SHOP TOUR - Nae Nae Maximum Pet Centre.

SHOP TOUR

Maximum Pet Supplies

87 Rata Street Naenae Lower Hutt 5011 Phone: 04 260 1464 info@maximumpets.co.nz https://www.maximumpets.co.nz

Hours: Monday 11am – 2 pm Tuesday 11am – 5 pm Wednesday 8am – 5pm Thursday 11am – 6.30pm Friday 11am – 4pm Saturday 8am – 4pm Sunday CLOSED Cameron and Jenna Symonds have been importing and selling a range of aquarium supplies for many years (as Salmon19 on Trade Me) and about 8 months ago they opened a shop in Naenae, Lower Hutt. Maximum Pet Supplies is a great little pet store offering a good range of aquarium and other pet supplies and plenty of free parking. Most of the fish are housed in two racks of 22 tanks just inside the door. They also have a wellstocked betta barracks and four tanks devoted to tadpoles and frogs (brown/whistling tree frogs, and green and golden bell frogs). Their tanks are always clean and well maintained, and they keep a good selection of cold water and tropical fish, including a few more unusual species. When I was there they had Peter's elephantnose, samurai gouramis, rainbow badis, and longfin

bronze corys. They also offer a good selection of aquatic plants for coldwater and tropical aquariums and outdoor ponds. If you are after something special just ask them as they may be able to order it in for you. Maximum Pet Supplies stock all the usual dry goods, including an impressive range of fish food and aquarium additives (medications, pH

test kits, liquid plant fertiliser, dechlorinators, etc.), and aquariums from nano tanks through to a 365 litre SunSun aquarium complete with stand, a 120 litre sump, LED lighting (with a built in timer), and a digital thermometer. They don’t stock tropical marine fish, but they do have a good selection of marine dry goods. They also offer financial FNZAS members a 10% discount on Aquarium Supplies.

Cameron has been keeping and breeding tropical fish for many years and has a wealth of knowledge that he is happy to share. If you are in the neighbourhood Maximum Pet supplies is well worth a visit.

Interesting species

Darren Stevens

Bumblebee gobies $8 Forktail rainbows (blue-eyes) $11 Gold panchax $12 Rainbow badis $14 Longfin bronze corys $12 Samurai gourami $26 Siamese fighting fish $20–50 Peters elephantnose $90 Brown (whistling) tree frogs $10 Rank

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