WATCH: Why aquarium stores are swimming upstream against tariffs

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The Trump administration’s global tariff policies has caught Americans' pet, freshwater fish, in its net. That’s because most of the rummy nose tetra, guppy, betta fish, or nearly any fish you find in a home aquarium store aren’t native to the United States. And most of the home aquarium supplies to give your fish friend a colorful and fun place to live — aren’t made in the U.S. either. PBS News’ Deema Zein travelled to Splashy Fish, a home aquarium store in Springfield, Virginia, to learn how small businesses are coping with higher costs, and spoke to Andrew Rhyne, who studies marine biology and the aquatic trade at Roger Williams University, about how the effects of tariffs are rippling across the industry. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour

Published 2025-10-16 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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