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New hobbyist and not sure where to start? No fear!

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If you've never had an aquarium and are interested in joining the hobby, we can help make it easy and enjoyable.

FIND THE AQUARIUM OF YOUR DREAMS... YAY, SHOPPING :)

Find the aquarium you really like, and remember that the smaller the tank, the less fish you can have and they can be a little more difficult because there's less room to make mistakes.

SET YOUR TANK UP

You want 1 lb of aquarium substrate (gravel, sand, etc.) per gallon of water. Plants and decorations will break up the fish territories, as well as look really cool. Rinse off your gravel, plants and decorations, and the inside of your tank with water to clean it. Never use any kind of soap on your tank or accessories, because it can leave a residue.

Fill your tank up with room temperature water and dechlorinate. Make sure your filter and heater are working properly to circulate, filter, and heat your aquarium.

GET A FEW "STARTER" FISH

Your tank must have some fish in it to go through it's "cycle". Don't get too many at one time, for this will overpower the cycle. Stay away from more fragile fish, as they do better in established tanks.

Don't feed your fish a whole lot. They are not starving. Once daily is PLENTY. They just learn how to beg you! :)

These few "starter fish" are cycling your water for you and this will take approximately 2-3 weeks. Here's a more scientific look:

KEEPING YOUR AQUARIUM CLEAN, CLEAR, AND HEALTHY

After about a month you will probably need to do a partial water change. Fish food and poo gets into the gravel where the filter cannot do anything about it. You must remove this waste with a gravel siphon and a bucket.

Normal maintenance is a 25% water change once a month, provided you don't overcrowd or overfeed your tank. Leave your fish in the aquarium, and just try to avoid them. Change your filter media also, and your tank will stay clean and clear.

WHAT KIND OF FISH DO YOU WANT TO KEEP?

Become familiar with your Non-aggressive, Semi-aggressive, and Aggressive fish. Stick with one or the other and everyone should be fine.

WATER QUALITY IS THE KEY!

Test or let us test your water periodically or when you have any fish loss or algae problems. A "clear" tank doesn't always mean healthy. Most commonly, fish death is the result of bad water quality or aggression from other fish.

WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL AQUARIUM!

Anyone can have a beautiful freshwater OR marine aquarium! Call us with any questions! (931)647-PETS

Community Fish Fancy Tail Guppies Platies Mollies Cory Cats Neon Tetras Cherry Barbs Checkerboard Barbs Gold Barbs Hatchetfish Fan Tail Goldfish Black Moors Orandas

Semi-Aggressive Fish White Skirt Tetras Black Skirt Tetras Diamond Tetras Red Eye Tetras Blood Fin Tetras Flame Von Rio Tetras Phantom Tetras Lemon Tetras Buenos Aires Tetras Serpae Tetras Blind Cave Tetras Glofish Danios Giant Danios Tiger Barbs Albino Tiger Barbs Green Tiger Barbs Tinfoil Barbs Pink Kisser Gouramis Gold Gouramis Blue Gouramis Snakeskin Gouramis Opaline Gouramis Dwarf Neon Gouramis Dwarf Flame Gouramis Dwarf Powder Blue Gouramis Bosemani Rainbows Turquoise Rainbows Silver Dollars Angelfish German Rams

Aggressive Fish Male Bettas African Cichlids South American Cichlids Catfish Piranhas Figure 8 Puffers Leopard Spotted Puffers Oddball Creatures Stingrays Eels Dragonfish Mudskippers Dwarf Frogs Albino Clawed Frogs Dragonfish Flounders

Live and frozen foods available also! Ocean Nutrition frozen fish foods San Francisco Bay frozen fish foods Live Guppies Live Rosy Red Minnows Live Feeder Comet Goldfish Live Ghost Shrimp Live Brine Shrimp

Pet Palace is an authorized dealer of Aqueon & Perfecto aquariums & supplies. We sell quality aquariums of all sizes and many shapes. Cabinet Stands and Canopies are also available.
We carry everything you need for a truly superior aquarium!

Filtration, Lighting, and Heating Marineland Penguin and Emperor hang-on filters & carbon cartridges Aqueon filters and media refills Aqua Clear hang-on filters & media refills Cascade canister filters and media refills Tetra Whisper submersible filters Marineland Stealth submersible heaters Aqueon heaters JW Fusion air pumps Aqueon fluorescent lights Coralife fluorescent lights Aqueon fluorescent striplights & full hoods Perfecto striplights & full hoods FS22 & FS4 starters

Foods and Automatic Feeders Omega One flake and pellet foods Aquadine mixable disc and pellet foods Hikari pellet foods Tetra flake foods HBH flake foods San Francisco Bay frozen and freeze dried treats Ocean Nutrition seaweed Wardley shrimp pellets Nutramatic automatic feeders

Medications and Testing Supplies Aquarium Pharmacueticals salt and fish medications Aquarium Pharm test kits and ph buffers Mardel fish medications

Water Change and Maintenance Accessories Prime water conditioner Tropical Science water conditioner and beneficial bacteria Marineland Bio Spira beneficial bacteria Marina particulate and biological clarifiers Lee's gravel vacs Python 25ft gravel vac and accessories

Air Pumps and Accessories Elite air pumps and air stones Marineland bubble wands Lee's air tubing and accessories

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