care about your tank as much as their own.

The Micro Aquatic Shop team outside the shop — Rain or shine, hands in the water

A team member caring for the breeding tanks — Tended every single day

The founders at Micro Aquatic Shop — The founders

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Australian Shrimp Champions

We don't just sell shrimp — we put ours up against the best in the country. At the Australian Shrimp Championships (proudly supported by SAS and DALUA), our home-bred lines were judged on health, colour and form — and we brought home 2 championship trophies. You'll still find them on the shelf in-store, right under our banner.

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY

We show up for the hobby

You'll also find us at Australia's biggest aquarium expos, where our aquascaped booths draw crowds all weekend — talking tanks, sharing tips and welcoming new keepers into the hobby we love.