Comments on: So Long, Terry’s Tropicals https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 01 Feb 2025 23:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: John Cunningham https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1688125 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 23:54:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1688125 A sad thing to read. I wondered why they decided to shut up shop. Is it because of a declining interest in keeping tropical fish or is it because of the changing East End?

]]> By: James Warner https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685997 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:36:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685997 I shall miss Wholesale and the Terrys. Though I haven’t been in recently, I visited many times over the years. They always had a great range of fish (even including killifish, which are difficult to find in most aquatic shops) and both Terrys were always helpful and knowledgeable. I would have come on the last day, but, being a Sunday, a lack of public transport made it impractical.

]]> By: Shochi https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685618 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 10:39:34 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685618 I am very sorry to read this sad news.
I am from Japan living in Hamburg for 3 decades

Without tank & goldfish no life!!

More and more shops close in Germany, too.
I’ve been crying .

]]> By: Sasha https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685356 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:55:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685356 Oh no! This was one of my happy places. Why are they closing?! Very very sad to hear of this. Dashing over tomorrow to say goodbye.

]]> By: Erin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685346 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:34:44 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685346 Where will the fish go? What happens to all the aquariums and products? Why are they closing?

]]> By: Sally https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685303 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:05:04 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685303 I was only looking at a big aquarium at the skin cancer clinic, yesterday, as I was waiting. It was captivating and so colourful to watch. All the fish were just like out of Nemo. I felt sorry for them, though.

What a funny coincidence. Especially when I haven’t seen a tank with fish for years, and I haven’t been able to catch up with this beautiful blog for months! Thanks!

]]> By: lazbot https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685301 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:43:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685301 Farewell Terrys and thanks for the years of fascination … And locusts … and wall murals … and helping out with that time I got road raged out side your shop ..hope to pop in for a final forage before you close .. sad loss for the road – you’ve made that stretch of road magic for all the time I’ve known it – bravo!

]]> By: Di Corry https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685267 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:29:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685267 Another famous and much loved East End shop disappearing in an East End that is unrecognisable to the one in the 1960’s when Terry started his shop …..
Thank you Terry and family for bringing so much colour and joy to Bethnal Green for all those years, my dad bought many fish from you for his beloved tropical fish tank….I especially loved the angel fish.

]]> By: CAOR https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685245 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:37:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685245 ]]> Terry’s fish shall live on in the Spitalfields Markets pond! 😳

]]> By: Jo Bacon https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/01/24/so-long-terrys-tropicals/#comment-1685236 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:24:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202205#comment-1685236 What is going to happen to them all? The fish. It seemed such a shame to leave the piece with out saying anything about that.
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