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Terms & Conditions

These terms apply whenever you buy from aqua-nest.com.au, operated by Aqua Nest (trading as Aquanest Aquatics), a home-based Lake Tanganyika cichlid breeder in Sydney, NSW. By placing an order, you agree to them.

Last updated: 2 September 2026

About us

Aqua Nest is a home-based breeding operation — we don’t have a public retail shopfront. All orders are placed online through this site and shipped to you. See About us for more on how we breed.

Our products

We sell live fish, bred and raised at our own facility. Live animals are naturally variable — colour, pattern and size will differ slightly between individuals of the same species, and product photos represent the species/line generally rather than guaranteeing the exact appearance of the individual fish you’ll receive. Where a photo is a placeholder or reference image rather than our own stock, we say so directly on that product page.

Stock levels shown on the site are indicative and update regularly, but aren’t a live, second-by-second guarantee — in the rare case an item sells out between you adding it to cart and completing checkout, we’ll contact you to sort out a refund or substitute.

Order acceptance

Placing an order and completing payment is an offer to buy, not an automatic contract — we confirm acceptance when your order is confirmed for dispatch. We reserve the right to decline or cancel an order (with a full refund) if, for example, stock turns out to be unavailable, we can’t safely or legally ship live animals to your address, or we reasonably suspect fraud.

Orders shipping to Western Australia or the Northern Territory require permit confirmation before payment is taken — see Shipping. We’re currently unable to ship live fish to Tasmania.

Pricing & payment

All prices are listed in Australian Dollars (AUD) and are inclusive of GST where applicable. Shipping is calculated separately at checkout based on order size — see Shipping for current rates.

Payment is processed securely by Stripe. We don’t see or store your full card details — see our Privacy Policy for details on how payment data is handled.

Delivery

Live fish shipping has its own requirements — someone needs to be home to receive and open the box promptly, and we confirm delivery timing with you directly before your order ships. Full details, including dispatch timing and where we can and can’t ship, are on our Shipping page.

Live Arrival Guarantee & returns

Every live fish order is covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee. Full terms — including how to make a claim — are set out in our Returns & Refund Policy.

Liability

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law that can’t lawfully be excluded. Where our liability can be limited under that law, it’s limited, at our option, to replacing the goods or fish in question, or refunding the amount paid for them.

To the extent permitted by law, we’re not liable for indirect or consequential loss (such as loss of livestock you already own arising from an issue with fish we supplied) beyond what’s required by the Australian Consumer Law.

Intellectual property

Text, photos and other content on this site belong to Aqua Nest (or are used with permission) and shouldn’t be reproduced without our consent.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The version in effect at the time you place an order is the one that applies to it.

Questions before you order?

Get in touch and we’ll talk it through with you directly.

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