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

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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[@kenpachimuay5627]

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

[@themadaquarist]

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

[@billmeyer4773]

Excellent choice of tours.

[@themadaquarist]

Many thanks!

[@lindaclontz3634]

Very.nice and beautiful

[@themadaquarist]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bigfishlad4847]

Great tour 👌

[@themadaquarist]

Thanks Dude

[@kjeaquatics]

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

[@themadaquarist]

awesome peeps!

[@tabarakaquatics8067]

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

[@themadaquarist]

You won't be disappointed

[@johnbrand1893]

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]

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

[@tomasf.alvarez9556]

Amazing place

[@themadaquarist]

I couldn’t agree more

[@jmaquascaping]

cool video. thanks for sharing

[@themadaquarist]

Thats very kind Jeff, Thank you for watching

[@BryanStrawn]

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]

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

[@ottomattix86]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Very true! Thanks Dude

[@gordonadkins4907]

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

[@themadaquarist]

a company with very strong morals and integrity

[@johnkientzler6354]

Thanks Chris for the peek at this top notch facility!

[@themadaquarist]

You bet! Thanks for watching

[@ponygirl1624]

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

[@themadaquarist]

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

[@fishranch]

Imperial Tropicals is my favorite place to get fish!

[@themadaquarist]

Awesome people through and through

[@Thunder.Aquatics]

Thanks for bringing us this tour!

[@themadaquarist]

You bet! Thanks for watching

[@lh8956]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Very kind thank you

[@markfranklin8831]

I agree it's just a stunning place

[@themadaquarist]

thanks for watching Mark

[@collaborationofcuriosities]

Amazing video thanks as always Biggs!

[@themadaquarist]

My pleasure Adele, thanks so much for watching

[@randykoch1807]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Sorry no the footage was from last May or June

[@mk_cichlids]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Nice!

[@fishranch]

What size are the show tanks when you first walk in... those are badass !

[@themadaquarist]

I honestly cannot remember, 450-500 gallons would be my estimate

[@nickjohnson6895]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Lol

[@865Dev]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Imperial is nothing but top notch!

[@Baffi_]

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]

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

[@chrisrosa9664]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Great people! Great fish!

[@waldnerpeter7173]

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

[@themadaquarist]

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

[@badger3044]

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

[@themadaquarist]

Yes they do. Imperial Tropicals.com

[@badger3044]

@@themadaquarist thank you

[@charlesfranklin3533]

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

[@oneup12]

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

[@themadaquarist]

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]

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

[@melanielouis7519]

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