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Your Questions About Exotic Freshwater Fish Store

Mar 10th, 2011
by Aquarium Lover.
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Sharon asks…

Any good LFS in Orange County?

I’m looking for a good fish store that has exotic freshwater fish that can take requests. I am looking for Kribensis, Sterbai cory cats, emperor tetras, and bolivian rams. Closer to aliso viejo would be nice

Aquarium Lover answers:

I don’t know any, I also live where you live and order everything online. That’s my advice for you mate.

Donald asks…

Popular animals to start of a reptilian/amphibian online store?

Ok, here is the situation. I have 2 passions, one being paleontology, which if i want to make a decent living with, will require many years of college. Also, I love working with reptiles and amphibians. I’m definitely going to go to college for a bachelors in biology, then a masters-PhD in paleontology, since I love the subject, but I still would like to open up a reptilian/amphibian store, or an “exotic store” if you’d like to call it that. Now, I don’t have the money or the time for a full blown store. By the way, I have taken 4 business classes in high school, (typing, advanced typing, accounting, etc.) and I’m going to take marketing and college accounting senior year if that makes a difference.

So, I want to start with an online store, and maybe in the far (far as in 10-20 years from now) open up a full blown store. But I’m going to have to start small. I have been successful with breeding and selling tree frogs online over the last summer. I bred a couple generations and made about $500 for every 2000 tadpoles I sold (could have been more if I had gotten my hands on the bull frogs I wanted to breed)

Now What I need, is a small list of reptiles/amphibians to start off with. I have an entire normal sized room that I will be able to prepare to dedicate to this, and once I expand I will either buy a small ware house or something (but those are questions to focus on in the future).

The reptiles/amphibians need to be popular, easy to breed, and easy to care for. Also snakes may be a problem since UPS prohibits them but I haven’t checked with USPS yet. (relatively, I have experience with all sorts of reptiles and amphibians, but nothing that ever exceeded a 20 gallon tank, however, I always wanted to get a 75 gallon tank when I had enough room so I have been doing a lot of research on Beardies and CWDs etc.) . If you have any suggestions that would fall under all 3-4 of those that would be excellent!

Now I’m not looking for a HUGE LIST! Just some “must have” pets that would be top priority for this…

Now I hope to get this started in the next 2 years or so, and it will probably be more practical if I do it during the summers when I’ll be home from college, but I might go to a community college for my first 2 years, which would allow me to be A LOT closer to home.

Also any other advice would be great!

please, if you have something which to say which would be “depressing” (not sure what word I’m looking for but you get the idea) by all means go ahead and tell me, but try not to be a “ball buster”

Thanks a bunch,
James

P.S. in case your wondering, here is UPS’s list of approved and prohibited live animals list. I still have not found a list for USPS yet but I think they are tolerant of almost anything tough.

Accepted / Prohibited Live Animals
Accepted Live Animals

This is a comprehensive list of live animals accepted for transportation. Shippers are prohibited from shipping any animal not listed here, and all other live animals will not be accepted for transportation. The following live animals are accepted for transportation unless poisonous, venomous, and/or a Threatened or Endangered Species.

* Amphibians (All): Examples: frogs, salamanders, toads
* Crustaceans (All): Examples: crabs, crawfish, lobsters, shrimp
* Fish (All)
* Insects (Limited to beneficial insects only): Examples: bees, butterflies, crickets, lady bugs
* Mollusks (All): Examples: clams, mussels, snails
* Reptiles (Limited to the following):
- Lizards: Examples: chameleons, geckos, iguanas, monitors, flying dragons
- Turtles: freshwater turtles (except: snapping turtles), land tortoises, sea turtles
* Worms (All)

Prohibited Live Animals

Live Animals that are prohibited from being shipped and are not accepted for transportation include, but are not limited to:

* Any poisonous, venomous or threatening animal
* Any Threatened or Endangered species
* Arachnids (All): Examples: mites, scorpions, spiders, ticks
* Birds (All)
* Crocodiles (All): Examples: alligators, caimans, gavials
* Mammals (All)
* Obnoxious Insects: Examples: flies, locusts, mosquitoes, roaches, termites, weevils
* Snakes (All): venomous and non-venomous

P.S.S. And ooooooooone more thing (sorry, I know i’m asking ALOT in this one question) What sort of supplies are easily hand made that I can sell, So far I’m just making log hide aways when ever I’m board and feel like cutting up some wood.

Aquarium Lover answers:

Ball Pythons/Corn Snakes for cheap.

James asks…

Fish for a 29 gallon saltwater tank?

I’ve had freshwater tanks for a few years now and I’m trying out a saltwater tank. It’s 29 gallons so obviously nothing huge will be going in it. I just wanted to start small and then go big. I work at a pet store now as the freshwater specialist. Any suggestions for what SW fish to start with besides damsels?? I’d like some live rock, condy anemones, few misc damsels, maybe a black clownfish, coral beauty, mandarin goby… those are a few of the fish I like. Anything a little more exotic I can add??? Or advice for me??

