Fishkeeper Fry

We are thrilled to announce that our School of the Year 2024 winner is Collydean Primary School.

Fishkeeper Fry 2024 has now come to a close and it has been exciting to have been able to deliver this year's programme. Our participating schools this year have produced some amazing work with the support and encouragement of their dedicated teachers and we are thrilled to see how the students of the schools have engaged in the tasks and activities throughout, some even coming up with some personal activities, linking it to the programme.

We are thrilled to announce that the Fishkeeper Fry School of the Year 2023 winner is Broom Leys Primary School.

Schools taking part in Fishkeeper Fry are now over halfway through the programme. It’s been great to see how schools have been getting on and how excited pupils have been to add their fish.

Fishkeeper Fry 2023 has officially started! Running now for the 6^th year, Fishkeeper Fry is a completely free-of-charge educational programme designed specifically for primary school children aged 7-8 years. It’s video-led to make it fun and engaging for pupils as well as teaching them about the science and art of keeping fish.

We're excited to announce our School of the Year for Fishkeeper Fry 2022 is St Paul's Catholic Primary School in Thames Ditton.

Fishkeeper Fry 2022 has now come to a close and it has been a real joy to have been able to deliver this year’s programme, particularly having lost a year due to Covid restrictions. Our schools have produced some amazing work with the support of their fantastic teachers and we’re thrilled to see the way in which the children have engaged with the tasks and activities throughout.

The penultimate week of Fishkeeper Fry is over for most schools. Take a look at what schools have been up to during week 7.

We have now completed week 6 of Fishkeeper Fry 2022. Schools are working hard to look after their aquariums and the fish.

We are over halfway through the programme now with week 5 being completed by most schools last week. Schools are continuing to send their excellent work to us and show off their Fishkeepers of the Week.

Fishkeeper Fry week 4 is over for most of our schools. It’s been an exciting week with the addition of more fish.

Week 3 of Fishkeeper Fry has now been completed by most schools. We’ve loved seeing the pictures and work being sent to us.

Week 2 of Fishkeeper Fry is complete for most schools. Schools have been sending in work and showing us what they’ve been up to.

Week 1 of Fishkeeper Fry is complete for most of our schools. But what have they been getting up to? And what is Fishkeeper Fry?

Meet Paul Tapley (Tappers) - the face of Fishkeeper Fry and our trusty guide taking us through each of the stages of our Fishkeeper Fry film programme.

On Friday 5th April, Maidenhead Aquatics presented Village Primary School with Fishkeeper Fry 'School of the year'. Tappers (The Presenter) and Shelby Myers (Project Coordinator) took the journey to Derby to personally present the award to the students in 3SH who were this year’s winners.

Fluval is a world leader in quality aquatic products - for over 30 years it has earned the trust of fishkeepers through constant innovation.

With the imminent launch of this year's Fishkeeper Fry programme, we spoke to Stuart Ashley, Senior Partner at Maidenhead Aquatics and creator of the Fishkeeper Fry programme about how Fishkeeper Fry came about.

​A miniature underwater world situated in a quiet corner of the classroom can do wonders for young children.

We are proud to announce the success of Fishkeeper Fry 2018!