That Fish Blog – Aquarium Advice and Information
Dave here again, and I am thinking Spring! Join us this weekend, May 15th and 16th, at our Lancaster, Pa retail store for our annual Spring Pond Sale Event. Great deals, and a really nice selection of pond plants and fish will be on hand for the event.
When it comes to bargains on supplies, there are some really nice deals being offered: 40% off all OSI pond food; 20% off Seachem pond products; 20% off Tetra filters, pumps and lights. These and lots of other great products from some of our best manufacturers are on sale. And during your visit, don’t forget to check out the newest line – Pure Aquatic Pond Foods.
What I am really excited about for this pond season, is the great selection of Pond Fish and Koi that we have to offer this year. For the first time, we are offering a new color of comet, the Apricot Comet. These guys are not your typical red comet, they are creamy orange like an apricot, and their unique scale size makes them look smooth like one, too! Some really neat new fish to add to your mix. Some of them even have translucent gill covers – the bright red of the gills underneath makes them look like they are blushing.
We also have a great selection of Koi here in the store. We have nice Domestic Koi, in both standard and butterfly fin forms, in a range of colors and sizes. For the more discerning pond keeper, we once again have a selection of Koi imported from Japan. This year’s fish are primarily from Sakai of Hiroshima and Yoshida Fish Farms. We have both standard fin and longfin Japanes Koi, color varieties include; Sanke, Showa, Utsuri, Ogon, Kujaku, Asagi/Shusui. Kumonryu, and many more.
All of our pond fish and plants will be 25% off all weekend, it is a great time to stock a new pond, or look for that special fish to add to your collection.
Until next blog,
Dave
The Grunion are running! AHHHHH! Actually, if you don’t know what grunion are and you’re concerned about why they are running, don’t worry, it’s actually a good thing. This might be something I would put on my bucket list of things to experience before I die. (I’m easily amused.) 
If anything could be more exciting than the running of the grunion, check out the image captured by Google earth!!! I always knew she was there somewhere, not even Nessie can escape the spying eyes in the sky! 
Everybody has an opinion on goldfish in the aquarium world, and sadly, the opinions are not always good. But when you see those bulging eyes and that bobbing, bulbous body, its hard not to smile. In case you didn’t know already goldfish do have some redeeming qualities, and they may be cause to consider them again as a new family pet. 
We get questions all the time from customers about something that emerged from their live rock or from a coral or from seemingly nowhere. Strange worms are often a fact of life in reef aquaria, and though you may not always see them, chances are there are some hiding away in the dim recesses of your rock. This little gem might help you ID or at least get closer to IDing the little surprises that come along with reefing.
We got a 
You can see where the Spanish Shawl Nudibranch gets its name, flamenco anyone? Very cool but they are specialized feeders like many other nudis!
This Hawaiian Cultured Blue Maxima is A-mazing!
Two sweet War Coral Frags…Get them while they’re here!