| Are you looking to buy a pet fish but don't know | | | | the other hand, eat almost everything, such as |
| where to start? Here are some things you should | | | | freeze-dried foods, bloodworms, tubifex worms, |
| look for in a pet fish store. | | | | brine shrimp and krill - all of which you should be |
| Common pet fishes and more. A few goldfish do | | | | able to find in your pet fish store. You also need |
| not make a pet fish store. The real deal should | | | | to be able to buy prepared meat sources such as |
| offer you a whole array of aquatic animals that | | | | beef heart for your carnivorous Oscars, piranha |
| live not only in fish bowls and aquariums, but even | | | | and eels. The store should likewise carry liquid and |
| in ponds. Look for pet fish stores that sell | | | | gel diets for baby fishes. |
| varieties such as Fancy Guppies, Koi, Betta Fish, | | | | Other essentials. A pet fish store must also carry |
| Angelfish, Mollies, Oscars, African Cichlids, Puffer | | | | basic fish tank accessories and furniture, filters, air |
| Fish, and even Eels, Piranhas, and Sharks. Some | | | | pumps, cartridges, water Pumps, diffusers, tubing, |
| even carry frogs, shrimp, and crabs for ponds. | | | | heaters and chillers, to name a few. If the store |
| All kinds of fish food. You want your pet fish | | | | does not sell these, it should at least be able to |
| store to be your one-stop shop for all fish needs, | | | | order them for you. |
| especially food. Remember that different kinds of | | | | If you think that it's easy having a pet fish, think |
| fishes have different dietary requirements. There | | | | again. Fishes can actually be quite |
| are vegetarian, omnivore and carnivore types. | | | | high-maintenance - they need as much time as |
| Mollies, for example, eat plant material in the form | | | | you would devote to any other pet. You have to |
| of flakes, pellets or tablets. Do not buy large | | | | keep its living conditions clean and healthy for it to |
| quantities of fish food because they tend to lose | | | | live a long life. |
| nutritional content over time. Omnivore fishes, on | | | | |