aquarium

Have you ever seen those bettas (or Siamese fighting fish) in the fish store that are in the smallest of containers and you think to yourself, "Wow, I have plenty of room for that fish!"?  Well, that isn't the best of conditions for these fish, by any means.  It is true that during certain times of the year in the wild the water dries up in the rice fields that they live in.  They end up in little small pools of water, however that doesn't last long before the rains come back and fill the fields again, restoring their large body of natural water.  It is not natural by any means for this fish to live out it's ye

It is important to try, if at all possible, to purchase animals for our reef tanks that are captive bred.  There are many more choices for captive bred animals than in the past.  Captive bred animals do often cost a bit more, but it doesn't impact our oceans and the animals are often more hardy and accepting of a closed habitat.  Also, most all wild caught fish carry parasites such as worms and they can infect your system, which can be a very hard thing to deal with. Please, before purchasing a new fish or coral for your reef tank, try your best to find one that has been captive raised.  Some of the captive bred fish available today are: