HOW WE HOUSE OUR LIVESTOCK
Livestock Quarantine Procedure (21+ Days)
At Shop Aquarium Fish (SAF), we only sell the highest quality of livestock and take great pride in doing so. SAF was started to grow the hobby by having fish available that aren't too common. Have you ever taken livestock home, and lost them within days? When hobbyists give up because of bad experiences, they miss out on all the good ones. We are here to help you avoid that experience all together!
Shop Aquarium Fish has only one goal, and that is to have the best quality livestock available! Our fish are 100% healthy before going out. One of our main principles is to quarantine and medicate (as needed) new arrivals. We make sure that our livestock is to the standards that we would want, and those standards are high!
Here's why we quarantine:
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Our livestock come in from all over the world. Sometimes, we are the third landing spot for the livestock meaning that you, our customer, are the fourth. Saying all of this, the livestock goes through a lot of stress during shipment. This stress can cause many different issues that you usually cannot see the first few days. To make it easier on the livestock and you, we feel it's necessary to give time for the livestock to normalize before we get them out to you. This is why 21 days (minimum) of QT is very important. It allows us time to treat the symptoms, and address any underlying issues.
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Our livestock are treated with medication (as needed) as soon as they come in to us. We receive several hundred fish to a bag, and if one is sick, there's a high probability they all are. This is why we treat everyone. We use a couple of broad spectrum medications that will cover any issue that would be there. Medicating isn't a two day process, and it can take several treatments to eradicate parasites and disease.
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We rather take the loss on livestock than you, our customer! Being a hobbyist, there are losses when buying from places that don't medicate and/or quarantine. If anything was to happen with our livestock, it will happen here with us, and in the 21+ day quarantine. If the 21 days aren't enough, we quarantine longer. The 21 day quarantine allows us to get every animal healthy, and ready to go to you.
Housing Our Livestock
Maintenance
Our systems get 80% water changes once a week. This will remove any harmful build up that's in the water column. Our systems are air driven, and filtered with matten filters. This provides ample filtration as well as water movement for our livestock.
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Welcome to Shop Aquarium Fish a family-owned and operated online retail business founded in Florida. We specialize in nano freshwater fish and plants. Our main goal is to provide access to a variety of unique and healthy nano fish for both the seasoned fishkeeping community as well as the novice beginner.