Thanks to our commercial partners, Maipenrai Aquarium is able to ship tropical fish also to Australia.
In fact, we are able to fulfill the long and delicate mandatory quarantine process (no less than 10 days) before making a shipment of live tropical fish to Australia and then to issue all the documentation – DOF check – adequate to allow our customers to carry out the customs clearance process in complete safety and without any further delay.
Not all tropical fish species are permitted for import into Australia and we encourage our customers to consult the list below to find out which species are permitted for export.
One of the most famous unconventional bettas is definitely Betta Mahachaiensis, a species of betta that lives exclusively in Thailand in the Samut Sakhon area, near Bangkok.
This new species, first identified in 2012, takes its name from a sub-district of this area: Mahachai.
Although in nature it is found mainly in brackish waters with a salinity varying from 1 to 10%, Betta Mahachaiensis is able to live and return even in fresh water, provided that the breeding characteristics of the other Betta species coming from Thailand are respected in terms of setting up the aquarium (as regards the chemical parameters, a higher water hardness is required, making it compatible its breeding with most domestic waters).
The reproduction of Betta Mahachaiensis is very simple and is equal, from all points of view, to the reproduction of all other species of the splendens group.
Our company has been successfully breeding and reproducing Betta Mahachaiensis for many years and it is our main goal to keep the genetic characteristics of wild specimens intact. In fact, at our farms, you can find many specimens of this species bred in purity with a large availability of pairs already ready for reproduction.
Why choose a wild Betta over one of the very colorful and eye-catching selections?
Because a wild Betta is very easy to manage and very robust. If well maintained, then, it is able to give the viewer some very fascinating metallic colors, which have nothing to envy to the high selection variety.
Don’t miss the photo and video gallery below. Good vision
Although our company specializes in freshwater fish, we are also able to offer our customers a selection of marine fish, especially a selection of clownfish.
All of our clownfish come from captive breeding from one of the most important breeders in Thailand.
Choosing clownfish reproduced and bred in captivity, in addition to guaranteeing fish that are certainly more suitable for life in the aquarium, also allows you to safeguard the environment, an increasingly important issue, as it does not make fishing in nature necessary.
Our clownfish are perfectly quarantined and ready to be shipped all over the world and, thanks to the ever increasing knowledge and experience, we are able to regularly offer 4 different species with different sizes, always all available.
Below is a list of the clown fish species that you can find at our facility:
Water conditions in our tanks Temperatures: 26-28 C pH: 8.2 Hardness: Salinity: 1.030 g / cm3
Il business dei pesci tropicali in Thailandia: analisi di tre diverse tipologie di attivita
Dopo il grandissimo successo della scorsa edizione tenutasi dal 22 al 23 ottobre 2019 all’interno del polo fieristico di Piacenza (IT) e dopo aver atteso un anno a causa dei problemi causati dalla pandemia che noi tutti conosciamo, quest’anno, dal 16 al 17 ottobre, si terra’ la nuova edizione di Pets festival, quella che, a detta di molti, e’ ormai diventata la fiera piu’ importante del settore pet, attesa ogni anni dalle aziende del settore e da decine di migliaia di appassionati che accorrono ogni anno sempre piu’ numerosi.
All’interno di questa fiera, l’acquariofilia ha un grosso spazio che e’ creciuto anno dopo anno a dimostrazione del crescente interesse del pubblico verso gli acquari e i loro abitanti.
Nella nuova cornice di Cremona (IT) che quest’anno ospitera’ la nuova edizione di PETS FESTIVAL (www.petsfestival.eu), quest’anno parteciperemo direttamente dalla Thailandia con una video conferenza dal titolo ”Il business dei pesci tropicali in Thailandia: analisi di tre diverse tipologie di attivita“, dove trattermo e analizzeremo le diferse dinamiche che caratterizzano il mercato dei pesci tropicali in questa nazione del sud-est asiatico.
Vi attendiamo numerosi !!!
Un ringraziamento speciale per la realizzazione dell’editing ad Antonio Spano’ www.antoniospano.com
The business of tropical fish in Thailand: analysis of three different types of activities
After the great success of the last edition held from 22 to 23 October 2019 inside the Piacenza exhibition center (IT) and after waiting a year due to the problems caused by the pandemic that we all know, this year, from 16 to October 17, the new edition of Pets festival will take place, the one that, according to many, has now become the most important fair in the pet sector, awaited every year by companies and by tens of thousands of enthusiasts who flock more and more every year.
Within this fair, the aquarium section has a large space that has grown year after year, demonstrating the growing interest of the public towards aquariums and their inhabitants.
