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Pets Choice to take over Pettex Aqautic brand

David Rees — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:31:44 +0000

Pets Choice has announced it will take-over the goodwill and pond food branding from Pettex Aquatic Ltd, following the closure of the latter business. With effect from October 1, 2026, the Pettex Aquatic range will become part of the Pets Choice family, joining a portfolio of brands that includes Webbox, Bob Martin, Felight, TastyBone, Vet’s [...]

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Sussex aquatic centre begins new chapter

David Rees — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:59:57 +0000

The World of Water aquatic centre in West Sussex is to reopen next week as Watermeadow Aquatic & Plant Centre following an acquisition by a garden centre entrepreneur. The site in Turners Hill, near Crawley, has been acquired by Benjamin Tate, executive director of the family-owned business Tates of Sussex, ensuring the long-established centre remains [...]

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Pettex Aquatics Ltd to cease trading

David Rees — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:33:25 +0000

Family-owned pet products manufacturer and distributor Pettex Aquatics Ltd has announced that it will cease trading on 30 September 2026, bringing to a close 67 years of business. Based in Hainault, Essex, and run as a family business since the beginning, Pettex Aquatics specialises in the supply of premium aquatic gravels, decoration, pond food and [...]

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Monkfield Reptile becomes exclusive UK trade distributor of Mazuri Reptile Diets

David Rees — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:33:33 +0000

Monkfield Reptile has been appointed as the exclusive UK trade distributor of the Mazuri Reptile Diet range, effective this week. The distributor is launching the new agreement with three Mazuri skus specifically chosen to meet the needs of the UK reptile market – Mazuri Tortoise Diet, Mazuri Tortoise LS Diet and Mazuri Herbivorous Reptile Diet. [...]

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Worldwide reptile keeping report published

David Rees — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:10:39 +0000

A major new study into global reptile and amphibian pet populations has estimated that there are 8.8 million reptiles being kept in the UK. The Worldwide Reptile Super Survey was promoted primarily via social media and shared internationally by reptile social media influencers, pet stores, keepers, and other businesses, as well as on platforms such [...]

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OATA creates sustainable sourcing aid

David Rees — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:42:11 +0000

Aquatic trade association OATA has launched a free online tool to help the home aquarium industry make sustainable sourcing decisions when buying fish for their businesses. The tool is aimed at importers, wholesalers and retailers and takes users through a process to explain how the fish they want to order were sourced and whether they [...]

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New documentary warns of dangers of “positive lists”

David Rees — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:00:07 +0000

Reptile owners’ platform Responsible Reptile Keeping (RRK) has created a documentary film warning of the dangers of “positive lists”, or legally-enforceable registers of permitted pets. The film has been prompted by a campaign called Don’t Pet Me, backed by the Scottish SPCA and animal-rights groups OneKind and Born Free, which urges the Scottish Government to [...]

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New directors join OATA Board

David Rees — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:48:53 +0000

Two new directors have joined the board of the Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA) Kevin Barton, of ALF Aquatic Distribution Ltd, has returned to the Board after a few years away, and the Revd David Walker, of Birley Moor Aquatics Centre in Sheffield, also joins the 14 other voluntary Directors who make up the OATA [...]

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Monkfield Reptile acquires tortoise business Zoological International

David Rees — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:32:50 +0000

Monkfield Reptile has acquired Zoological International, a major breeder and supplier of tortoises to the UK pet sector. The strategic move will enable Monkfield Reptile to provide a consistent, high-quality supply if tortoises to UK pet shops, says the company, with exclusive supply agreements through Zoological International’s established worldwide network enabling retailers to pre-order animals [...]

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Innovation in aquatics recognised at PATS

David Rees — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:31:12 +0000

Innovative new products for pond keepers plus keepers of reptiles and amphibians were acknowledged in the Aquatics Zone at PATS 2025 last weekend. The dedicated area for reptile, aquatics and watergardening specialists had its own New Product Showcase and New Product Awards chosen by a team of retail experts in three categories – outdoor, indoor [...]

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