The Incredible Imperial Tropicals Fish Farm a multi generation family fish farm

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  • čas přidán 17. 02. 2023
  • I was in Orlando for work for a couple days and took a couple days to spend time with my dear friend Mike Drawdy and his family in Lakeland Florida.
    I was left unsupervised for the first morning to wander and take in the how impressive his new warehouse facility truly is.
    I have tons of other footage so expect future videos about this incredible multi generation family fish farm.
    I hope you'll enjoy todays video.
    Leave me a comment on what was your favourite part.
    Cheers!
    Biggs
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Komentáře • 58

  • @kenpachimuay5627
    @kenpachimuay5627 Před 8 měsíci +1

    they got some of the best healthy fish i ever ordered online. got a few from them and were not disappointed

    • @themadaquarist
      @themadaquarist  Před 8 měsíci

      Thats awesome to hear! Mike and his team put in a ton of work

  • @billmeyer4773
    @billmeyer4773 Před rokem +1

    Excellent choice of tours.

  • @BryanStrawn
    @BryanStrawn Před rokem +1

    I just want to say this place is super amazing. This is my first go to for fish. I deal with jessica a lot through email, and she is always super nice and helpful despite my 20 questions lol. I live in Ocala Florida and only 2hrs from here, I will absolutely be making a visit to meet everyone in person and take a look at full stock. The fish are always healthy and they keep there tanks pristine. The customer service is second to none as well. Thank you Jessica and Mike for all your hard work and dedication and great customer service. I had an email issue and they even went out of their way to contact via phone to inform me of my order. Thanks again, Bryan.

    • @themadaquarist
      @themadaquarist  Před rokem +1

      Such a very nice comment Bryan,
      I actually screen shot it and texted it to Mike Drawdy to share with Jessica.
      Thanks for watching and sharing your experience with me

  • @kjeaquatics
    @kjeaquatics Před rokem +1

    I have ordered fish from them a few times now and never been disappointed . Mike and crew are good people

  • @lindaclontz3634
    @lindaclontz3634 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Very.nice and beautiful

  • @tomasf.alvarez9556
    @tomasf.alvarez9556 Před rokem +1

    Amazing place

  • @johnkientzler6354
    @johnkientzler6354 Před rokem +1

    Thanks Chris for the peek at this top notch facility!

  • @ottomattix86
    @ottomattix86 Před rokem +1

    They're always always mentioned when someone asks where to order from on a FB page. They're definitely synonymous with quality!
    Great video.

  • @ponygirl1624
    @ponygirl1624 Před rokem +2

    Imperial Tropicals is top notch! Mike does a great job. Fish are always healthy :)

    • @themadaquarist
      @themadaquarist  Před rokem +1

      100% agree very solid people, strong ethics, high quality offerings

  • @johnbrand1893
    @johnbrand1893 Před rokem +2

    WOW you certainly get about buddy, 🎞 filming and showing 📽us just what’s out there, like this awesome facility, it’s huge, with some very special species/specimens, just a fantastic watch. 👏👍

    • @themadaquarist
      @themadaquarist  Před rokem

      Glad you enjoyed it my friend but this is nearly a small portion of their incredible operation. I shall hopefully get to show you other facets of the farm in future videos

  • @tabarakaquatics8067
    @tabarakaquatics8067 Před rokem +1

    Haven’t done business with them yet but I plan to. Thanks for sharing

  • @bigfishlad4847
    @bigfishlad4847 Před rokem +1

    Great tour 👌

  • @lh8956
    @lh8956 Před rokem +1

    Great videos!! It’s so nice to see get to see our favorite facilities from the inside. Makes you want to buy even more.

  • @jmaquascaping
    @jmaquascaping Před rokem +1

    cool video. thanks for sharing

  • @Thunder.Aquatics
    @Thunder.Aquatics Před rokem +1

    Thanks for bringing us this tour!

  • @gordonadkins4907
    @gordonadkins4907 Před rokem +3

    I’ve probably done 6-8 orders with Imperial(mostly rainbows, a few gymnos). All stock has been beyond my expectations of health when they arrived and packed exceptionally well. I can’t recommend them enough

  • @markfranklin8831
    @markfranklin8831 Před rokem +1

    I agree it's just a stunning place

  • @collaborationofcuriosities

    Amazing video thanks as always Biggs!

  • @nickjohnson6895
    @nickjohnson6895 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I got my female green terror from them and she is definitely a Florida girl haha.

  • @mk_cichlids
    @mk_cichlids Před rokem +1

    Probably going to be getting some of those CPO's from Imperial soon!

  • @chrisrosa9664
    @chrisrosa9664 Před rokem +1

    Top notch I only order from imperial Tropicals and it’s always high quality fish for great prices 💯

  • @randykoch1807
    @randykoch1807 Před rokem +1

    Hey Chris I'm thinking about going to visit them tomorrow! is this a recent visit? They don't have much online right now.

  • @865Dev
    @865Dev Před rokem +1

    I got my male jaguar cichlid from them and he is gorgeous and about 6 inches now

  • @Baffi_
    @Baffi_ Před rokem +1

    I’ve seen a few videos of people catching xanthic gars. I’d love to see a big fully grown one that colour. Would be wild

    • @themadaquarist
      @themadaquarist  Před rokem +1

      can you imagine being in a spring and adult swam by...wicked cool

  • @waldnerpeter7173
    @waldnerpeter7173 Před rokem +1

    Nice video. I’m wondering if keeping airlifts up top instead of a few inches below the surface gives better flow?

    • @themadaquarist
      @themadaquarist  Před rokem

      May very well however he has MANY staff. Each section will have someone that oversees it but there’s multiple people in and out of the tanks daily catching for orders. Would be challenging to police I would think. Seems to be working well for him

  • @charlesfranklin3533
    @charlesfranklin3533 Před měsícem

    How can I Order some frontosa Cichlids from You Guy's

  • @badger3044
    @badger3044 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Do they ship to the general public or directly to your home?

  • @oneup12
    @oneup12 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I am in canadain and big als sells flordia gar thatsbwhere i got mine

    • @themadaquarist
      @themadaquarist  Před 8 měsíci

      All
      Sorts of theoretically illegal species of fish and plant are sold in the trade regularly.
      In Manitoba white cloud mountain minnows are illegal yet we occasionally see them in stores. I see people selling mantises online all the time when only chinensis is actually legal in Canada

    • @oneup12
      @oneup12 Před 8 měsíci

      @themadaquarist maybe your thinking of the spotted gar. Which you definitely aren't allowed to keep

  • @melanielouis7519
    @melanielouis7519 Před rokem

    I order from this people had a very bad experience they send me a fish with crooked mouth another one was orange and I order yellow fish and left comment saying don’t send me orange and the water stink so much i almost threw up they totally suck my opinion never will order from imperial tropical again