Tom's Caribbean Tropicals Inc.
About Our Company, We are on the board of directors as the treasurer for the Florida Marine Life Association (FMLA) They are a group of marine life collectors in Florida that was chosen by the state and federal government to help make the rules and regulations for licenses for the marine life collectors. This industry is tightly controlled and regulated by the state of Florida. Each and every item collected for resale must be reported to the state once a month. The state of Florida is looked at by the rest of the world for its comprehensive marine life rules. We at Toms Caribbean Tropicals are proud to be part of that. Florida Saltwater Products License SPL/RS #89332 Florida Marine Life Diver License MLD #663 Florida Special Activities License SA #314 Florida Retail License RC #209433 Florida Wholesale License WD #4105 County occupational License #53110-22128
We started Tom's Caribbean Tropicals about 30 years ago and incorporated in 1990. We are a mom and pop team who will give personal attention to each and every person. We are also there for you if there's ever a problem. We are fully licensed to collect retail and wholesale live saltwater ornamental tropical fish and invertebrates by the state of Florida. One of only about 100 licenses in existence to collect wild tropical fish and invertebrates for sale to pet shops, public aquariums, and hobbyist. There is a cap on these licenses and no more new ones are sold.
About the Owners..........Tom & Carol,
When we were a young couple we planned on living in the mountains of Colorado for ski season. We quit our jobs had a place to stay and waited for the snow to build. There was no snow that year. So we went to the Florida Keys instead. We loved it here and built our house (did it ourselves) and started a family. After being here for about a year we answered a help wanted ad to collecting tropical fish. Since Tom liked catching things even as a boy and had a fish tank he decided to give it a try. He had never gone diving before and didn't know the fish. Tom told his employer "he would work hard and learn fast. And wouldn't let him down" So he got the job. Tom's first dive was on a rough, cold, dirty water day where you could not see your hand in front of your face. It was a lot of hard work for very little money. After a few months with him we set off on our own. We worked hard to build our business.
Tom is very friendly and will do all that he can to make you happy. Nothing beats personalized service, experience, and attention to detail. We just set up this new site and are looking for some comments. Please let us and others know what you think of our company.