100 Years Aquarium Münster
Fish like us – since 1926
We are celebrating our 100th anniversary. Fish like us 1926 – 2026.
Milestones over the last 100 years include:
1926: Company founded in Münster, Westphalia, by Adolf Pahlsmeier, Sr.
1946: Company rebuilt by Adolf Pahlsmeier, Jr.
1950: Participation in the first Zoo-Börse exhibition, later INTERZOO, in Wiesbaden
1966: Gabriele Pahlsmeier joins the company.
1968: Introduction of FAUNAMOR, the first medication against white spot disease.
1976: Anita Pahlsmeier (later: Anita Resas-Beyer), granddaughter of the founder, entering the company
1978: Introduction of FURANACE-P (later AQUAFURAN) with nifurpirinol.
1984: Invention of AQUA-CLIPPER sealing system for ornamental fish transport.
1986: Dirk Pahlsmeier, grandson of the company founder, joins the company
1990: Development of DR. BASSLEER BIOFISH FOOD by Dr. Gerald Bassleer
1992: Mark Pahlsmeier, grandson of the company founder, joins the company
1999: Establishing aQua united GmbH
2017: Aquarium Munster USA, Inc. is founded.
2020: Moritz Pahlsmeier, great-grandson of the founder, joins the company
2024: FDA index for FAUNAMOR – the only legal medicine in the USA for treating Ichthyophthirius