Aquarium Lover answers:

GOOD QUESTION; OK Do much research as you buy. 29 gallon is a good set up for beginner salt water keepers. Damsels are always the first fish, I would recommend the yellow tail blue damsels, very calm damsel, most damsels can get very territorial as they grow. Get at least 20 ponds of LIVE rock just for the simple fact that it has MANY beneficial bacteria in it. CONDALACTUS anemones can sometimes eat small fish so be careful. IF you go black you will never be able to go back, just for the simple fact you cant really mix clown fish species. Mandarin gobys, if you get those (awesome fish) make sure the pet store you buy the fish have COPE A PODS, very tiny organism. They mainly will eat thoses, and the COPE A PODS will keep reproducing in your tank so you should only need to buy one container. ALSO LOOK UP:
FUSI GOBY
YASHI GOBY
FIRE FISH GOBY (CHEAP!!!!)
WATANABIE ANGELFISH
RUSTT ANGELFISH
P.S. 1 year to have Anemones in a tank. Wow if it takes a year for you to fully establish a 29 gallon tank then your doing something wrong. I have 2 tanks of my own One complete REEF tank, and one salt water fish tank. I did not wait a year to add Haitian pink tip anenomes to my fish tank. Please take it from me. Either way, go to Liveaquaria.com very good informational web site for beginner salt Aquarius.

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Buy Saltwater Fish and Improve Your Quality of Life

Mar 7th, 2011
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Buy saltwater fish at your local saltwater fish store! Find a marine fish sale and buy live coral and saltwater fish at the saltwater fish store to enrich your life and beautify your home!

When you buy saltwater fish at the saltwater fish store, you will see that saltwater fish are visually beautiful, and a saltwater fish tank can become the most gorgeous piece of art in your home. When you go to a marine fish sale, be sure to buy saltwater fish and live coral for the saltwater fish to swim around.

What other piece of art – sculpture, water color painting, oil canvas painting, or otherwise -  can boast housing vibrant saltwater fish with colors that constantly and gently interchange? Saltwater fish have a gentle and soothing grace about them, and when you buy saltwater fish, you are investing in your health and well being. (more…)


Things to Consider Before Visiting the Saltwater Fish Store

Feb 15th, 2011
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If you are an experienced reef aquarium hobbyist, you can walk right into a marine fish sale at the local pet store and tell whether the species of fish that are on sale will be compatible with your tank at home.  If you are new to the world of saltwater fish, however, you might not have such an easy time figuring out which species are right for your aquarium and whether you will be able to maintain them.  When you walk into a saltwater fish store you should know what size fish are appropriate for your tank, for starters, and what species get along with the fish you already have.  And that is just the beginning.

The eating habits of various saltwater fish species is a very important thing to consider before making any sort of purchase.  Some of the species at the saltwater fish store are carnivores, while others are herbivores, and some will eat anything and everything in sight including smaller fish.  So you not only need to consider what they eat for your own maintenance concerns, but you must also be aware of the fish species that might eat the fish you already have at home.

To make things even more complicated, some saltwater fish like to be on the surface when they eat while others are bottom feeders.  Some of the fish you find at a marine fish sale might also be very young and will grow quite a bit after a few weeks of hearty meals.  So this must be taken into consideration when planning the underwater community that will now be in your home.

Before heading to the saltwater fish store you always need to do some research into the territorial nature of the fish you are thinking about buying.  The more territorial species will need more aquarium space so they can designate their own section and live happily with the other fish.  Some fish are also just natural enemies and you must not put them together regardless of the amount of space they have to roam around, because they will instinctively want to fight each other. 

A successful saltwater aquarium requires a lot of planning before every purchase of new fish.  You must choose your fish and equipment only after you have chosen the perfect spot for your aquarium, and choose your fish only after you know whether they will be compatible.

For more resources regarding Exotic salt water fish or even about Beginner salt water fish tank and especially about Salt water fish aquarium please review these pages.
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Top 3 Fun Items to Put In Your Fish Tank

Dec 8th, 2009
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Buying a fish tank is more than just filling it with water and throwing some fish in, you’ve got to decorate it. The goal is to customize your tank for the specific type of fish you have. Many bottom feeders or nocturnal fish like to have some little crevices or caves to hide in. Other middle or top swimmers like some sort fake or real foliage to hide in. Here is a list of some fun items to put in your fish tank.

Toys. Yes, that may sound strange, but take a look at the sunken ships and other props to put in your tank at your local fish store and you will see how expensive these things can get. Dig through your old toy chest and I’m sure you will be able to find something cool to put in your tank. I found an old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pipe/sewer type of toy that my fish love hiding it. It also gives my tank some unique personality and I didn’t have to spend any extra money on it. Make sure you wash with water any toys before you put them in your tank. Make sure to also take off any stickers as well as the adhesive can contaminate your tank.

Live plants. If you really want to boost your ecosystem and give your fish something beautiful to nibble on you’ve got to put some live plants into your tank. Live plants aren’t always the easiest to take care of and some species can grow extremely fast and can often overrun your tank so make sure you get the right species and follow any precautions to keep them from taking over your tank. Read up on what type of plants your main fish like and then check out your local fish shop to find it.

Rocks. This is another easy prop to put in your tank that you don’t have to spend a lot of money buying at the fish store. If you live near the beach you can find some great sea shells or other unique rocks to place in your tank. Always make sure you thoroughly scrub and clean anything from the wild that you find before you put it in your tank. Any unique rocks, large or small can work perfectly in giving your tank some cool and affordable style.


Alan McGee is a freelance writer from MN.

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