I have bought many fish from mike and his team. They are a absolute dream to deal with. There fish are extremely high quality. On top of that they are responsive to emails, do many giveaways and will always replace a fish that came dead on arrival. I’ve only bought from two places. Imperial Tropicals will always be my favorite. By mike being so transparent with his company, his feelings, and his work ethic it makes me as a consumer feel proud and honored to buy and be apart of his business. I sound like a groupie but it’s just the truth. You know when you have something good. I am so glad I took the first step and ordering from them when I had no idea the outcome. A year later I have been blessed with great fish and a even better company. Keep up the great work mike!!!
What a great job you did in showcasing Imperial Tropicals. I have fish from that farm and am very satisfied with their delivery process and the Africain Cichlids I have purchased. They are really a professional Team. Would recommend everyone to buy from them.
Mike, Sierra and the rest of the team are passionate fish keepers and awesome humans! I’m lucky enough to own some of their mbuna and picked them up in person. They also do a livestream on their TH-cam channel every Friday at noon, very informative. Great content Steve!
Thank you for sharing this video with us. Imperial Tropicals, thanks for allowing us to get a peek into your fantastic facility. Your Africans are just gorgeous. The albino Rainbows are beautiful. I hope to check your website and buy some of your stock. I only wish more of the independent stores would pop up and stay in business, but their costs to do business can get completely out of control, especially rents and insurance costs. If only our Government could do better in protecting small business, as they do with Mega Corporations. After all, Small business is the life's blood of our economy, outnumber their big brother almost a thousand to one. Keep up the great work, Imperial. The Hobby is much better for it.
Wow you've outdone yourself this time if that's possible. I setting up a new tank I will be ordering from them. Great fish and fish that I haven't seen.
@@littlej3777 ya bud I don't like buying them at 5 inch plus when I get mine they about 1 inch mark or 2ish I have gotten older juveniles to me they seem more aggressive I rather raise them myself and half the times they feed them color enhancing food they all colored up then come to find out their females and they listed males so now on if anyone does buy bigger fish I would tell them to sex them before selling them check the male holes underneath
IMO, they are the best. Mike just seems like one of the best dudes definitely that breeds and sells fish. I will be buying from them until I can no longer do the hobby.
I've got fish from them. Very Happy with the fish and Imperial. My Chocolate Cichlids stayed w/ me for about 10 years and I in turn sold tons of fry from them. Sorry Mike but I need to eat too.
I really want to do this on a small scale inside a greenhouse I have. But I'd like the possibility of expanding once I get good at this. Can you tell me where you got those large tanks/containers to store your fish?
So did I understand you correctly that you don’t suggest keeping Tropheus Moorii with Peacocks? Just need to know because I have 2 Tropheus and 5 Peacocks with a yellow lab and a couple assorted African cichlids in a 90 gallon tank...about 20 fish in total including a feather fin lace catfish and a green phantom pleco and a vampire pleco..
I'm wondering if Imperial Tropicals has alligator problems in those ponds and how do they manage that (same question with pythons). Also, do they heat the ponds during winter time? How cold do they let the ponds get?
I didn't get the name of the cichlid that was extinct in the wild (Magenzi ?) . Steve would it be possible to give the scientific name? I'd really like to do my bit for conservation and keep some breeding pairs.
Thanks for sharing. Can I ask. Why do even the wholesalers call it the electric blue ahli. When its not an ahli. Its a fryrei. Scianochromis ahli is very rare in the hobby.
A lot of people have brought this guy up saying he is really nice and knows his stuff and it's true so many pet stores are closing around my way in fl it sucks.
I wonder what it would take to cut out the middleman and shipping AKA UPS and FedEx, I've seen fish delivery trucks before but I'm not sure that would work on a larger scale. I think local fish stores should look into delivery, I know it's not necessary if it's local then they can just drive to the store most of the times, but then they can figure out how much it would cost to ship further and further distances. I could schedule an appointment and, get my fish delivered that day or anytime in the next week, I might not have the time or want to drive 1-3 hours, but the fish store might have five jobs in that area. Or maybe aquarium Co-op could get a fleet of automated driving cars aquarium Co-op could get a fleet of self-driving cars once Tesla is ready to do that.. And if it's local they might even be willing to stay 20 minutes to get advice, they might even have products in the van, like I might want a plant or a water jet. It wouldn't take hat much space. I mean pizza stores have this ironed out, and I don't think it would be that much more expensive it might even be cheaper to get it shipped locally then you get it shipped through FedEx.
Ive met this guy in person hes always so serious and comes off as a little unapproachable in my opinion but for sure a good business man ill give him that
i really appreciate what they do but by the same token it's sad that the mom and pop aquarium stores have nearly faded out of existence, i worked at three of them as a teenager which supported my hobby at the time.
