The story behind Sousleau
A passion discovered at 16.
A business that feels like me.
I’m Boran Adams, founder of Sousleau. This is where my love of aquariums, entrepreneurship and finance come together.
It started with a passion.
I discovered fishkeeping when I was 16. Now, at 37, that passion is still part of my life. What began as a personal interest gradually became the desire to build a business around something I care about.
I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit. My professional field is finance. With Sousleau, I wanted to bring the two together: a love of aquariums and the discipline of building a business thoughtfully.
“Sousleau is my way of combining what I love with what I know.”Boran Adams · Founder
Choose carefully. Explain clearly.
A planted aquarium starts with choices that suit your project. I want Sousleau to help you understand those choices: which plants to choose, how to plant them and how to provide the nutrition they need.
For now, our plant selection is dedicated to Tropica. For fertilization, the Thrive range supports different needs. The goal is to help you choose what suits your aquarium with clear, useful information.
Thrive, for aquarists and retailers.
I distribute the Thrive range in Canada. Sousleau is the business supporting you; Thrive is the product range we distribute. If you run a specialist store and would like to offer it to your customers, let’s talk.
Become a Thrive retailerBoran Adams
Founder of Sousleau · Story written in September 2026