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Ayla Hankin
Store Manager
at
Hickstead
How long have you been a Maidenhead Aquatics team member?
10 ½ years
How long have you been keeping fish?
25 years
What was your first aquarium and what fish did you keep in it?
A 6ft clearseal, aquarium with community tropical fish
What species do you most enjoy keeping and why?
Plecos as I like the excitement when you see one you may have not seen in your tank for a few weeks.
What pearl of wisdom would you give to first-time Fishkeeper?
You can’t really get issues from underfeeding your fish, but you can over feed and have adverse effects.
What would be your dream aquarium?
The discus display I set up in store, only in my own home.
What’s your favourite aspect of work at Maidenhead Aquatics?
Choosing the new fish we get to have and sometimes ordering something I have never seen before.
What questions do customers ask you most often?
Why do I have algae?
What’s your secret fishkeeping “top tip”?
Always over filter your tank, all my tanks have 2 filters, and they are crystal clear.