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


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


Backgrounds and Decorations