I have bought many fish from mike and his team. They are a absolute dream to deal with. There fish are extremely high quality. On top of that they are responsive to emails, do many giveaways and will always replace a fish that came dead on arrival. I’ve only bought from two places. Imperial Tropicals will always be my favorite. By mike being so transparent with his company, his feelings, and his work ethic it makes me as a consumer feel proud and honored to buy and be apart of his business. I sound like a groupie but it’s just the truth. You know when you have something good. I am so glad I took the first step and ordering from them when I had no idea the outcome. A year later I have been blessed with great fish and a even better company. Keep up the great work mike!!!
I went to this place and this guys are for real. There farm is big, and beautiful fishes. I recommend..❤
I ordered 4 red shoulder severums, very nice fish, well packaged
So nice to go for a vicarious tour within a place you buy fish from. Makes me want to place another order...
What a great job you did in showcasing Imperial Tropicals. I have fish from that farm and am very satisfied with their delivery process and the Africain Cichlids I have purchased. They are really a professional Team. Would recommend everyone to buy from them.
Very nice tour. I love imperial tropical.
Mike, Sierra and the rest of the team are passionate fish keepers and awesome humans! I’m lucky enough to own some of their mbuna and picked them up in person. They also do a livestream on their TH-cam channel every Friday at noon, very informative. Great content Steve!
They are awesome! I bought two baby Jaguar Cichlids from them 4 months ago. Very healthy, they are still growing.
Lempira Nando how far was you wit delivered
Love Imperial Tropicals. Good people good fish, very nice video steve!
Very nice Steve! Love seeing the inner working of high volume breeders. Keep up the great work
They always have amazing fish , thanks for sharing your trip with us pal.
I love that place. I would love to visit if I ever go to Florida
Thanks for showing us this. Love demasoni! More videos like this
Wow Nice tank set up and uniform also happy fish keeping
Great video! I was always curious how they caught fish in the outdoor ponds so I appreciate you getting that in there.
Wish we could have actually done it in the video but their channel has some videos where they show it.
Wish we could have actually done it in the video but their channel has some videos where they show it.
Thank you for sharing this video with us. Imperial Tropicals, thanks for allowing us to get a peek into your fantastic facility. Your Africans are just gorgeous. The albino Rainbows are beautiful. I hope to check your website and buy some of your stock. I only wish more of the independent stores would pop up and stay in business, but their costs to do business can get completely out of control, especially rents and insurance costs. If only our Government could do better in protecting small business, as they do with Mega Corporations. After all, Small business is the life's blood of our economy, outnumber their big brother almost a thousand to one. Keep up the great work, Imperial. The Hobby is much better for it.
Great fish purchased from them with no problem. Thanks for the video guys!
I just got 3 fish from them today. Awesome quality fish and customer support is the best. They will get back to you about everything.
Love imperial tropicals awesome video awesome fish thanks Steve
Wow you've outdone yourself this time if that's possible. I setting up a new tank I will be ordering from them. Great fish and fish that I haven't seen.
I have ordered fish from this company and my fish that I got was the best. I will always order from them and recommend them to all my friends.
I rather get my fish when juveniles watch them grow its priceless the transformation
I agree I like that too but they only have huge adults almost at their max size not too fond
Of that!
@@littlej3777 ya bud I don't like buying them at 5 inch plus when I get mine they about 1 inch mark or 2ish I have gotten older juveniles to me they seem more aggressive I rather raise them myself and half the times they feed them color enhancing food they all colored up then come to find out their females and they listed males so now on if anyone does buy bigger fish I would tell them to sex them before selling them check the male holes underneath
I've purchased from these guys before. They sell beautiful fish and offer 5 star customer service. I highly recommend them!
Great tour, love your work. Makes me want to visit that place. They have the best job in the world...
The pond at the end blew my mind
i wish i had a tank. Great Video! More Please.
great video Steve....Mike seems like a great guy!
AWESOME VIDEO!! placing an order today!
Awesome dream job working at a place like that!
Thank you for the tour...
nice tour.i enjoyed it.
I'd love to see every single one of the ponds!
Looks like a custom built PC in the white case behind Mike in the beginning. Cool RAM lights haha
Hey Steve, Good video. Would also like to see an update of your tanks. Thanks
Been contemplating buying from these guys. This video helped me decide that I will buy from imperial tropicals.
IMO, they are the best. Mike just seems like one of the best dudes definitely that breeds and sells fish. I will be buying from them until I can no longer do the hobby.
Beautiful!!!
I have bought fish from here, and I am always pleased with my fish shipment.
Pamella Carroll how far away
Very Good Video He Seams Like A Really Good Guy
Beautiful fish shop
I've got fish from them. Very Happy with the fish and Imperial. My Chocolate Cichlids stayed w/ me for about 10 years and I in turn sold tons of fry from them. Sorry Mike but I need to eat too.
these guys are the best....
What are the fish at 14:00? I tried looking for them on the website and couldn't find them.
Long Island Fish Guy me too
Charlie King I spoke to them on Facebook. It’s part of Mike’s private collection 😩 Not for sale
Looks like blue is a common denominator in fish buys. 157 ponds??!!! Wow!Thanks for the vid !
