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Holiday gift ideas for your pet fish in 2021 can brighten your season too. A red discus fish is shown here with green plants in the background.

admin    December 3, 2021   CATEGORY: Aquarium Maintenance ,Industry News and Tips ,Uncategorized

Pampering Your Pet Fish for the Holidays: Gifts You Know They’ll Love

Your dog is getting lots of new chew toys and tasty treats.

Your kitty is getting a charming new cat tower.

But what are your fish getting? You’re not forgetting about them, are you?

Don’t do that! They may be your quietest pets, but they also can make your day so much better.

They might not wag their tails in gratitude or be able to rub their foreheads against yours as a way of saying “thank you” for their gifts, but let’s pretend they can express these emotions. The holiday season is all about magic, after all, so let us help you make the season come alive for your wet pets.

Here are some great gift ideas for your pet fish … and maybe for yourself too.

1. Buy them a bigger home.

Now that’s one grand gesture for the holidays. With more room to swim and sway and breathe and play, they’ll appreciate you more than they know. As long as you have the space for it and maintain it properly, you really can’t go wrong with a larger fish tank, regardless of the species inside.

2. Introduce them to some new friends.

If you’ve been wanting to grow your underwater family, the holidays may be the perfect time to do just that. Most fish enjoy the company of good friends with traits they like, so introducing new pets to your aquarium may make life exciting for all of its inhabitants.

Bonus: You’ll be giving the new friends new friends too!

(Of course, you probably are familiar with the rules, like trying to choose livestock that are compatible, as well as slowly acclimating any new fish to the water in your fish tank. See this blog to learn how to do that.)

3. Decorate your fish tank for the holidays.

Buy holiday-themed decor for fish tanks, which will provide your livestock with new places to play. Consider decor the fish version of pet toys. Make the experience even more fun by changing the color of the lights in your tank, switching up the color of the gravel, adding colorful rocks, and, if it’s a saltwater aquarium,  introducing red-green coral into your tank. 

4. Pamper your wet pets.

You can’t overfeed your fish, but that doesn’t mean you can’t add some healthy vitamins into their tank to shine up their scales and boost their spirit. Consider it a mani-pedi for your fish.

5. Modify their diets, if it’s advisable.

Ask me which foods are best for your pets. If you’re not already feeding your livestock the most nutritious foods, this might be a good time to consider improving their diet. More substantial and more ideal foods will not only keep them healthier, but they will likely keep your tank cleaner.

Your fish tank is an aesthetic element of your home, so remember to incorporate it into your decor this season.

Ask me for additional tips on how to make the appearance of your aquarium come to life, either for the holidays or in order to start the new year off just right.

TAGS: Aquarium Decor, Aquarium Design, Holiday Gift Ideas,

A quarantine tank can be used to separate a sick fish from the main aquarium.

admin    October 27, 2021   CATEGORY: Uncategorized

Quarantine Tanks: How to Set Them Up When You Need Them

Question: What’s in common here?:

  • You bought a new fish.
  • Your tank is cracked.
  • One of your wet pets is sick.
  • One of your fish is a bit of a bully.

Answer: You need a quarantine tank! And you need to know how to set up the quarantine tank in order to use it properly and safely.

When a Quarantine Tank is Necessary

It’s wise to always have a quarantine tank ready for use, especially because you never know when you might need it for emergencies.

You will need a quarantine tank in the following situations:

1. You are planning to introduce a new animal into an existing aquarium habitat. Before doing so, you should keep it in a quarantine tank for a couple weeks to ensure it doesn’t have any parasites or diseases that could be passed on to the main aquarium.

2. If you notice a crack in your main fish tank, you should move your inhabitants to a quarantine tank as soon as possible. A crack could spread quickly and cause the tank to break completely, endangering the livestock. Even if it’s a small crack, the water could seep out.

Some hobbyists may attempt to repair a cracked tank, but we don’t advise that for a number of reasons:

  • It’s cumbersome and messy.
  • The products you use could compromise the cleanliness of the tank.
  • It’s only a temporary fix.
  • It could ruin the appearance of the aquarium.
  • Most importantly, an inadequate repair could endanger the livestock.

You’re much better off replacing the tank completely.

3. Most importantly, the main purpose of a quarantine tank is to “quarantine” any sick or injured fish. If one of your aquarium residents is ill, it should be moved to the quarantine tank immediately, both to keep your other fish healthy and to provide the sick pet with the TLC it needs. Depending on the type of illness or injury it has, you may need to give it antibiotics or use other remedies.

If any of your pets do become ill, contact Jimmie immediately, and he will either make an emergency visit or answer any questions you may have about how to care for the pet.

4. If your fish are fighting, you may wish to place the aggressor fish in a quarantine tank or their own permanent tank.

How to Set Up a Quarantine Tank

The tank should be large enough to fit your livestock comfortably in the event that you must place them all in it. If you don’t have enough space in your home, you should at least consider having a smaller tank available.

Depending on the species of fish you own as well as whether it’s a saltwater aquarium or freshwater aquarium, the quarantine tank should have most if not all of the necessary elements.

At the bare minimum, any type of quarantine tank will need filters, even if it’s a simple sponge filter. A quarantine tank for saltwater fish will need a heater as well. If you plan to leave the fish in the temporary tank for more than a day or so, you should add gravel as well to help trap debris. For long-term use, feel free to deck it out with decor, plants, rocks, and so on to make the livestock more comfortable.

Be sure to regularly examine the pH level and temperature of the quarantine tank to ensure the environment is suitable for the fish.

If you need assistance setting up a quarantine tank, caring for a sick fish, or replacing a cracked tank, Seatech Aquariums is here to help. Jimmie is also available to help existing costumers in the event of an emergency, so call him at (602) 628-7270 as soon as possible to help protect the health and safety of your livestock.

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