In the new setting of Cremona (IT) which this year will host the new edition of PETS FESTIVALl (www.petsfestival.eu), this year we will participate directly from Thailand with a video conference entitled ”The business of tropical fish in Thailand: analysis of three different types of activities“, where we will discuss and analyze the different dynamics that characterize the tropical fish market in this Southeast Asian nation.
African cichlids are among the most common fish, widespread and appreciated by aquarium owners.
The reason is very simple: in addition to the beauty of their livery, they are very simple to maintain and do not require particular attention to water parameters (they naturally live in hard water) and are not very sensitive to sudden changes in parameters (this obviously does not mean that ordinary aquarium maintenance can be neglected).
Last but not least, the ease of their reproduction has certainly contributed to the spread of African cichlids among enthusiasts all over the world. African cichlids obviously originate from Africa and there are about 1000 species of them.
Although widespread throughout the African continent, they are normally divided by the main lakes of origin (Malawi, Tanganyika, Victoria) with the exception of those species that come from Madagascar belonging mainly to the genus Paratilapia and some species that are mainly found in rivers.
As for almost all other fish in Thailand, even the African cichlids are regularly bred, trying as much as possible to maintain their ancestral characters, in such a way as to be able to offer our customers spread all over the world a very high quality with a affordable price and, last but not least, also the protection of the environment, not having to take fish in nature through fishing.
Below, you will find the African cichlids that are normally present in our availability.
Every Betta lover is always looking for new shapes and colors.
Maipenrai Aquarium, a company always attentive to all the news on the market thanks to its presence in the area and close collaboration with Thai breeders, is able to present the new varieties of Betta Metallic to its customers.
This new Betta color is born from the union of the most widespread and recent colors (Koi, Nemo, Candy, Galaxy, Avatar) with the “metallic” gene, a gene obtained from the isolation, selection and subsequent hybridization with other bettas of the ” splendens ” group (mainly imbellis and mahachaiensis).
This new type of Betta is simply beautiful and, in our opinion, is able to combine the flamboyance of the most modern colors with the elegance brought by the “metallic” gene capable of adding metallic reflections of copper tones and gilded, to these new Betta selections, now more and more appreciated by collectors and breeders from all over the world.
Some of the varieties currently available:
Nemo copper
Nemo gold
Candy copper
Candy gold
Galaxy copper
Galaxy gold
Tanchu copper
Koi copper
Avatar copper
Black star copper
Black star gold
All these varieties of Betta are available both in single specimens and in pairs.
These new “metallic” colors of Betta are in continuous selection and more and more colors will be available, such as, for example Galaxy Copper / Gold and Black Star Gold, colors born and fixed in conjunction with the union and selection of the gene “metallic”.
In our personal experience, the fry of these colors grow very quickly, showing their first metallic reflections already in the first two weeks of life, giving a lot of satisfaction to both amateur and professional breeders.
Below you will find some sample videos of these new colors already present in our farm
Maipenrai Aquarium is able to offer its customers very particular and precious varieties of lotus water lilies. Some of these varieties of lotus water lily are newly selected and represent an absolute novelty.
The lotus water lilies that you can find in this list are of the so-called “rustic” variety, suitable for practically all types of environments and climates.
A brief description of the plant:
They are typically rooting aquatic plants (annual or perennial).
They are free of oil cells and without the benzylisoquinoline alkaloid (secondary substance as it does not intervene in the basic metabolism of the plant).
Some species can be considered marsh as they can easily withstand temporary drops in the water level.
The average height of these plants depends on the depth of the reservoir and in any case they rarely exceed two meters in temperate climates, while in tropical environments they can even reach 7 – 8 m.
The biological form of the species of this family is mainly rooting hydrophytic; that is, they are perennial aquatic plants whose buds are found submerged or floating and have a root system that anchors them to the seabed.
Below is a list of the varieties currently available:
DAO PLADAP FAA
THAM MALAK SAA
SU MANEE
MYRA
PLUM CRAZY
MAHASOMBUT
MORADA BAY
BANGKOK PINK PANTER
The lotus water lilies will be shipped in the form of naked tubers in such a way as to guarantee maximum safety during transport and the fastest recovery once they arrive at their destination.
Do not hesitate to contact us for any information or just for satisfy your curiosity about one of the most beauty flowers in the world: water lily.
We are based in Thailand and we have a direct connection with the best suppliers
One of the most appreciated and certainly the most fascinating fish that can be kept in the aquarium is the freshwater stingray.
Most of the freshwater stingrays are native to South America (Amazon River and its tributaries) but there is also a typically Asian genus that is not very well known: the genus Hymantura, represented mainly by two species: uarnak and chaopraya.
These two species do not can rightly be marketed for reasons both of environmental protection and for the considerable size they reach.