Nice video. Good behind the scenes! Let me guess, u wont holding pools now in your backyard??😀😀
This place looks awesome. Maybe one day I will visit it :)
Wow! 5,000,000 gallons of fish... I think I need to expand my fishroom...
Very nice fish!
So cool knowing my Star Sapphirez were in that net and now sitting in my house lol.
What material are those sponge filters?
Thx!
I really want to do this on a small scale inside a greenhouse I have. But I'd like the possibility of expanding once I get good at this. Can you tell me where you got those large tanks/containers to store your fish?
Thank you for sharing
nice fish
I love this kind of stuff.
So glad to see this video because I’ve been wanting to order from them! Now I can exhale and order!
Seems like this person is smart and hard worker from his words my real respect to him :)
WOW!Beautiful!
great tour!
Awesome video...
So did I understand you correctly that you don’t suggest keeping Tropheus Moorii with Peacocks? Just need to know because I have 2 Tropheus and 5 Peacocks with a yellow lab and a couple assorted African cichlids in a 90 gallon tank...about 20 fish in total including a feather fin lace catfish and a green phantom pleco and a vampire pleco..
Love their rainbowfish
Is that where you get your steen? Lol
Cause i always thought about that and would make sense
I'm wondering if Imperial Tropicals has alligator problems in those ponds and how do they manage that (same question with pythons). Also, do they heat the ponds during winter time? How cold do they let the ponds get?
I didn't get the name of the cichlid that was extinct in the wild (Magenzi ?) . Steve would it be possible to give the scientific name? I'd really like to do my bit for conservation and keep some breeding pairs.
If you turn on subtitles I put all of the scientific names in there
Steve Poland Aquatics
Aah- yeah! Thanks!
I will be looking him up very soon
Imperial Tropicals is the best. Ordered from them multiple times and wil conti ue to do so.
Just Awesome
Gonna order a handfull of rainbows from them
Thanks for sharing. Can I ask. Why do even the wholesalers call it the electric blue ahli. When its not an ahli. Its a fryrei. Scianochromis ahli is very rare in the hobby.
Where are the fish from 14:00 on their website? I want to make a purchase 😏 what is the spelling too?
I think it's a severum cichlid.
Arturo Quintero I messaged them on Facebook and they told me it’s the Herichthys Minckleyi. It’s not for sale though 😰
I have one as an adult I bought off some guy on Craigslist ;p check it out :)
A lot of people have brought this guy up saying he is really nice and knows his stuff and it's true so many pet stores are closing around my way in fl it sucks.
Where do you get the foam blocks for your filters?
I wonder what it would take to cut out the middleman and shipping AKA UPS and FedEx, I've seen fish delivery trucks before but I'm not sure that would work on a larger scale.
I think local fish stores should look into delivery, I know it's not necessary if it's local then they can just drive to the store most of the times, but then they can figure out how much it would cost to ship further and further distances.
I could schedule an appointment and, get my fish delivered that day or anytime in the next week, I might not have the time or want to drive 1-3 hours, but the fish store might have five jobs in that area.
Or maybe aquarium Co-op could get a fleet of automated driving cars aquarium Co-op could get a fleet of self-driving cars once Tesla is ready to do that..
And if it's local they might even be willing to stay 20 minutes to get advice, they might even have products in the van, like I might want a plant or a water jet.
It wouldn't take hat much space.
I mean pizza stores have this ironed out, and I don't think it would be that much more expensive it might even be cheaper to get it shipped locally then you get it shipped through FedEx.
Nice will order soon
Awesome!!
Any tutorial on how to make that pond?
Would love to visit them
I need to go visit my uncle who lives in Lakeland and check this out
Why am I not seeing all these particular fish on the website?
Isn't that constant high noise of aeration stressful for the fish?
What type of tubs are they using for the fish?
I was hoping you guys would show some Guppies
Nice 🐠 fishs
Yeah took about six months for mine to chip
2:10 he said " Turkish p..." i didn't understand. what did he say?
I would love to work there for FREE HONESTLY !!! So much someone could learn.
Awesome
My electric blue african chichlds fish turned to black. Please give me suggestion why this happend. I am from india. Plz sir reply.
I leave up the street can I come buy personally?
Only place I buy my fish 💯
Do they ship to Canada?
Ive met this guy in person hes always so serious and comes off as a little unapproachable in my opinion but for sure a good business man ill give him that
Buy from them all the time their african cichlids are great quality.
Lindos peixes ,gostei dos tanque muito bom parabéns 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Do ye ship fish to Ireland
Insane ,,,,,,,,,!
i really appreciate what they do but by the same token it's sad that the mom and pop aquarium stores have nearly faded out of existence, i worked at three of them as a teenager which supported my hobby at the time.
Where are u located
Imperial Tropicals has a really nice website.
Nice
I live in cali how do i gwt em ship out here?
Order through their website
i love this
0:22 someone's a gamer.
How do I order? Site