About Us

   
Cobalt Aquatics was established in April of 2011 by a leadership team with over 60 years of combined Aquatic Industry experience. The two hardcore fishgeeks; Les Wilson, a former research biologist and director of marketing for United Pet Group Aquatics and Randy Parham, a founding member of the Marineland Aquarium Products sales team and national sales manager for United Pet Group Aquatics got together to form the company.
The mission was to create an aquatics company of their own, based on the values instilled in them by mentors of companies past and lessons learned from a lifetime of fishkeeping. Starting with a staff of the 2 owners and a line of probiotic enhanced flake foods made in the USA and a handful of equipment items made at a world renowned aquatics factory in Italy, Cobalt Aquatics’ aim was to bring the highest quality products to market.

From those simple beginnings in 2011, Cobalt Aquatics now features a product mix of hundreds of items from flake food to frozen mysis shrimp, to the original MJ pumps, to award winning heaters and the innovative C-Vue aquariums and C-Ray LED lights.

With a worldwide supply chain including products and supplies from the USA, Italy, Poland, and others, Cobalt has grown and now occupies a 20,000 square foot facility, and employs dozens of warehouse office staff, field, telesales sales reps and territory managers.

Look for a member of the Cobalt Aquatics Team at aquarium club meeting and consumer shows/conventions such as MACNA, The Aquatic Experience, ReefaPaloozas, ReefStock, the ACA and ALA shows, Catfishcon, NEC, NADA bi-annual discus show to name a few. And industry events like Superzoo and Global Pet Expo, as well as distributor open houses throughout the year.

If you are an independent retailer and are looking to carry an independent only brand of aquarium products, then look no further! At Cobalt Aquatics we have national distribution through our distributor partners such as, Central Garden and Pet, Animal Supply (Summit, Lonestar, Wilson Pet), DFW Aquarium Supply, Phillips Pet (Wolverton, Royal Pet Supply), Quality Pet, Southeast, Rainier Pet Supply, ReefH20, Aquatech Co, General Pet, Sea Dwelling Creatures, in Canada through PetSave and Kane Distribution, and PA Expert Aquatics Limitada in Costa Rica.

If you are an aquarium club and looking for speakers, Cobalt is here for you as well. Les Wilson has been a featured speaker at the American Cichlid Association, American Live Bearers Association, Phillips Distribution open houses and national sales meetings, HH Backer’s Total Pet Expo Aquatic Answers Expert, and regularly speaks at aquarium clubs all across the USA and even in Bermuda! Just send us an email about requested dates and we will get back to you!
 Cobalt Aquatics