Pre-Opening BBQ

Today we celebrated our pre-opening BBQ. A lot of people showed up to eat and check out the new shop. We gave tours and answered a lot of questions. Everyone was curious and everyone had a great time and a good meal. Here are some pictures from the event. Thank you all so much for coming!

Fish Order #1

Today we received our first fish order.
Some of the more unique fish are pictured but, we have many more! In this sampling we have: This is a Redtailed Loach. We also received Sumo Loaches, Batik Loaches  and some unique Plecos too!

 This is a Rosy Loach.

 Another picture of the Rosy loach, this species is from S.E. Asia.

 This is Badis badis, a small and interesting fish, they are known as the Chameleon fish.

The catfish in the back is Synodontis multipuntatus  the "Cuckoo" Catfish. The Corydoras in the front of the shot is Corydoras semiaqualius, A large and semi aggressive species of Corydoras.

 These little guys are a 3 spot micro Rasbora. We stock micro fish for our nano tanks, they can be housed in tiny tanks and we will offer a variety of micro fish and Nano and Pico tanks. (Tanks under 5 gallons) We also have Betta's and cool bowls and vases so you can create a beautiful Betta bowl to take home.

This is a spotted hillstream loach . These guys are really cool! They stick to the glass and look like miniature stingrays.

 This is Herbert Axelrod's tetra, the Cardinal Tetra, and we have some beautiful ones!

The fish on the top of the filter are Elegant Algae eating Gobies, the males are super colorful and neat to watch.

 The Ghost - Glass catfish are also a fan favorite and we have some really nice ones including some rather large ones.

We stocked our front display tank with some wild Peruvian Silver Angelfish. They are large and majestic fish to watch. 

Thanks for checking out the Blog and be sure to stop by the store Monday to see the fish and take some home.....

Open Monday October 14th!

 In 1990, I opened Tanks Alot Aquarium shop. On Monday October 14th, Finatics Tropical Fish will open to the public.
I am excited to be back in the retail business and because so much has changed I will be offering products and species that were not around when I operated Tanks Alot. I have learned a lot in this fascinating hobby in those 23 years.
Finatics will offer many species of Corydoras and Plecostomus that folks in the Tri-Cities may have only seen in a book. Joining me will be my wife Diana and Susanna Morris. It is our hope that you will find something new to discover and have a relaxing enjoyable time while visiting our shop.

For those seeking more information:
Finatics will concentrate on smaller fishes. We will not be catering to the large fish hobby. At Finatics you will find Dwarf Cichlids, many unique species of Tetra and Rasbora's including the nano species. Gobies, Corydoras and many unique Pleco's. We will have many Nano and Pico aquariums as well as unique Betta tanks.  We will offer a selection of aquarium plants and mosses.  A nice selection of freshwater invertebrates including crabs, shrimps and the Sulawesi snails and shrimps. Wish lists are welcomed too!

Our display aquarium has a comfortable couch area for your relaxing and enjoyment. The tank houses Whiptail catfish and Corydoras Sterbai and will soon be home to wild silver Angelfish and possibly a stingray.









Although we plan to open on Monday:
Many of our products wont show up for our Monday opening but will arrive throughout the week.
So on Monday we will have only 1 of  the 2 fish orders due and one of our plant orders should be here as well. Our large dry goods order however wont arrive until next Thursday. But, rest assured that we will stock tanks, filters, pumps. lighting (including LED) and a large selection of Aquariums including nano's and Co2 equipment. We are also working on becoming ADA and Finnix dealers and stocking their awesome lines of nano and plant equipment.
Thanks for following us from empty building to Finatics Fish shop! Were excited you came along- Now come on in!

Today was Sign day!

The Signs for the shop were finally installed on the building today- To me, this is a big thing- because it tells the world- and the other shops that the new guy is in town...
What do you think of the signs?

First we drilled the concrete and prepared the anchors for the sign

 These are the signs to be installed on the ends of the building.

Finishing touches.

 This is the end of the building that is facing Clearwater ave.

 This sign faces the bus terminal and looks towards Kennewick, Ave.

Setting up the front 150 Gallon display Tank

 Angel and I are trying to decide what is the best way to lift this monster onto the stand.

The tank is cycling now. It will house Stingrays, Large Altum Angelfish and a few Shovel nose Whiptail Catfish, there will be Corydoras also...

Fish Room Has Fishes!!

 The fish room is 99% complete. Next week the dry goods supplier will arrive and we will be adding 10 more 55 gallon tanks!

Here are some views of the tanks and fish that are already here...

This first isle will house dwarf Cichlids  such as Apistograma, Rams and some other semi- aggressive species. In its current form we will not cater to larger more aggressive cichlid species unless requested.

This Second Isle will house Barbs and Rainbow Fishes as well as a few larger Catfish species.                                                             

 This 3rd Isle will house livebearers and smaller Catfishes, such as the Corydoras seen swimming happily.

This 4th Isle will house Tetras and Rasboras as well as more Corydoras! We will also have some interesting Goby species as well.

 This is the Shrimp isle. It will house dwarf shrimps, Snails and crabs.

This back row is where the cold water species will be kept " Goldfish row" As you can see the bottom row is not complete but will house 55 gallon tanks.
Also, There will be 2 Discus tanks, 2 Angelfish tanks, and 2 55 gallon plant tanks as well as the 70 Cube plant display tank Set- up- cycling but no pictures yet.