Based in the south of Devon, conveniently between the cities of Plymouth and Exeter, Devon Axolotls is the latest division of OSAquatics.
With over 50 years combined experience working with these amazing animals, here at Devon Axolotls we pride ourselves in producing a wide variety of the highest quality Axolotls, all whilst keeping up with our high demand.
On top of the breeding of Axolotls, our site works hand in hand with our parent business, OSAquatics, in the study and conservation of this species. For more information on those projects, please visit www.osaquatics.co.uk.
Your first contact with Devon-Axolotls will be Sam. As well as running the Axolotl side of the business, he is also the fish house manager. Instrumental in maintaining the welfare and upkeep of all our animals. From a very early age, he has been involved in all aspects of the aquatic trade.
Tim is a well-known face within the aquatic community, as he has been involved in Public Aquariums, Retail, Wholesale, and Importation of aquatic species. His reputation for breeding difficult species is well founded, for his article writings on all things fishy have been a source of reliable information over several decades. Indeed, Tim started keeping fish at the age of ten, and now in his fiftyish year, he has 40 years non-stop experience of aquatics.
Following the completion of his second degree he went to work for the Sealife Centre Group where he became the Marine Observation Unit Manager within BioServices and never wanted to anything other than helping fish species!
He is currently the chair of trustees for the Seahorse Trust and on the board of directors for the Amazon Research Centre of Ornamental Fishes (ARCOF), Peru. Also an active member of the Queckett Microscopical Club, European Ichthyological Society (EIS), Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI), Commission Member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Freshwater Fish Specialist Group and a member of the British Killifish Association (BKA).
Tim started OSAquatics over ten years ago, and in its current form, consists of 120 tanks dedicated solely to captive breeding. The aim of the organisation is to further the understanding of all aquatic life, streamline breeding processes and to make this information available to all. He is involved in aquatic conservation programmes, species survival programmes and aquatic charities, both here in the UK and overseas.
