Waikele Center (678-8808)
Located at Waikele Center, behind Steve & Barry’s. By the way Steve&Barry’s has everything in store on sale at $9.95 until whenever they decide to stop it – another reason to stop by the pet shop. Back to Pet’s Discount, nice size shop with a good supply of pet accessories.
On my visit they had German Shepherd puppies, a black Labrador, a Maremma Sheepdog?, and a Border Collie on display. Along with some mixed Shepherd/Chows/something else, (sorry memory lapse.) Behind the counter they had a Jackson Chameleon or two and a Sulcata tortoise. Halfway through the shop, a display gondola with a few bunnies and a Guinea Pig and at the back, some freshwater fish.
Liked the selection of puppies, hated that I’m still unable to have one.
Is your water hazy, cloudy, or looks rather gray. This is a problem confronting most aquarium hobbyist, which can be fixed with patience and knowledge of the aquarium water cycle. What most novices don’t comprehend is the co-existing bacteria life that exist in their tank along with their fish. Bacteria that is necessary to breakdown the ammonia produced by the aquarium inhabitants.
The bacteria build up in an aquarium is what actually produces the hazy, gray look of the water in the aquarium, and is most common within 3 to 4 weeks of setting up a tank, adding new fish, and or death of a inhabitant within the aquarium. Even excessive water changes can produce this outcome, as essentially you will be resetting the bacteria levels contained in the water.
To reduce the chance of this happening to you:
Make sure your filtration is rated for your aquarium size.
Add an under gravel air filter. (In most cases, this will greatly improve the quality of the water in the tank as it helps the bacteria colonize within the gravel)
Check to make sure all your inhabitants are accounted for. One dead fish can through off the bacteria level.
Introduce fish in to the aquarium over a period of time. A few every month will allow the water to adjust. Adding fish to quickly before sufficient bacteria buildup, can produce a toxic environment.
Do partial water changes of about 25-30% every other week.
If you have the sufficient lighting, purchase plants. These are natural filters that can also help keep your bacteria levels down. Caution: If you do not have the correct lighting to maintain the plant health, plants will also discolor the water as they wither.
If you have done the above and are still having the same problem, you may have to much inhabitants for your tank. You might consider getting a bigger aquarium or reducing the amount of inhabitants in the tank.
Relatively easy to keep, Percula Clown fish will eat a variety of live, frozen, and flake foods.
Peaceful, but may get aggressive to new tank mates as they get older.
Minimal Tank size recommendation is 20 gallons and their beautiful colors make them a
wonderful addition for any reef aquarium. Its worth mentioning tank-bred clown fish are very hardy and durable fish making them a perfect addition for novice hobbyist.
Scientific name: Amphiprion percula