As for the South American freshwater stingrays, they are largely farmed in Thailand, in fact Thailand is one of the main countries in the world that is able to offer almost all species of freshwater stingrays for export.
Maipenrai Aquarium is able to offer a wide selection of freshwater stingrays which can be chosen directly in our farm by video upon request.
It is also possible to choose and purchase pairs.
Obviously, each specimen has all the health certificates and CITES documentation (remember that all the fish belonging to the Potamotrygonydae family are in Appendix III source C in the Washington convention).
Below, a list of species and varieties that you can find in our list dedicated to freshwater fish.
With Maipenrai Aquarium you can also find a huge selection of high quality aquatic plants, coming from the best greenhouses in Thailand. All our plants are equipped with all the necessary certificates to be imported / exported in every single country in the world (we are also ready and updated with the new European regulations concerning phytosanitary documents).
Our aquatic plants are available in different types to meet the needs of each customer:
1 – Bundle water/aquarium plant: a few plants bundle together with sponge and follow by a lead strip
2 – Pot water/aquarium plants: plants grow in pot with roots
3 – Mother pot: bigger water/aquarium plant grow in big pot with roots
4 – Loose water/aquarium plant: single plant
5 – Plants in vitrum: water/aquarium plants cultured from meristematic cell
Our box dimension and weight: 41 X 51 X 18 cm
Bundle = 300 bundle approx. 7 kg Pot = 100 pots approx. 8 kg Mother pot = 30 pots approx. 6 kg Loose = +/-1500 pcs approx. 5 kg
Fish of the genus Betta are not only found in Thailand, but are also widely distributed in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Many of these Bettas are extremely rare in the aquarium market, but thanks to our continuous efforts and contacts with the best greenhouses throughout Southeast Asia, we are now able to regularly offer our customers Betta specimens from Malaysia and Indonesia.
Many of these uncommon species are not nest builders, but are oral incubators and this reproductive practice can make their maintenance even more interesting.
In many cases we are also able to provide precise geographical indications of the place of origin to allow customers a precise indication of the species and any geographical variant.
Below is a list of the species we have selected for export of these rare tropical fish. The species you will find below are always available and ready for export, but always and in any case in a limited number of specimens, due to the unconventional nature of these Betta groups.
Do not hesitate to contact us for more information on the importation of wild Bettas and any other species of tropical fish present in our availability.
More and more often, companies and shop that sell tropical and cold-water fish are turning their interest to countries of origin of tropics fish or to where the fish are intensively farmed. Addressing the purchase of tropical fish to the countries of origin means cutting costs but not only: it also allows you to have access to many species and varieties that are not normally included in the common distribution channels.
How to buy & import tropical cold water fish from Thailand?
For those who want to start importing fish from Thailand (as with all new jobs) it may seem a bit difficult, but we assure you that it is not!
We summarize below in detail the key steps for those who want to try or just learn more:
First of all, make sure that your business is authorized for imports of live fish (each nation may have different rules). If this is not the case, we advise you to ask for information from the competent offices in your country and to ask us for support since, over the years, we have also gained good experience on these practices.
Send us a test order, where we will show you the airport that can receive live fish that is most convenient for you and quotation also.
All the required documentation (veterinary certificate, certificate of origin, CITES and so on) will be our responsibility and will be sent to you in time to carry out the import proxies, where, if necessary, we could provide you with all the necessary assistance.
In the case of a first import of tropical fish from Thailand, we will give to you all the necessary assistance to make the procedure as safe as possible.
In the case of mortality (our mortality is normally much less than 5%) it will be sufficient to send us a report with photos or videos to immediately obtain a credit on the disputed fish.
Our assistance does not stop with the arrival of the fish. We are always available to support our customers with timely after-sales assistance.
Do not wait to start importing tropical and cold-water fish from Thailand directly and do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
Flowerhorn is one of the most appreciated farmed fish in Asia, the place where the selection began in 1993.
Among all the Asian countries, Thailand is among those that has certainly had the most success both from a selective and commercial point of view. Which is why more and more customers from all over the world are oriented to buy Flowerhorn in Thailand.
For what reason? In addition to a very high standard, Thailand is able to offer its customers perfectly healthy flower horns at very affordable prices.
In our greenhouse, in addition to a huge stock of tropical fish and cold water fish, you will find many Flowerhorns always available and perfectly acclimatized, ready to be exported in the best sanitary conditions.
For all Flowerhorn grade A specimens, dedicated videos are available to allow customers to choose the single specimen. Varieties Thai Silk and Kamfa are always available in our Flowerhorn facilities.
We all know guppies very well and, certainly, it remains one of the best-selling fish with a huge demand from both beginners and the most demanding customers.
How many varieties of guppies are there? Maybe more than a thousand.
Maipenrai Aquarium offers its customers a huge selection of guppies, not only of commercial quality.
Thanks to our experience and our continuous research, we have selected the best greenhouses in Thailand in order to offer the admirers of this small and very popular fish a wide range including:
More than 80 strains of standard Guppies
25 Strains of grade A Guppies
20 Varieties of grade AA Guppies
Below is an example of our Grade A varieties always available:
Not only fish …. Maipenrai Aquarium is also attentive to everything that is needed for the well-being of the fish and to satisfy the hobbyist.
Here you can find excellent quality catappa leaves, but not only these.
In addition to the catappa leaves, you can also find sachets filled with a dried catappa extract with which you can make up to 4 liters of dark water perfect to be added to Betta splendens in conjunction with water changes.
We also have a wide assortment of nets for amateur and professional breeders: we offer original Thai nets for every need, including very small nets (about 1 cm in diameter) with very fine meshes, ideal for selecting very young specimens of both Betta and all other species.
Why use Catappa in the aquarium?
The leaf of the Indian almond has always been used by Thai Betta splendens breeders: it gives a naturally amber color to the water (very useful for fish that like dark waters), naturally lowers the pH of the water and, what’s more important, it gradually releases humic acids and tannic acids, whose antibiotic and antifungal action has been widely demonstrated.
Do not hesitate to ask us for further information about our products we will be happy to satisfy your curiosity.
Maipenrai Aquarium is an exporter not only of tropical fish, but also of a large selection of goldfish. We are constantly looking for the best producers throughout Thailand and work with the best goldfish producing greenhouses. Thanks to this incessant selection work, we are able to offer extraordinary goldfish both in terms of morphology and color.
Our experience and our care mean that you can buy very expensive fish from us with the guarantee of receiving a perfectly healthy animal without travel stress and that is why an increasing number of importers are turning to our company for buy high-value goldfish.
Below. a list of the varieties always available:
Oranda (all colors available, including specific ones such as kirin, metallic and panda)
Ranchu (all colors. XXL sizes available)
Ryukin (all colors. XXL available)
Demekin (all colors)
Yuan Bao (beautiful variety of very fine spherical shape)
Bubble Eyes (XXL sizes also available)
Frog Eyes (all colors available)
Tamasaba (Japanese variant of the ryukin with a single tail fin)
Lionhead (all colors available)
Do not hesitate to contact us to buy the most beautiful goldfish from Thailand
Maipenrai Aquariun regularly exports not only every common freshwater species on the market, but also a large variety of wild Betta species.
In our price list are always available:
Betta splendens: the most known and widespread species of Betta that we offer both with the classic livery and in new and beautiful yellow, red and yellow colors with blue
Betta imbellis: a species of Betta native to southern Thailand and Malaysia. In addition to the wild coloring, a blue variant is available, which highlights the red tail very much
Betta smaragdina: species from eastern Thailand and Laos. We have different colors in addition to the wild one or of course we also offer the “Guitar” mutation
Betta mahachaiensis: new species of Betta from the Mahachai area (near Bangkok) discovered for the first time in 2012. Specimens are available in the colors wild, blue and copper
Betta siamorientalis: another newly discovered species of Betta from central Thailand. Very similar to Betta imbellis, it has a darker color near the head
Betta stiktos: Cambodia’s first autochthonous Betta species belongs to the Splendens group. The females of Betta stiktos have a very nice coloration compared to other females of the same group
Alien: a very interesting triple crossbreed available in 5 different colors: Blue, Steel, Green, Green Peacock and Copper
We have also in our list different species of Betta oral incubators both from breeding and coming directly from Thailand, Malaysia and Borneo:
Betta rubra
Betta hendra
Betta livida
Betta simplex (type I and II)
Do not miss the gallery with our wild Betta videos and do not hesitate to contact us for more information
Maipenrai Aquarium is now able to expand its offer of tropical fish with the sale of wonderful Lotus specimens from Thailand. As everyone knows, Thailand is the home of the lotus and the best producers can be found here. Thanks to our selection work, we can offer customers all over the world wonderful specimens of Lotus even of the most valuable species. If you wish to have even more information on the cultivation and maintenance of the Lotus, do not hesitate to contact us and we will provide you with all the details including the method of purchase and shipping.
Below is a short list with some of the varieties always available
Panare-Pure of white
Proo chon poo
Jakkapong
Mahasombat
Violicius
Malikann
The Lotus will be shipped in the form of freshly sprouted tubers, to ensure the best health of the plant during shipping and the best recovery once it reaches its destination.
Do not hesitate to contact us and don’t miss our wonderful Lotus to add to you collection.
We are in Thailand and you can have a direct contact with suppliers for get a beautiful flowers with a very affordable price ever.
